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| Reviews Summary for Grundig AN 200 BCB Loop Antenna |
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Reviews: 6
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Average rating: 4.3/5
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MSRP: $29.95
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Description: The Grundig AN200 is a passive, fully adjustable indoor antenna for the AM
broadcast band. This inductive coupling makes it easy to use with most
portables that have an AM Ferrite bar antenna. Simply placing this antenna
near the radio will improve reception. Just adjust the AN200 tuning knob for
maximum gain. There is also an output jack for a "wired" connection to radios
with AM antenna terminals. The supplied cable has a 3-conductor 3.5mm
plug at one end bare wires at the other end.
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Product is in production.
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More info: http://www.grove-ent.com/GRAN200html
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N6FD
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Rating: 5/5
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May 31, 2011 19:47
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Improves small receivers
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Works as advertised. Improved the reception of stations on my Radio Shack DX-440 and Sangean DTV-200. Didn't do much for my GE Superadio II, but that has a really good antenna to start with. The smaller the loopstick in the radio, the more this will help. The only down side was that it didn't null out interference from a local monitor very well. The other thing is that it looks very good, like a piece of abstract art, passes the wife desktop test.
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N0CEK
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Rating: 4/5
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May 10, 2011 13:55
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Works!
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I can now listen to 5kw 970 WMAY Springfield, Il. loud from 130 miles away during the day. Before with my Sangean 909 bareback I could hear the signal but it was in the mud. with a long wire it was a little better, but this antenna beats or at least equals the wire. I used the lead from the AN 200 to the radio jack and that was best but inductively it works almost as well.
I am mildly impressed with this mini-antenna its well worth 29 bucks. It doesn't take much to tune it and it doesnt take up to much room.
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WY3X
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Rating: 2/5
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Feb 25, 2011 20:17
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Poor reception compared to...
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Poor reception as compared to a "carpet loop" antenna strung around inside my shack. If you're happy with this micro-antenna for BCB reception, you've never had the pleasure of listening on a larger antenna. The only person who would be pleased with this is someone who has never owned a "real" antenna. I bought this Grundig AN-200 from Radio Shack, and took it back the next day. I compared it to reception on three other antennas: a full-size 160M dipole, a 5 element HF cubical quad, and the carpet loop antenna. Hands down, the carpet loop beats it. I don't expect it to perform as good as the 160M antenna, but it should be at least as good as my 5 band HF quad (which is not tuned for these frequencies) to be considered a serious antenna for BCB listening. I think the problem is that the Q is too low. I think comparing it to my carpet loop indoor antenna is a very fair comparison, and hands down, it beat this micro-miniature antenna to pieces. Tuning was overly broad with little or no peaks. Several years ago I had a Ray Jefferson marine AM receiver with a rotatable ferrite antenna mounted on top, and it beat the pants off this piece of junk and my carpet loop. That's my opinion, and I'm sticking to it!
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WB6TNB
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 19, 2011 15:50
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Works like it should
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I have a couple of other passive loops (Select-a-Tenna and Terk) and the AN200 provides as much signal boost as they do but for a lower price. It's very attractive (especially when compared to the Select-a-Tenna). It was only $24.99 at Fry's Electronics.
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KP2Z
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 9, 2009 07:08
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Works Well with Proper Orientation
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Works Great for the $30 price tag. Even better for the low price of $00.00. That's right! Universal Radio has a super deal till end of Sept. Buy the Grundig G4000A for $100 and get free a Eton FR 350 emergency radio, plus the AN200 antenna!
Using it: when I first tried it out I had the antenna broad side to my portables and it did nothing to improve reception. I thought it was a free plastic toy. Then I turned it 90 degrees and bingo signal went full quieting when tuned with the tuning knob. I say this because there's nothing indicating this orientation on the only instructions included that are on the packaging. So I give the instructions a "2". Used properly it brought in stations with a high noise level to full quieting.
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W2UIS
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Rating: 5/5
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Jul 31, 2009 01:03
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Fantastic Antenna
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I'm using the AN 200 with a Grundig S350DL receiver connected with the supplied cable (works without cable too). I'm now hearing AM BCB stations that I couldn't receive before with the built in antenna.
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