Product Description
It's a fact: almost all receivers and rack systems include nothing more than a "T" wire dipole antenna for FM reception. These throwaway, low tech antennas provides marginal reception at best, and are highly susceptible to noise and interference. The TERK AM/FM+ antenna provides a dramatic improvement in reception, at a pleasantly modest cost!
Amazon.com Product Description
Based on the common-sense notion that stereo owners want to listen to music, not static, Terk Technology's AM/FM+ antenna is an ideal fit for casual and intense music fans alike. The antenna, which connects to virtually any radio or receiver, captures a crisp, high-end signal that far surpasses those of in-the-box competitors. Most receivers and rack systems come with "T" wire dipole antennas for FM reception, which provide marginal reception at best and are highly susceptible to noise and interference. The AM/FM+, by contrast, is omnidirectional, meaning it receives signals equally from all directions to ensure topnotch reception wherever your equipment is located. In addition, the device incorporates specialized noise-reducing elements to trim static to an absolute minimum, so listeners can enjoy clear signals from as many stations as are within range.
The AM/FM+ is simple to connect and use--just plug it into your radio or receiver and you're set. The device comes complete with matching transformers for 75 ohm and 300 ohm antenna inputs. In addition, the AM/FM+'s compact design blends with almost any décor. Listeners have the option of placing the antenna on or next to a component or mounting it on the wall. The latter option not only offers a unique look, but it may improve reception as well. It also separates the antenna from other audio components and electronics, which may reduce noise and interference.
What's in the Box
AM/FM+ antenna, 75 ohm transformer, 75 ohm to 300 ohm matching transformer, user's manual.
Customer Reviews:
Terk Does Not Werk.......2007-08-10
My Sangean WR2 table radio comes with a crappy wire antenna but evidently a pretty good tuner - with the crappy antenna connected, I was able to get better than average FM tuning in my NYC office, but non-existent AM tuning. After spending $20 on the Terk AM FM+ passive antenna, I discovered minor increases in FM tuning (2 stations came in stronger, but no new stations could be tuned) and zero increase in AM tuning.
The Terk needed to be moved around a bit to maximize signal strength, the same as the mfgr's out of the box wire, but the ugly bulky Terk and its voluminous wires was far less convenient to move around, took up more desk space, and was an obtrusive eyesore. All in all, slightly improved tuning on two stations was not worth the $20 and added inconvenience of using the Terk.
This is my second Terk disappointment; one of their powered TV antennas was even worse - costlier and with plastic junk knobs that fell off quickly. This seems like a pretty inferior company, and their prices are certainly much higher than the quality or effectiveness of their products would indicate.
Does the job.......2007-06-08
The device needs to be facing a window, and not too far from a window, and it will work. I didn't have any antenna and was looking for an antenna, and in my opinion this is a little bit better than your average antenna. Good crisp sound. AM kind of stinks, but FM is good.
Terk Technology AM/FM+ Radio Antenna - Good product.......2007-03-09
I have terrible radio reception on my home stereo system - could not even listen to basketball on ESPN without having to jack the volume way to get some sort of sound over the hiss of my speakers. I bought this Terk Technology AM/FM+ Radio Antenna and I no longer hear a hiss on radio stations. Wish I'd thought about purchasing one a few years back...
Jeff Stubing
Dallas, TX
Black plastic junk.......2006-11-07
Didn't connect to my hi end Yamaha Reciever, and once it did, it didn't work. Going back to the store. Lost more channels after I hooked it up! Don't waste your money on this blac plastic junk.
Underwhelmed by Reception and Size.......2006-02-24
This antenna did not offer good reception. In fact, unless "aimed" precisely, it seems to be no different than having no antenna. Additionally, it is large and awkward.
Average customer rating:
- Works great
- Good Antenna, improved my weak receiver's reception tremendously!
