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Antenna for Office Radio
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. I know about the selct-a-tenna etc. Crane sells but am not eager to pony up more $ should I need an external antenna. Is there anything that will look suitable for office use that I can add to the external antenna jack on the Crane if I need it that won't set me back a lot more cash? Thanks. |
Antenna for Office Radio
David wrote: On 24 May 2006 15:03:02 -0700, 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. I know about the selct-a-tenna etc. Crane sells but am not eager to pony up more $ should I need an external antenna. Is there anything that will look suitable for office use that I can add to the external antenna jack on the Crane if I need it that won't set me back a lot more cash? Thanks. www.sirius.com www.xmradio.com He was asking about an antenna for a RADIO, 'tard boy, not that damn satellite crap you're shilling for. dxAce Michigan USA |
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Antenna for Office Radio
Bob Miller wrote:
The radio has a built-in 8-inch ferrite bar antenna, so simply rotating the radio should be sufficient for bringing in most stations. Otherwise, the manual recommends a 50 foot wire on the jack as an external AM antenna. You could try that as a cheapo option. I had excellent results using copper alarm tape from Rat Shack to use as an antenna. Even soldering wire to it (not while it's on the window!) turned out to be pretty easy. Put the tape along the edge of a window but not up against the frame itself -- if you have window shades, the top of the window may be your best bet. -- Eric F. Richards, "It's the Din of iBiquity." -- Frank Dresser |
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EFR,
Yes Copper {Foil} Alarm Tape can be put to use as Loop Antenna around the Window about an Inch or two away from the Metal Frame of the Window. If the Loop does not work 'cut' the Tape in the middle of the Loop and try it as a Folded {Bent} Dipole. The Dipole-on-the-Window usually works better for FM Radio. Also if the Copper {Foil} Tape is too much of a Eye Sore - Then try very thin Magnet Wire with a few pieces of Scotch {Clear} Tape to hold it in-place on the Window. The Magnet Wire on the Window usually allows for several turns about and Inch apart either as a Loop Antenna or as a bent spiral Random Wire Antenna. just my two cents worth - iane ~ RHF |
Antenna for Office Radio
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 |
Antenna for Office Radio
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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