So what does anyone know about external AM antennas? I can get WHCU, but barely. For some time I've been thinking about an external antenna, but I know zip. I feel badly ;-) , since I was an engineer at CU, but 36 years in medicine has zapped my knowledge. Anybody who can help?
Jim, Check out http://ccrane.com. That's one of the premier places to find a good AM Antenna. Bill
[Q]redice Wrote:
Jim, Check out . That's one of the premier places to find a good AM Antenna. Bill[/q]Thanks, has anybody used any of the models?
My father uses the non-powered SelectAntenna to get WFAN from Lake George, NY. Not terribly impressive since WFAN broadcasts on a 50KW clear channel, but it goes from barely audible to, well... as good as AM gets.
Cheers,
Kyle
[Q]krose Wrote:
My father uses the non-powered SelectAntenna to get WFAN from Lake George, NY. Not terribly impressive since WFAN broadcasts on a 50KW clear channel, but it goes from barely audible to, well... as good as AM gets.
Cheers,
Kyle[/q]Thanks, I'll pick one up before the Onion game.:-P
Jim,
I bought a cheap clone of the Select A Tenna and/or Terk from Radio Shack. (They were closed out and are no longer available.) Both of these companies have been around forever.
My cheap antenna helps but reception varies here - outside of Troy.
Marty
Don't know if it helps much, but the external AM antenna that I got with my stereo was simply some thin wire wrapped around in a loop. Picks WHCU up really well, but then again, I'm right next to the station.
[Further OT] CCrane [www.ccrane.com] is also a good source of LED flashlights which run almost forever on a couple batteries.