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Believe it or not, an A.M. radio question

I am on the 33rd florr of a downtown office building and have a small Marantz office system with a built in AM/FM tuner. FM reception is fine even with the stock antenna. However, with the stock plastic loop for AM, I cannot pull in any stations. Have any of you in high rise buildings used any after market AM antennae that will pull in AM stations in this environment. I want to listen to some of the local talk shows.

I have no idea whether something like the Terk powered antennae will work on AM in this situation.

Thanks for your help.

Frank
fmpnd
sean
6,231 posts
 
Use the longest piece of wire that you can hide for an antenna. Doesn't have to be heavy gauge or anything fancy. If that doesn't work, you're probably out of luck. Sean
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sugarbrie
3,854 posts
 
Might be your building blocking the signal. Put the antenna near a window and see. If you are in a cubicle in the middle of the building, you might be out of luck...
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fmpnd OP
481 posts
 
Thanks guys, I have a hunch I am SOL. I am near a window and am using a long piece of wire already. I was hoping a powered antennae would do the trick.
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rar1
1,828 posts
 
A powered antenna will not do the trick ... AM waves behave differently than FM waves. For AM reception, placing the radio by the window may work better than using a long piece of wire. Modern era AM tuners are poor quality after thoughts and the AM plastic loop antennas that are supplied are no match for traditional ferrite core AM antennas. Another answer may be the AM antenna sold by CCrane .

Regards, Rich
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