Indoor AM Loop Ant Test

[gabusjr]

Que radio é esse? 

[jashoon]

yes the scanner is the AOR 2002

[provito]

is that an AOR AR-2002 ?

[48alfaone]

Wow, thank you. It sure works, great gain with that antenna! At night doing AM DXing does it pull in QRM with signal or does it clean up signal? Thanks.

[Philovideo]

I also own one of those Select-A-Tenna and use it in conjunction with my GE Superradio III AM radio as well as my Grundig Satellit 800 receiver. It seem to work quite well. I have to turn off my main desk top computer or else the RFI noise from the computer wipes out a section of the AM broadcast band. Maybe one of these days I'll do a demo video as well using the Select-A-Tenna.

73 and Gud DX'ing, Bill, KI7F

Denver, Colorado, USA

[skinnyblinddude]

I wish I had one as a kid too! Select-A-Tenna is a tried and true simple MW loop. Inside is a wire windings attached to a variable capacitor. I also have the Terk brand AM Advantage and a vintage RadioShack brand loops. They work best when aimed in the direction of the desired station like a wheel. The windings of the loop should be parallel with the windings of the radio's ferrite core antenna. Nice video demo! I'm in Florida, but lived in Timaru in '73 & '74. Beautiful country!

[R087360]

That receiver would have to be a DR48. I bought one back in 1979 and still have it albeit stored away in a cupboard. Used to be very active on the bands up to the late 80's. Good to see people still experimenting in this field.

[inkey2]

oh yeh, so what do you think is inside this thing. It seems like it has only 0ne moving part in it. Possibly some kind of magnet on a rotating bar or lever???

[inkey2]

I have one of these....they have made them for "years". They are fantastic. Usually the difference it makes is dramatically better on any AM station.I wish I had known about these when I was a kid. I have been an AM radio fan since childhood and always loved to try to find far off faint stations. It is a shame the way AM radio in the USA has changed over the years.

[XRayCam]

I would put some HEAVY felt material on the stand of the antenna tuner....to nice a radio to scratch up with that thing :)

[miserableoldcunt]

looks like a biscuit tin to me.

[teamfab]

yes, but what sort of biscuits lol

[N2PTF]

I use mine with a 1957 Grundig-Majestic table radio. It's really cool to see the tuning eye tube "perk up" when tuning the antenna !

[newbigvideofan]

You should try some USA DX ! I use or use to a Terk AM Advantage loop antenna, same as the select-a-tenner. QRN/M is rife now in the UK with endless wireless routers in just about every house makes reception near impossible

[Crazyworld1975]

I just got one of these loops used and experiamenting with it using my Grundig 800 for the receiver... I found that an inch of double sided mounting tape (heavy duty) is a great way to "mount" or "secure" the antenna to the radio without drilling holes or other crazy modifications. The antenna is very touchy!

[signaljunkie]

Couldn't do without my select-a-tenna. It would have been nice if they added a fine tuning knob along with the coarse tuning knob, but in the end it does a dandy job.

[k6tpl]

I have advertised these Loops and I really was not sure that they could work. They sent me one to use! I was amazed that they really do! But they are somewhat costly!

They are sold in the US by C Crane... That is a neat receiver you have there!