Mike's interests ... » antennae http://mikecoughlin.net/wp exploring technology ... as a lifestyle Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:33:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 optimal AM antenna placement and use … http://mikecoughlin.net/wp/2008/02/17/optimal-terk-am-advantage-use/ http://mikecoughlin.net/wp/2008/02/17/optimal-terk-am-advantage-use/#comments Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:30:02 +0000 mike http://mikecoughlin.net/wp/2008/02/17/optimal-terk-am-advantage-use/ Through experimenting, I discovered that my Terk AM Advantage works best at a 45* angle from a radio’s internal ferrite bar antenna.  Locate the radio’s (internal) ferrite bar antenna at an approximately 45* angle with the 2″ Terk AM Advantage loop.

Antenna direction 

Place the, approximately, 2 inch side of the Terk AM Advantage loop facing the AM broadcast antenna source i.e. the narrow 2″ side should be perpendicular to the direction of the desired station .

small radio placement

 I, also, discovered that the best placement (relative to a Terk AM antenna) for pocket AM radios is, actually, INSIDE the Terk AM antenna loop i.e. sit the pocket radio inside the Terk AM antenna loop!  This results in a bit stronger signal; for example, my Degen DE1105, which has a 10 bar signal strength meter, gains an additional 2 bars by standing the DE1105 inside the Terk AM Advantage antenna (compared to its signal strength in the otherwise best location outside the Terk AM Advantage loop).

Though I don’t have the similar Select-A-Tenna or Degen TG-39, I have no doubt that due to the magnetic coupling they would work similarly to a Terk AM Advantage.

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