Am Loop Antenna

I installed an AM loop antenna on my receiver. There are two radio stations, of similar strength, that I get equally well in my car. However, I am only able to receive the one on my home receiver. Does anyone have any suggestions for increasing the strength of the antenna, or maybe I need a different antenna? Perhaps the location of my house and/or stereo has something to do with it regardless of the antenna? Thank you for your help.

AM loop antennas are highly directional but most car antennas are not. You may have accidentally nulled out the 2nd station with the position of the loop (the 2nd station antenna is along the line of the loop, while the first is more perpendicular to it).

Try slowly rotating the loop antenna. You'll probably find that it picks up the 2nd station just fine, but in a different orientation from the original one. If you're lucky, the stations will not be 90 degrees apart and you'll be able to hear both of them without having to move the antenna again.

2007-10-09 20:16:06 by Chef Mark

Live in rural area where AM reception is poor. Have a boom box that has a metal antenna only. (no locations to hook up additional antenna) Know jhow to make a loop antenna but cant figure out how to attach it.

Most boxes like that would not have an external AM antenna connection. If you were to open it up, you may be able to adapt it, but it would take some work.

2006-07-15 10:05:43 by elmerw@pacbell.net

Price: $49.99 $24.95

Enhances AM reception with frequency coverage from 520 KHz -1,510 KHz
30-Day money back guarantee 1-year manufacturer's warranty
Use with direct wire connection or wirelessly for radios without AM antenna input
9-Inch diameter loop design with tuning knob
Passive (no battery required) loop AM antenna

i took the wiring off the loop and i put it back but now i dont get no reception for am!!! help me what can i do?!

Try a amplified Terk Antenna. Possibly avaible at Radio Shack

John G
www.digitalhomechicago.com

2009-07-01 19:44:56 by Chuck T

Price: $19.99

Receives signals equally from all directions to ensure topnotch reception
Mounts adjacent to component or on nearby wall; 5 x 5 x 1 inch (W x H x D)
Includes 75 and 300 ohm transformers for connecting to most radios and receivers
Noise-reducing elements minimize static; adaptable to almost any décor
Omnidirectional AM/FM antenna for capturing crisp, high-end radio signals

Is the old fashioned loop antenna the best antenna out of all antennae (I wanted a reason to say "antennae") for indoor digital tv reception? I believe I read or saw this somewhere?

In some locations yes, but in most locations no.

The locations where they work best have the following characteristics:

-Close to TV transmitter (high signal strength)
-No muti-path problems
-All TV stations transmitting in UHF frequency band

Classic 7.5" diameter loops only work in the UHF band. They don't work worth squat with VHF signals. Many areas in the US do have VHF digital stations.

Loops have low gain, so they won't work well for distant reception.

And loops are not very directional, so if you have multi-path problems with your TV signals, they don't tend to work very well.

(Muti-path means that TV signals are reflected off of objects such that your TV antenna receives more than one version of the signal from a single station. This causes "ghosts with analog reception, but it can easily confuse a digital TV tuner such that the reception breaks up.)

2009-05-04 15:48:31 by papa_de_q

I am searching for the best homemade loop antenna for AM reception. What design has worked best for you, and what websites would be best for good instructions. Thanks.

I will try to explain to you how to make one.
First take a piece of wire 7 or 8m long(copper enamel will be very good) and wind it in a circle about 0.5m diameter.
Leave an end of 0.5m ,for connection to the radio antenna input,and the rest fix with tape.
Place the circle near a window or on the wall if is not a concrete wall.
good luck!!!

2007-11-19 18:25:15 by Duncan M