Bob [K5QWG],

Yes the Select-A-Tenna placed near a Window or
Out-Side {Exterior} Wall where the AM/MW Radio
Reception is good can be one way of 'importing a
Signal from a remote location to a Desk inside an
Office.

Use Speaker Wire {Twisted} with an 1/8" Mono-Plug
on one end to plug into the Select-A-Tenna and
connect the two Wires on the other end to the
Terminals of the Radio.

hope this helps - iane ~ RHF

On 25 May 2006 10:42:51 -0700, "RHF"
wrote:

Bob [K5QWG],

Yes the Select-A-Tenna placed near a Window or
Out-Side {Exterior} Wall where the AM/MW Radio
Reception is good can be one way of 'importing a
Signal from a remote location to a Desk inside an
Office.

Wrong, it doesn't have to be where the reception is "good" or near a
window.

bob
k5qwg


Use Speaker Wire {Twisted} with an 1/8" Mono-Plug
on one end to plug into the Select-A-Tenna and
connect the two Wires on the other end to the
Terminals of the Radio.

hope this helps - iane ~ RHF
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Bob [K5QWG],

Your AM/MW Radio plus AM/MW Loop Antenna
- Three Ways to Use Them Together
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...a/message/9766

1 - YES - You are right the Select-A-Tenna can be used beside the
AM/MW Radio for improved reception; and often doing just that works OK.


READ - AM/MW DXing = Your Radio + Lazy Susan + Select-A-Tenna
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...a/message/1787
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...a/message/1811

READ - About the 'alternative' to the common Loop Antenna
The Long "LoopStick" Antenna for AM/MW/BCB DXing
-by- Bill Bowden
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...a/message/3075
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...a/message/3100

2 - Sometimes inside and Office Building it is necessary
to run a Wire to an Out-Side Area or Window to
'import' a Signal to the Office Space {Desk} which is
the Listening Area for the Radio. The Select-A-Tenna
is then used as a AM/MW Tuner-Coupler for the
External Wire Antenna. -Example-
http://www.ccrane.com/antennas/am-an...a-model-m.aspx

READ - Using a AM/MW Loop Antenna as a Tuner-Coupler
with your GE Superadio / CCRadio+ / Grundig S350
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...a/message/2272
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...a/message/1150

READ - For Improved AM/MW DXing - Think Loop Antenna
as a Coupler Tuner
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...a/message/2240

3 - Other times when a single AM/MW Radio Station
is the Target-of-Interest of the Radio Listener and
Interior AM/MW Radio reception is difficult. The
Select-A-Tenna can be located near a Window or
Exterior Wall and a feed-in-line {Twisted Speaker
Wire} can be used to 'import' the selected AM/MW
Radio Station's Signal into the Radio via the Radio's
AM/MW Antenna Input Terminals or Jack. -Example-
http://www.ccrane.com/antennas/am-an...ire-model.aspx


READ - "HOW TO USE" a AM/MW Loop Antenna
with a 'portable' AM/FM Shortwave Radio
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...a/message/1865

More to read about AM / MW Radfio Reception :

* Improving AM Radio Reception - Carlos
http://www.ccrane.com/library/am-rec....08.25.03.aspx

* Improving AM Reception In An Office Building - Carlos
http://www.ccrane.com/library/office....04.29.02.aspx

* AM / MW Radio Reception Tips - Carlos
http://www.ccrane.com/library/am-rec....10.29.01.aspx

* C. Crane Co. "Carlos" - About the Author
http://www.ccrane.com/library/carlos-perez-bio.aspx

READ - Using the Built-in WHIP Antenna
for Better AM/MW Radio Reception
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...na/message/875

READ - AM/MW Radio Reception : Whip Antenna Up? -or- Down?
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...a/message/1105

READ - About - The three 'small' commercial AM/MW/BCB
Loop Antennas and more...
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...a/message/2584

am - a medium wave goodbye - iane ~ RHF

wrote:
I finally have an office where I can have a radio. Unfortunately it
is on the bottom floor - more or less a basement and has no window. I
am getting a CCRadio Plus (yes I have read the pros and cons but I got
a good deal relatively speaking to the list price, and have a 30-day
trial). My opinion is that I may need some sort of other antenna
especially for AM and maybe FM too for that matter due to the possibly
poor building location, plus it is a small town so the best stations
are at least 50 - 100 miles.

If this is a steel frame office building, your reception in the AM band
and lower frequency SW bands will be very poor. You'll need to sneak a
wire outside and up toward the roof.

Even FM reception in a basement will be limited to local stations. You
gotta get something up on the roof.

Art N2AH

Art [N2AH],

I would agree the deeper that you get into the Core
{Interior} of a Steel Frame Office Building the more
difficult it is to get a Strong Clean Signal for all kinds
of Radio Reception. Getting a piece of Wire Out-Side
and Up-in-the-Air {On-the-Roof} is on of the better
solutions to correcting this problem and usually
easier then gettting promoted to a job with a Corner
Office Window )

iane ~ RHF