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Antenna Tuner
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If I want to buy anything from MFJ,I will step in my vehicle and drive on up the road and check them out. cuhulin |
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Antenna Tuner
Wait a minute,,, Well matched to it's cabinet?
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AM/MW Antenna Tuner-Coupler for common AM/FM Radios and Tuners
On Sun, 09 Apr 2006 18:58:14 -0400, blitz @. wrote:
RHF writes... Blitz, AM/MW Antenna Tuner-Coupler for common AM/FM Radios and AM/FM/Stereo Tuners To 'couple' a simple LongWire Antenna to a so-called HiFi Tuner {AM/FM Radio} : * Use the simple {small} basic AM Loop Antenna that comes with most modern AM/FM/Stereo/CD/Tape/Aux Sound Systems and the many of AM/FM Radios. * Then get a Select-A-Tenna Model 541-M and use the 1/8" Mono-Jack on it as an Input for the LongWire Antenna and Ground. The Select-A-Tenna becomes the AM/MW Tuner-Coupler for the LongWire Antenna. Place the Radio's basic AM Loop Antenna close to the Select-A-Tenna and move it In-and-Out to vary the Coupling between the two Loops. TIP - The Select-A-Tenna can also be 'Positioned' {Rotated} to : Peak a Weak Signal -or- Null-Out a Strong {Interferring} Signal. FWIW - The Terk AM Advantage 1000 Loop Antenna and the RadioShack AM/MW Loop Antenna both have 1/8" Mono Input/Output Jacks and can do the same basic job as a AM/MW Tuner-Coupler with most modern AM/FM Radio's and AM/FM/Stereo Tuners. hope this helps - iane ~ RHF Yeah, thanks. I'd seen this option, but haven't tried the 541. I'm trying to avoid inside antennas. The Select-A-Tenna website implies you'll be amplifying at least some of the inside noise. It can be rotated to null out both inside and outside noises. It works extremely well on weak stations, but ONLY if they are well in the clear, and not close to some station that is near in frequency and direction to the station you're trying to receive. That's the main downside of the critter, I've found. It probably works better in rural locales where stations are sparse and spread out on the dial. Also, the Select-a-tenna is AM only. bob k5qwg |
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