"Somebody Somewhere" wrote

I bought a Terk Q amplified antenna for the Tivoli, but the Terk is a
POS. No matter how much I tweak the Terk's knobs, I can't get
satisfactory reception of DX stations. It tends to overload the
receiver and stations pop up on frequencies they don't belong on.
Backing off the gain helps, but then all I can hear are locals. The
simple wire antenna provided with the Tivoli gives cleaner reception.


The Terk AM Loop is not amplified - it is a passive antenna. It works very
well with my Sony portables as well as the "Recepter". Avoid the Terk AM/FM
loop as I heard it is not as good.
Amplified antennas (pre-amps), like the Terk Q, in general are prone to
overloading the front end of most receivers.
I never use them unless I'm working OSCAR satellites :-)