Has anyone used it for FM reception and how well does it work for that?
1674026
I have only used it for my TV and it works just fine, it has a control so you can check out the reception coming to the TV, and I feel it can be usedfor FM reception. hope this helps
1674027
I use it primarily for over the air digital TV, but I am sure it would work for FM too....hope this helps....Frank.
1674028
I only used it for my tv and didn't have much success with that. I wound up having to buy something different.
1674029
I have not used for FM reception but for picking up TV channels and it works just fine, in fact better than a previous model I had.
801348
So far my experience has been that it wont pick up anything. no FM stations come in. havent tried connecting an mp3 player
1191668
This is down in the VHF band, nothing on the analog channels around here, but the antenna does pick up FM radio some. This antenna is not designed for the lower freqs which usually require much longer elements. Might do ok with nearby stations? Note that all digital channels are now in the higher UHF band.
719333
Yes, this Antenna supports FM tuning. And the product will tune to FM stations.
1209934
I didnt add an FM antenna. I added a Terk Indoor AM antenna which improved the AM reception quite a bit. The FM reception is fine the way it is in this area.
1892755
excellent FM reception. Thats why I bought it. I was getting stationed intermingled with my walkman but this one has been great with the FM. Very clear and channels not overlapping
143792
Audio quality is good considering unit has one speaker. The bass and treble controls only help to improve the audio range. The sensitivity of the receiver is very good and with an external antenna you should have no problem with receiving any "difficult" FM stations.
623541
It is not good for that. AM, FM, and Weather band frequencies only-- plus, the antenna can be expected to receive from only so far.[For proper reading of this post, please set you snark tuner to level 8]
1293988
if you are ok with FM-radio quality then yes, it would 'work' -- I use it for TV while running and it is fine. For anything where you want better sound it is limited in quality since it is basically a small FM transmitter. Also realize that it doesn't come with an AC adapter for the base (though there is a port), and not even a port in the receiver so you could conceivably go through a lot of batteries depending on your setup. Probably not the best option...
157854
The one good thing about this radio, is its reception. I live just outside a metropolitan area and have had no problems AM or FM.
2071661
it depends on how long you want to experiment with the FM antenna. I live in a poor reception signal in the mountains of NC and at first I could not receive more than 1 or 2 FM stations. Ihad several antennas to try out and believe it or not, I got the best result with a cheap, simple T shape vertical antenna for less than $10.00 !But the placement is critical . After several tries I hit the jack pot and was able to teceive 11 stations loud and clearr !To this day I still can tune in any of those 11 frequencies on any time of the day or night So, do mot dispair, it's not the receiver, it's the antenna ! it depends on how long you want to experiment with the FM antenna. I live in a poor reception signal in the mountains of NC and at first I could not receive more than 1 or 2 FM stations. Ihad several antennas to try out and believe it or not, I got the best result with a cheap, simple T shape vertical antenna for less than $10.00 !But the placement is critical . After several tries I hit the jack pot and was able to teceive 11 stations loud and clearr !To this day I still can tune in any of those 11 frequencies on any time of the day or night So, do mot dispair, it's not the receiver, it's... » Read More it depends on how long you want to experiment with the FM antenna. I live in a poor reception signal in the mountains of NC and at first I could not receive more than 1 or 2 FM stations. Ihad several antennas to try out and believe it or not, I got the best result with a cheap, simple T shape vertical antenna for less than $10.00 !But the placement is critical . After several tries I hit the jack pot and was able to teceive 11 stations loud and clearr !To this day I still can tune in any of those 11 frequencies on any time of the day or night So, do mot dispair, it's not the receiver, it's the antenna ! « Show Less
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that depends of course on the power of the radio station. Simply put, at this time: of all portable receivers that i have played with (and i have owned too many) this is the most sensitive for FM. For AM: It is not in the same league as the PL-310ET (the ferrite rod is too short).For SW: distance is not the issue, but time of day and sun activity -but it is quite good.In worst case, Amazon is very generous in understanding that this was returned because it did not meet your requirements
839414
Yes, not much of a problem with FM stations, but AM gets blitzed by all the flourescent lighting. Don't forget to pull up the antenna to increase FM reception.
759383
No - the reception isn't that good. I wouldn't rely on it for its FM receiver.
1464932
This device will work on any of the FM radio frequencies, but I do not believe you will be able to tune in TV stations on it. So, no it will not work for you. I am only 99% sure this is correct. Had another thought,.....this is a transmitter and sending the signal from your device to the FM reliever, therefore it is not what you are looking for. Mine seems to still work after a couple years of light use.
273978
Hi. I don't think it will work for weak FM stations because I believe FM uses a different band. You would need a high gain FM antenna. This does a good job on weak (from about 30 miles away HD TV station transmitters with good line of sight-- no mountains etc.). I have not tried it for FM but I doubt it would help.
686139
I just use it at the gym as a new system was installed for which you need an FM tuner to listen to the TV or radio. I did not examine for any other uses.