What do they mean when they say it has a "trailing antenna?"
2092183
just what it says, in that there is a loose antenna wire for fm. Personally I use head phones, and that is the antenna
2092184
It must be the lead wire that is part of the head set for FM. The AM is built into the radio. I don't see anything else. This radio is used for hours every day and has a good signal here at the house.
2092185
It has a long, thin wire (antenna), about 34" long that plugs in on top of radio. Antenna didn't seem to do much good. Couldn't get many stations at work. Sound is not good. Would invest in a more expensive radio.
2092186
It is a antenna wire (PVC covered stranded copper wire) that plugs into the socket on top of the radio, typically the type that you would see on any FM radio, head phones etc plugged into the socket achieve the same effect.
751744
Sorry, I tossed mine a while back because the antenna they painted on was of poor design. Guess the people who designed it did not check wave lengths or SWR. They may have corrected that since I bought mine. Complain to the seller, they may just give you another one.
648812
I would say you have to point it in a "general" direction. I'm in the middle of the city and I get amazing signal with this antenna just installed in the attic pointing north. (Just because the wood in the attic made the antenna point in that direction when I installed it)
1416804
I honestly don't remember for sure. I think it had an antenna supplied with the unit. I cannot check since the circuitry in our unit failed completely after about a year and a half. It is now in the dump. Until the failure, we liked it but did not use the radio portion. We had it hooked up to cable.
1439249
Someone came up with really bad nomenclature. "off air" should mean "no longer broadcasting". I think what it means in context with TV setup is the signal is coming "over the air" or "out of the air" as opposed to coming over cable.
1184341
Hi Darien, The antenna is built into the unit. I returned my radio because I was very unhappy with its' lack of performance.
770493
there is some circuitry in the female end of the cable. I have assumed it was a modest booster, since i never have seen loss with this in use with wifi antennas, though I use it on Linux and not Windows.
824410
I don't recall because I sent it back and replaced it with just the antenna part. When I want to know what I get with a product, I Google the item and after the products name I follow with "whats in the box?"
272484
It bends the antenna. After about a year and a half of use, my antenna broke off.
2029908
There is a short stub to attach duct to. About an inch long. Tail would mean it would have about a foot long piece of duct attached to it.
350831
It attaches with a nut. that said, I would never buy again either from that vendor nor from Amazon. I bought the antenna originally with a "Free freight" tag on the order page. when I got it they had charged me a 75$ freight rate on a twenty five dollar antenna. When I complained they each blamed the other and I got no satisfaction from either. My credit card company did nothing for me either. My advice is to buy from a vendor who will stand up for you, like ebay.
1534859
I was told it was an interior antenna. Doesn't it say anything on either the item, or the company website?
1569185
The antenna is flexible and can be bent over a little to avoid the door. It should still operate normally.
2175810
It means it has 3 pieces of metal/glides which allows your drawer to come out 100 percent. You can also look at it as if it were an old fashioned tv rabbit ears antenna. The more sections, the longer it gets.
1115263
There is a "pigtail antenna" plug in back. However, I've not needed an antenna. Great reception.
1633479
Sounds to me like you may not have removed all the old pieces from the antenna before installing the new one. That is one of the reasons something like that can happen. Are you sure you removed everything first? If yes, then your gear may be missing teeth.
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This is only an antenna. It allows you to reach wireless networks at a greater distance. If it is not YOUR Wi-Fi that you are connecting to, you may need a security key code. If it is an unsecure network, you are susceptible to hacking, viruses, etc.....