- Almost completely useless
- Almost completely useless
- Doesn't work at all
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Terk Technology AF9330 AM/FM Antenna Tower
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Product Features:
- Two antennas in one ? It can function either as an omnidirectional antenna for great reception from all directions, or directionally to zero in or distant or weak stations
- Ajustable built-in amplification for optimum signal clarity
- Superb performance is further enhanced by unique Air Coil technology, which electrically isolates AM and FM elements from each other, for increased selectivity with dramatcially reduced static and noise
- Dimensions - 17H x 3W x 3-1/2D
- Included accessories - AC/DC power adapter, 75 ohm to 300 ohm transformer, 75 ohm F connector to 75 ohm screw-type connector
ASIN: B00008N9M7 |
Product Description
One of the world's most popular, recognizable antennas, the TERK AM / FM Tower features a built-in amplifier that can be adjusted to optimum level to strengthen reception of weaker or distant stations, without overboosting stronger or closer stations. The Tower is the affordable way to improve both short and long-range radio reception.
Customer Reviews:
Works great.......2006-12-19
My office is a metal framed brick building so FM reception is "sketchy" at best. The wire antenna that came with me executive stereo just wasnt worthy. Barely pulled in Local stations. With the Terk I am able to pull in FM from 100 miles away. Thanks, I think, to the fact that it is amplified and adjustable. This antenna was the best $19.00 I have ever spent. It is made by Audiovox if that matters. The fact of the matter is that this antenna is well worth the money. Buy it if you live in a fringe reception area and enjoy clear real stereo FM broadcasts.
Good Antenna, improved my weak receiver's reception tremendously!.......2006-07-20
This antenna is a good buy for the money. I have a sharp xlmp131 which had horrible reception for am and fm stations. I bought this product from a local store in town and tried it out. It improved my
reception of weak signals and cleared static from my strong ones. It also amplified the am so that i could recieve stations I never used to get!
Pros: Elegant design and superior technology
Cons: Wish the cable was longer than about 3ft. But other than that nothing else.
Almost completely useless.......2004-10-12
I was fooled. I thought, "Oh, a vertically polarized, amplified antenna ought to work pretty well, at least a little better than the antenna built into the power cord of my tabletop radio." Well, folks, it doesn't. In a few minutes, you can make a very simple passive dipole antenna (i.e., a hunk of wire, basically) with a piece of 300-ohm flat twin-lead wire (you know, the stuff that's flat with two wires about a 1/4" apart in molded plastic...goes for about a dime a foot) that works better for FM. I know because I did a side-by-side comparison between the Terk and my homebrew dipole...the dipole pulled in the station I wanted in stereo while the Terk antenna could only get me a noisy mono signal at any gain setting. As a radio hobbyist (licensed ham radio operator), I am ashamed to admit that I fell for this one, so please don't tell anyone.
Almost completely useless.......2004-10-12
I was fooled. I thought, "Oh, a vertically polarized, amplified antenna ought to work pretty well, at least a little better than the antenna built into the power cord of my tabletop radio." Well, folks, it doesn't. In a few minutes, you can make a very simple passive dipole antenna (i.e., a hunk of wire, basically) with a piece of 300-ohm flat twin-lead wire (you know, the stuff that's flat with two wires about a 1/4" apart in molded plastic...goes for about a dime a foot) that works better for FM. I know because I did a side-by-side comparison between the Terk and my homebrew dipole...the dipole pulled in the station I wanted in stereo while the Terk antenna could only get me a noisy mono signal at any gain setting. As a radio hobbyist (licensed ham radio operator), I am ashamed to admit that I fell for this one, so please don't tell anyone.
Doesn't work at all.......2004-08-16
Terrible. Tried several positions (flat and upright), nothing seemed to improve reception. May as well not have been plugged in at all. Let's say the 1 star is for the lighted green dial on the front, since I can't give it zero stars...
Product Description
TERK's pi AM / FM Antenna improves both short and long range reception. Small in size while big in performance, the pi is easy to install, and its attractive, slim profile design blends with most any decor.
