On May 2, 6:21*pm, bpnjensen wrote:
On May 2, 3:14*pm, "D. Peter Maus" wrote:





* On Sat, 1 May 2010 21:18:36 -0700 (PDT), Arky Bob
* *wrote:

Anybody here use the tiny-tenna?

Is it any good?

* *Overpriced, underdesigned. Prone to overload. Fails in very high
signal situations.

* *A random wire will do better on most receivers. Even a short
random wire.

* *Does it do what's claimed? It does amplify the signal, and feed
the front end of your receiver. Does it boost the signal over noise
floor? No. It raises the noise floor with the signal. A well
designed passive will less so.

* *Spend your money on something better engineered. For your $25 you
can buy/build a lot better.

I have that little Radio Shack active antenna / preselector / preamp
combo thingie they discontinued awhile back, and it ain't too bad.
Runs a good loog while on a 9v battery. *Built-in antenna or outboard,
your choice. *Usually can be had on EBay for $20 or so - If you get it
and it's not your cuppa, you can turn it around pretty easily.

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Heck yes Bruce, I got two of them. I was a newbie or just learning my
way around when I bought them. They definitely work well but because
of my lack of RF out here, it's just not needed. But they definitely
do what they say and are alot cleaner than the tinyt. Like Peter said
about the noise floor and all - I agree. I would imagine the Rat Shack
active may do well if I drove out farther to BooFoo....then I'm sure
it would help.