Dumb question: does it block all incoming FM signals between 87.9-88.3? If not, and if everything in that range is taken by stations,am I out of luck?
1681970
It does not block all the stations... you select the station you desire. If the stations are taken yes you are out of luck, but it will depend how strong the signal is to play on that station
1681971
At least for me 87.9 fm goes completely dead when I turn it on. I only have 3 frustrations with this device. 1-it's hard to get the gain just right. 2-the iPod adaptor didn't work well for me. I ended up using the 1/8 inch input. Works, OK, but will need another charging solution for iPod (and might have been able to get a cheaper option for 1/8 inch audio input). 3-You have to secure the heavy box under the dash very well. If it moves around, it causes all kinds of Chaos - so make sure to have a plan for that.
1681972
No when you turn of the power of the adapter the number of station is working normally.
385535
Local FM stations cannot be read by this device. It actually uses a network WiFi signal to access internet radio stations.
2148729
From my experience, tuning in shortwave mode is very very sensitive. A slight twitch and you're in/out of focus. I was only able to find a handful of stations. About 3 Spanish ones (either Spain or South America), 1 from Australia, and couple around US (mostly religious stations). I'm based in Colorado, US.
1080584
I could have sworn the transmitter could be dialed down to 87.1, but the instructions say 88.1. Frankly I live in an area near large cities, and it seems that there are so many FM stations that blast on nearly every channel that it is not usable to me. It's a great little device, easy to use, easy to change channels, easy to change inputs, but unless you plan on being only a few feet(2 or 3 feet) away from it, or are in the country with blank FM places on the dial, I can't recommend it.
1570163
The full range of frequencies, 88.1-107. It's funny that you asked that bc I just read that on the user guide yesterday lol!
1206494
Good question! never tried the fm reception so I can't answer it. Matter of fact I do not have this antenna anymore.
1335857
AM/FM reception on my stock antenna (Ram 1500) was fine on all channels. Switched to the stubby and the only channel I had reception on was a local LI station and even that had a significant amount of static. Left the radio tuned to that station, switched back the the regular antenna and the signal was crystal clear.
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.
1038575
Since I've only listened to FM,I had not listened to any AM stations, but tried a bit since you inquired. I was able to pull in AM stations, but I'm not well versed on AM stations in my area my test wasn't very satisfactory. I did bring in some and they were ok. Hope someone else can respond to this issue better than I've been able to. I do really really like my Sangean PR-D9W radio. I compared and conducted quite a lengthy research marathon before purchasing. Good luck!
736090
Depends on signal strength as the stronger will more or less win out though neither blocks the other. There are times I can hear other music 'behind' mine over my radio. Either someone real close has the same thing or it is bleed over.
1796188
Sorry - I can't help. On both radios the FM and AM antenna hook ups are separate and I have it only hooked to the FM port. There may be a connector that allows this for both frequencies.
499551
Like much of the internet you get many wrong answers.I am an FCC license examiner and I am telling you there is NO part of the frequency spectrum this radio uses that does not require FCC approval to operate on.As one man stated you will receive hefty fines and your equipment will be confiscated when you are caught.And I do not mean hundreds of dollars it is thousands of dollars.
1570160
It has a range from 88.1 all the way up to 107.9. It's just a matter of which ones are usable, depending on the area. 105.5 works best for me in my neck of the woods.
2030013
We listen to an FM station 35 miles away and it works great, but it is called an FM antenna. So I just don't know.
2172684
Did you program the radio yet? I just two of these and the same thing happened to but until I uploaded new frequencies following the instructions at http://www.miklor.com/BF888/
586780
What Mr. Faine says worked for me. No shut-offs and no interference from local radio stations. It's goofy, so here's a little more detail: Follow the instructions in the review section for this product to put it in International Mode and set preset 1 to the lowest frequency (87.7). Switch the unit back to U.S. mode. Tune your FM radio to 87.7 Press the preset button repeatedly on the unit until it says 107.9. *** the unit will actually broadcast on 87.7, not 107.9. *** it no longer shuts off
1443318
I am sorry, I have no idea what frequencies that would involve, All I know is that I was pleased that it would pick up both AM and FM here in our little enclave where I have to have a dish to receive both TV and the internetIt is also set up for short wave, I have picked up some Morse Code while I was scanning it's capabilitiesSorry I couldn't be of more help...Cold Flamingo