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Are You looking for AM Antennas?
Do you want improved interference-free AM Reception?
C.CRANE's Twin-Coil
Ferrite AM Antenna is the perfect solution!
 We have carried out some very
exciting tests of C.CRANE's
Twin-coil Ferrite AM Antenna. In our tests the AM
radio reception has improved
dramatically with this antenna.
This is the perfect product
whether you are living in a
country area or in the city and
need to improve your AM radio
reception on your favourite
radio station. Also, if you live
in a bush fire 'prone' area and
need stay in touch with the
situation on critical days, this
Sangean AM antenna will assist.
So what makes this antenna
different?
First let's have a quick look
at the various options for AM
reception.
Except for the C.CRANE
twin coil ferrite AM Antenna
there are basically three
techniques for building AM
antennas:
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A long wire. Any wire
will pick up some signals
but for AM the wire is
supposed to be at least 20
meters long, copper cable,
thick - heavy gauged,
multi-stranded and hung more
than 2.5-3 meter up in the
air outdoors (as much as
possible away from any
electric noise). Whilst this
antenna will provide
excellent AM signals the
disadvantages are obvious;
not everyone have the
possibility or want to hang
a long wire outdoors; this
is also a stationary
solution, you can't take it
with you; and lastly it
cannot be hooked up to
radios with built in
antennas unless an external
antenna connection has been
provided for.
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A built in ferrite AM
antenna. This is also a neat
and effective solutions as
long as the signal
strength is good enough and
the radio can be turned
somewhat in order to
maximize the signal
strength. The main
disadvantage here is that it
is built into the radio and
the antenna will only pick
up AM signals from the
environment where the radio
is placed be it electrical
interference or fading
signal strength. Another
thing to note is that many
radios with built in
antennas do not have a
connection for an external
antenna thus preventing the
hook-up of a better
positioned wire or loop
antenna.
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An AM loop antenna
hooked-up to the radio. The
most common loop antennas
are those that come with a
tuner or if you purchase
them outright for $10-$20.
They usually consist of a
square frame app. 100mm *
100mm with a thin cable
wound around the frame. this
forms a coil that is well
tuned to the AM band. The
drawback or issue here is
the same as for a long wire;
unless the antenna is place
high up and away from any
electrically noisy
environment it does not pick
up enough signal strength to
make the AM listening
pleasant. The other issue is
that size do matter - for
this type of antenna to be
as effective as a 20 meter
long wire the frame needs to
be bigger say 0.5meter - 1
meter and doesn't look so
good in the lounge room or
the kitchen. They are also
hard to come by unless you
are technically minded and
can make one yourself. There
are professional made coils
available but prices are
also usually 'professional'.
The C.CRANE Twin Coil
Ferrite AM antenna
maximizes the signal
strength and is as good as a
long outdoor
antenna wire or loop antenna
but is unobtrusive. The
antenna can be hooked up to
ALL radios and tuners with
AM reception, even radios
without any external AM
antenna connection. The
antenna can be powered with
a 9 volt battery or from the
mains. It is possible to
place the antenna section
close by or 30 meters away
outdoors depending on where
the signal is best. The
basic kit comes with a 1.5
meter cord to the antenna.
This can be extended using
standard PS-2 cords
available from us or from
specialist computer shops.
Contact us for more
information about this great
C.CRANE antenna or check it
out in our
online shop
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