AN200 Car Tunable Mediumwave MW Loop Antenna Portable DESKTOP

Good stuff. Only a little bit more expensive than the same one on Aliexpress which would take much longer to arrive. I didn't realize this was a passive antenna (since the pics showed it has a tuning knob). There's two ways to use it. For receivers like Tecsun shortwave that have ferrite bars in for MW / AM (which is most of them) you don't actually plug it into the antenna jack. You place the receiver next to or on it and point it all towards the direction of the signal. Then when you twist the tuning knob on the antenna it does change the strength of the signal on the receiver, even though it's not plugged into power like an active loop antenna. It's doing some magnetic resonance tuning stuff that I don't understand. It's not a cut and dry improvement because it requires some messing around to get it to actually be an improvement over the already good MW reception of devices like Tecsun, Retekess, etc. The other method is for devices that don't have in built ferrite bars. This is where you plug it into the receiver (if it supports MW external antennas) which I imagine would massively improve reception on low end devices. Bottom line is whatever AM listening you're doing on whatever device you have, this antenna can help to further adjust the signal. On a Tecsun (ex. Pl-330, PL-990, etc) and this you can pick up AM broadcast stations from Algeria, the Canary Islands, Romania and Hungary at night if the conditions are right.

I gave four stars, because the title is a bit misleading - I just can't figure out (and it seems I'm not the only one) how this antenna could be used in car. It's directional, so even if it's connected, somehow, to the car audio, it couldn't be used for optimal reception, during driving. Aside of this, I can agree with most of the things, about it, shared with other radio enthusiasts. First - it doesn't require power and it could work wireless with any radio with internal ferrite antenna (like most of the compact MW receivers). You just need to put it close to radio. Second, it work much better with bad MW radios, compared to good once. Check my video - the much smaller, older and weak Philips 077 got much more improvement, compared the bigger Roberts R983 (with internal dual ferrite antenna). I also tested it with my Xhdata D808 - it got some minor improvements, but nothing special and somehow could be even more difficult get real improvement. That's why I didn't even bother to include it in the video. Third - it's directional, which could be very good, if you want to null unwanted radio signal, which cause interference with what you want to receive. It's tunnable, so you have to tune it to the desired frequency, as well, and here is the only thing, which I really do not like. It doesn't have frequency scale but just numbers from 1 to 10 and dots between them, instead. Sure, you'll get use to which number corresponds to the frequencies, but it could be much better, if it just shows them. Unfortunately, I don't have receiver with external MW antenna in, so I couldn't confirm how it works with wired connection.

This loop makes a huge difference , especially during the day time when MW isn't so reliable. A bit of tweaking of the tuner on the loop and rotating the loop for best performance. It can be a little difficult to get a small radio such as a Tecsun PL-310 and R9012 to receive best signal from the Loop it works better with much larger radios where the loop is best positioned near the radio's built in ferrite antenna such as my 40 odd year old Sanyo Transworld or Roberts R600. The Loop can make stations audible that are otherwise completely inaudible particularly during the daytime and it can help greatly to Null out interfering stations in the evening and night time. It can also help reduce interference from electronic devices such as LCD TV's, Computers and mobile phone chargers, satellite receivers etc, anything with a switch mode power supply but you'd be much better off trying to eliminate the interference rather than depend on the Loop to do this because I live in the country I can eliminate these noise sources easily as they'll be coming from my house but someone in an apartment in the middle of town might not get such good results, in that case you'd be better off with an externally mounted magnetic Loop such as one of the Wellbrook antennas that get great reviews, you need to make sure it covers the MW band + you'll need a radio that has connection for an external antenna for MW.

This is one of those products that you feel (as a radio amateur) you should be able to do as well or better yourself, but in my case this product works better than my DiY frame aerials and allows reeception in spite of poor conditions in my QTH and workshop. (A lot of local QRM [interference] mainly due to vDSL, computer/network related EMI and LED light drivers creating RFI) Whilst not cheap it's nicely constructed, very easy to use and works well -recommended.

Did not work for me

Didn't improve reception at all

What a device this is. I am using it with an ancient Roberts Radio and it is pulling in stations from all over the place. Never heard so many. It isn't wired up either - it is just standing next to the radio. As soon as I hear a faint station I tune the aerial and the clarity and quality of the signal leaps as does the volume. There are literally hundreds of stations coming through. It is 2000 hours at the moment and I can say that this aerial has transformed my night time listening to the AM band. Brilliant bit of kit.

Diese Antenne bietet eine zusätzliche Verbesserung von dem MW-Empfang auf meinen tragbaren Radio. Direkt ankoppeln übers Kabel ist bei Radios mit einen Ferritstabantenne nicht nötig, die Loop Antenne (AN200) muss nur in der direkten Nähe vom Radio stehen. In den meisten Situationen bietet die Loop Antenne eine hilfreiche Verbesserung bei der Signalstärke einer beliebigen Sendung. Dabei ist es mir auch aufgefallen, dass ich in vielen Situationen die Interferenzen weg bekommen habe mit Hilfe dieser Loop Antenne. Zur Info und Unterstützung erzähle ich meine Vorgangsweise bei der Inbetriebnahme von dieser Antenne. - Stimme den Radio ab auf einem beliebigen Sender (auf MW) und drehe den Radio (angenommen mit Ferritstabantenne) in die Richtung mit maximale Empfangsstärke - Platziere die Loop Antenne so nah wie möglich am Radio und sorge dafür, dass die Antenne Rotation optimal ist -> Maximale Empfindlichkeit ist in der Länge Richtung von der Antenne (die Funkwellen müssen soviel Wicklungen kreuzen wie möglich) - Optional bei Störsignale kann man beide den Radio und die Loop Antenne so drehen, dass der Empfangsminimum (idealerweise 90 Grad verdreht zum Empfangsmaximum, oder die Seite durch den Antennenschlaufe durchschauen kann) - Zum Schluss muss man die Loop Antenne, was theoretisch einen Schwingkreis aus einer Spule (der Schlaufe) und einen variable Kondensator) ist in Resonanz bekommen. Dieses geschieht durch das drehen an dem Drehknopf (Die Antenne ist bei Stand 0 auf ~520 KHz und 10 bei 1710 KHz in Resonanz), die Bandbreite dieser Antenne ist relativ Klein und man sollte den Drehgeber deshalb ziemlich genau einstellen. Der Empfang sollte sich dann erheblich verbessern und es ist nachher immerhin möglich beide unterschiedlich oder gemeinsam zu drehen für optimalen Empfang

Ik gebruik hem met mijn Tecsun-Pl-990x. Maakt weinig of geen verschil bij zenders waarvan de ontvangst zowieso al goed is, maar heeft grote meerwaarde bij zenders waarvan de ontvangst minder of slecht is.

Muy buena antena, cumple su cometido, las emisoras en am ganan calidad y ahora escucho más q antes

Bonjour, j'utilise cette antenne pour écouter les ondes moyennes (MW). N'ayant pas de possibilité d'installer une antenne de toit ou de balcon, cette antenne intérieure me procure un surplus de réception lorsque les stations écoutées sont un peu trop lointaines. Elle ne nécessite aucune alimentation électrique de quelque nature que ce soit. Personnellement je la trouve efficace, esthétique et abordable pour le prix. Je la conseille aux écouteurs qui se reconnaitront dans la même situation que moi.

I enjoy listening to some of the distance stations you can hear on AM radio, what is called DXing. This loop antenna really improves the signal. Just place the antenna near your AM radio, adjust the position and dial for maximum signal. This antenna is well made and feels and works like a quality item. A very weak signal can become very readable with this antenna. I am very impressed.