My stereo radio/tape is about 15 years old and uses a straight antenna. No coax connection. I have static and poor reception. Can I use this antenna?
2085983
I suspect this questioner is talking about a "straight" telescoping antenna. I believe that there is no external antenna connections on the receiver. If that is the case, then this antenna is not the solution to the "static and poor reception"..
2085984
Yes, its designed to use 300 ohm cable. To convert to coax you will need a booster (which is normally not needed) and a 75ohm to 300ohm transformer.
2085985
Yes, and Adapters are cheap (75 Ohm) and can be had at Radio Shak. In fact the antenna may come with one, can't remember.
2085986
the 6010 antenna is actually a 300 ohm hook up. (flat wire.). If you ever wanted to use it as a 75 ohm antenna you can install a 75 to 300 ohm adapter and run coax to your audio receiver.
2085987
If it has no external antenna connection point no. 75 ohm connections usually require a coax or dual terminal connection. Mine had two so I bought an adapter at Radio Shack.
2030015
Well - this antenna won't help you at all. For AM reception a "long wire" style antenna is preferred. Simply try and string up as long as piece of wire as you can with the wire parallel to the station you want to pick up. Generally 20-30 feet of speaker type wire "unzipped" to make a single strand...buy 15 feet of wire, unzip it, twist the wires together in the middle and you have a 30' piece. Hook one end to the AM antenna jack on your receiver and try to get the remaining wire up as high and as straight as you can. But don't go nuts...I've run the wire out a window and along the eaves just under the house and its worked great. And you can't beat the price!Good luck! Well - this antenna won't help you at all. For AM reception a "long wire" style antenna is preferred. Simply try and string up as long as piece of wire as you can with the wire parallel to the station you want to pick up. Generally 20-30 feet of speaker type wire "unzipped" to make a single strand...buy 15 feet of wire, unzip it, twist the wires together in the middle and you have a 30' piece. Hook one end to the AM antenna jack on your receiver and try to get the remaining wire up as high and as straight as you can. But don't go nuts...I've run the wire out a window and... » Read More Well - this antenna won't help you at all. For AM reception a "long wire" style antenna is preferred. Simply try and string up as long as piece of wire as you can with the wire parallel to the station you want to pick up. Generally 20-30 feet of speaker type wire "unzipped" to make a single strand...buy 15 feet of wire, unzip it, twist the wires together in the middle and you have a 30' piece. Hook one end to the AM antenna jack on your receiver and try to get the remaining wire up as high and as straight as you can. But don't go nuts...I've run the wire out a window and along the eaves just under the house and its worked great. And you can't beat the price!Good luck! « Show Less
1704436
This antenna connects with a 75 ohm coax cable. The real problem is that over the air signals are digital and requires your TV set to have a digital tuner; otherwise you would need a converter for this antenna to the best of my knowlage.
1311243
You haven't said what radio you own and if it has an input for a medium wave antenna, if it doesn't you simply place the antenna close to the radio and you use the tunning knob on the antenna for best reception. You should also rotate the antenna slowly. In case the radio has a mini plug input for that antenna then you have to get a mini to mini cable and connect it that way.
1968808
Do not know, but if you have a plug port for external / additional antenna I would try it. Where we use this antenna there is not much reception of anything but don't need much to pull in many radio stations.
2220910
Any standard coax cable should work fine. Don't know if that will affect reception. Probably depends on the total length.
2219149
You can use it for radio, XM etc... BUT HEADS UP!!.. I bought one and was VERY disappointed with it because it is MONO NOT STEREO!!..... there is NO way to adjust the bass and/or treble... it has so much BASS in it, I could not even hardly understand talk shows with it..... I sold mine 2 months after I got it for $20... VERY disappointed.... they could at least say SOMEWHERE it is NOT "stereo"..... in my opinion, it is worse then a radio for the 1950's!
733335
hello, turns out I returned this product - at a distance of only 15' I was picking up "static" on any frequency. went back to my original Amphony 5.8 GHz model 1500 wireless audio transmitter / receiver. however the 1500 only does audio.
476954
Save your money unless you have an exterior antenna to hook this up to. I can only receive two stereo radio stations and am sorry I didn't return it when I had the chance. Don't know if you need anything more as I can't use this thing except for discs.
