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This antenna did not help my problem whatsoever.Didn't return it because it may make a good doorstop someday.
I was amazed to get these results. This is the same as HD radio with only a 1 time cost.the antenna.I followed the instructions and best reception for me was floor mount, with 1 exception that should be added to the instructions; keep the supplied power wire seperate from the am/fm wires. i was real happy with the results and bought another 1.
I bought this antenna today, because I was trying to improve the FM reception for certain of my favorite stations, without resorting to listening to them online, or spending lots of money getting HD radio. Why buy this worthless thing. $0.10 if I'm being generous.
I've never written a review on Amazon, but I don't want anyone to waste their money buying this. Perfect. Well, this isn't even worth the plastic it's made of.
Result. After fiddling with the antenna for a few hours, I decided to cannibalize another FM antenna wire (the cheap ones that come with a receiver), joining them together to make the one I'm using twice as long. Cost.
No static, no problems. This antenna is going back to the store.
So my radio worked better with NO antenna than with the Terk Tower.I can only imagine that my issues are multi-path type problems and not signal strength. I had this thing connected to my radio for quite a while, then one day my reception improved noticeably. I looked behind and the terk tower cable had fallen loose from the radio. Whatever, this gadget didn't work for me. And it had that green light too.
Mine is several years old, so I don't know if they've changed that part of the design. This powered antenna picked up less than half the stations my unpowered wire dipole picked up. I was able to confirm this as my Sangean HD radio has a signal strength meter on the FM and HD signals. It's ok if you don't want to tack a dipole to your wall. The tricky part is that you have to turn it counter-clockwise to increase gain. Signal strength was REDUCED by turning the gain knob "up." A very confusing, silly design. It's better than nothing, but a properly mounted wire dipole is way better and way cheaper.
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