Customer Reviews:
TERK Indoor AM/FM Antenna.......2007-04-18
The price paid for this product is a waste. As some other reviews have stated, a coat hangar would probably be just as good. No matter where I move the antenna or adjust the gain, the reception is awful! I have a Technics audio receiver and the AM/FM is useless to me at this time. I have a table radio (Boston Acoustics) that runs circles around my aided TERK antenna reception. Where does TERK get the idea or proof that their indoor anennas improve reception? It may be that the ony good antenna is an outdoor antenna.
If I could rate 0, I would........2007-04-15
Made absolutely no difference vs. the factory supplied antenna. In fact once I moved the factory supplied wire a bit, the reception was better than with this product. If I could have given it 0 stars I would have, since it is not worth one star.
A Coat Hanger Is Superior.......2007-02-09
Save your money folks. This product may work perfectly in the lab, but it's useless in a more 'ordinary' environment. I was actually able to get better recption by creating a 3 foot loop of heavy gauge copper wire (AM). Still haven't figured out what to do to improve FM, but that was the whole thrust behind the Terk.
This does work if installed properly.......2007-01-07
I have two of these and I make sure that they are clear of any other wiring near the loop. The gain has to be adjusted to signal strength and depending upon where the station you are tuning into is located, the gain may have to be adjusted. One is attached to a Yamaha receiver that is 12 years old and the other is attached to a Yamaha HTR-6090 7.1-Channel Digital Home Theater Receiver. I get good quality on both. I don't know how or in what way the other raters were using theirs or if they had defective units, but I can say that my experience has been very good with this antenna.
Rubbish.......2006-03-16
This is worse than no antenna. I have one of the most sensitive FM receivers in the business, a Tivoli Model Two, which has discrete components in the FM front end.
The station I listen to is KUSC-FM which is 91.5. I am some 30 miles from the transmitter on a mountain peak near Mt. Wilson. I should be able to snag that station with full quieting.
The antenna connection to the dongel which both supplies power and provides the connection to the antenna lead is totally unsheilded. This allows the stupid thing to pick up all sorts of noise from my computers in my office. That's the reason why I bought an external antenna in the first place, to get the antenna away from the RF of my computers. Furthermore, when I follow instructions and fold the AM loop down so that the red LED turns on, it splatters noise across the FM band.
The PI-B not only doesn't work, it actually makes things considerably worse than the built-in antenna in the radio.
Save your money. Either get an inexpensive dipole from Radio Shack. Or, find somebody that sells the Fanfare FM2G (or Fanfare FM2G-C).
Product Description
Popularly considered to be benchmark for indoor, powered stereo antennas Exceptionally clean and high performance within a stylish and compact enclosure Charcoal finish
Customer Reviews:
Not a good choice for me.......2006-08-30
This product was not very good at all. I live in North Jersey where the signal for common metro area stations are poor. My car gets better reception than this antenna. This was not a good product. I wouldn't reccommend it to anyone. I only give it one star because I cannot give it a lower rating. Otherwise I would give it a ZERO.
Doesn't really work.......2006-03-19
Didn't seem to make the FM reception any better, except for the fact that when I was trying to get the classical station from NYC, to my horror, I got loud and clear, the local Christian station. Not what I wanted. The AM reception was completely gone; I went back to the antenna which came with the Onkyo tuner, which sort of works. I didn't have much luck with the "pin the dot" tuning system. More gain just made it more static-y (with more pain).
Bottom line will be an attempted return to CC; we'll see how that goes.
Don't buy it!.......2004-04-12
We purchased this two years ago for the same price and have felt ripped off ever since. I can't believe it is still on the market. It does not do what an almost $80 piece of equipment should do. It barely improves the reception. Keep shopping for a better quality antenna. There is no "Pin-Dot Pre-Tuning" with this hunk of junk.
Simple Wire Does Better.......2003-07-21
Got this, it added nothing to the simple wire that came with the radio. I got a more substantial wire antenna ... at [local store] that did worlds better than this.
You're better off with the cheaper tower.......2002-08-30
I bought this antenna to replace a Terk tower antenna I had in my office that wasn't able to pick up AM stations very well. It turned out that I was MUCH better off with the tower. This thing didn't pick the AM stations well at all. I immediately returned this thing and went back to the tower.