282400
Yes, all you need is a rabbit ear antenna, or an old-style UHF antenna, or something more modern (coax cable input). It really pulls in the stations, but the placement of the antenna may need adjustment for some stations.
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You'll need an adapter to hook up the coaxial output to the back of your "FM" Radio. I don't own one of these however FM and Analog TV signals used to span over each other at the edge of their spectrums. I know things are digital now but it says right on the box that the product is for TV and FM radio so I'll bet you serious money if your radio will accommodate an antenna at the most you may need an adapter. I have a digital radio shack multiband radio with a coaxial receptacle on board and built in. For sure that connection would hook right up to this device. Hope this helps. Best of luck to you. You'll need an adapter to hook up the coaxial output to the back of your "FM" Radio. I don't own one of these however FM and Analog TV signals used to span over each other at the edge of their spectrums. I know things are digital now but it says right on the box that the product is for TV and FM radio so I'll bet you serious money if your radio will accommodate an antenna at the most you may need an adapter. I have a digital radio shack multiband radio with a coaxial receptacle on board and built in. For sure that connection would hook right up to this device. Hope this helps.... » Read More You'll need an adapter to hook up the coaxial output to the back of your "FM" Radio. I don't own one of these however FM and Analog TV signals used to span over each other at the edge of their spectrums. I know things are digital now but it says right on the box that the product is for TV and FM radio so I'll bet you serious money if your radio will accommodate an antenna at the most you may need an adapter. I have a digital radio shack multiband radio with a coaxial receptacle on board and built in. For sure that connection would hook right up to this device. Hope this helps. Best of luck to you. « Show Less
1806822
All I know of these transformers is that they allow a TV coaxial cable to be connected to a vintage TV. I can only offer my opinion on using it to hook-up an FM antenna to receiver, and that is that it should be expected that reception should improve. Since the item is reasonably priced I would recommend giving it a try. Good luck.
1036244
I would replace your coax cable with a secure connection. That should solve your reception problems!
1311242
In my application I was using it with a cc witness plus. The witness plus is not setup to connect an external am antenna. I simply placed the antenna next to the radio and rotated it until I got good am reception. Trust me it will work without a wired connection. Hope this helps
221515
A 69 Dollar discone off Amazon will do nicely. Get it up 40 feet and you're set. Use a 50 foot run of RG8X coax or if you have money RG213. Don't forget the correct coax ends to match the radio and the antenna. Do NOT use adapters!
131093
Try the learning mode first, Check the antenna connections. Mine came loose and it made static.
1359675
I bought this for my 83 year old aunt and she just loves it. It comes with an RCA plug just like headphones use. So, if your stereo system has a headphone outlet, this will work fine. The jack is attached to a cable that is attached to a transmitter which looks like a wireless antenna for a computer on a little box stand. My aunt uses it on her TV, her boombox and her computer. All she has to do is detach the RCA plug from one component and attach it to another. The unit itself is great also. It looks like a lantern and has a handle on the top which makes it very easy for her to carry with her arthritic hands. I hardily endorse this product. Oh, yeah, it produces great sound also!! I bought this for my 83 year old aunt and she just loves it. It comes with an RCA plug just like headphones use. So, if your stereo system has a headphone outlet, this will work fine. The jack is attached to a cable that is attached to a transmitter which looks like a wireless antenna for a computer on a little box stand. My aunt uses it on her TV, her boombox and her computer. All she has to do is detach the RCA plug from one component and attach it to another. The unit itself is great also. It looks like a lantern and has a handle on the top which makes it very easy for her to carry with... » Read More I bought this for my 83 year old aunt and she just loves it. It comes with an RCA plug just like headphones use. So, if your stereo system has a headphone outlet, this will work fine. The jack is attached to a cable that is attached to a transmitter which looks like a wireless antenna for a computer on a little box stand. My aunt uses it on her TV, her boombox and her computer. All she has to do is detach the RCA plug from one component and attach it to another. The unit itself is great also. It looks like a lantern and has a handle on the top which makes it very easy for her to carry with her arthritic hands. I hardily endorse this product. Oh, yeah, it produces great sound also!! « Show Less