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IBM THINKPAD X31SMB PM-1.3G 20GB ( 2884BNU )
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IBM ThinkPad X31 is an ultra-portable notebook for the global mobile user. At approximately 1-inch thin and 3.6 pounds, it boasts the longest system battery life in the industry. The ThinkPad X31's unique battery options also work with the system battery to deliver all-day computing for people who take their notebooks with them anywhere and everywhere. The X31 can work with the optional X3 UltraBase with an ergonomic design and an array of drive and battery expansion options for global travelers. Together the ThinkPad X31 and X3 Ultrabase can be packed at only 5 pounds.The ThinkPad X31 notebooks are equipped to take advantage of ImageUltra, IBM 's innovative, patented image management technology and services designed to lower costs by reducing the number of software images managed by IT departments. The ThinkPad X31 preloaded software image is compatible with ThinkPad T40 models, helping to save time and reduce cost by simplifying deployment and image management; it is great for enterprises rolling out a mix of both models. The IBM ThinkPad X31 also offers the Access IBM button, a "portal to IBM support" that taps into a rich set of onboard resources, diagnostic tools, automated solutions, and links to updates and service on-line. Another ThinkVantage technology, RapidRestore PC, provides one-button disaster recovery that can restore previously saved data, settings and applications after a software failure.
Product Description
Travelers will love ThinkPad X31 notebooks for powerful computing in a small and light package. There's new Intel Centrino mobile technology on select models designed for performance and long battery life. ThinkPad X31 notebooks can deliver battery power up to 6 hours - upgradeable to 10.1 hours (select models) for all-day computing by using the optional IBM ThinkPad X30 Series Extended Life Battery with the standard system battery.IBM innovations can help IT departments simplify system management chores, reduce ownership costs and improve productivity for all. IBM Rapid Restore PC, an IBM ThinkVantage Technology, lets users restore previously saved data - including applications and the operating system - locally. The IBM Embedded Security Subsystem on select models, including IBM Client Security Software, provides a higher level of security with a unique hardware- and software-based solution. This ThinkVantage Technology can encrypt data to virtually "lock" private information.The IBM UltraConnect Antenna built into the display helps make the most of a wireless LAN. Select ThinkPad X31 notebook models feature new integrated 11a/b Wi-Fi wireless or Intel Centrino mobile technology. To easily blend a wireless ThinkPad X31 notebook into a wireless-equipped Cisco network, choose Cisco Aironet Wireless 802.11b technology integrated on select models. Or choose a Wi-Fi wireless upgradeable model. If you prefer traveling light, choose a ThinkPad X31 model and get on-the-go performance.
Product Description
Travelers will love ThinkPad X31 notebooks for powerful computing in a small and light package. There's new Intel Centrino mobile technology on select models designed for performance and long battery life. ThinkPad X31 notebooks can deliver battery power up to 6 hours - upgradeable to 10.1 hours (select models) for all-day computing by using the optional IBM ThinkPad X30 Series Extended Life Battery with the standard system battery.IBM innovations can help IT departments simplify system management chores, reduce ownership costs and improve productivity for all. IBM Rapid Restore PC, an IBM ThinkVantage Technology, lets users restore previously saved data - including applications and the operating system - locally. The IBM Embedded Security Subsystem on select models, including IBM Client Security Software, provides a higher level of security with a unique hardware- and software-based solution. This ThinkVantage Technology can encrypt data to virtually "lock" private information.The IBM UltraConnect Antenna built into the display helps make the most of a wireless LAN. Select ThinkPad X31 notebook models feature new integrated 11a/b Wi-Fi wireless or Intel Centrino mobile technology. To easily blend a wireless ThinkPad X31 notebook into a wireless-equipped Cisco network, choose Cisco Aironet Wireless 802.11b technology integrated on select models. Or choose a Wi-Fi wireless upgradeable model. If you prefer traveling light, choose a ThinkPad X31 model and get on-the-go performance.
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