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Select-A-Tenna

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rickityone

It seems, as a part15 broadcaster people are often coming up to me and saying, "I love the station - I wish it came in better." - Well we love you to listen so how to improve reception? I started snooping around on ebay to see what might be out there and came across two antennas with promise, the Select-A-Tenna which C Crane sells for about $100 and the "Slinky antennna" - yes it's made from a slinky.

I found the Select-A-Tenna on ebay "buy it now" for $47.50 and bought one, first testing it here with excellent results, then loaning to a fan who is in our fringe zone. He reports back with "great reception' - he then took it to his studio deep inside a multi story brick and steel former high school building and using a GE superadio pulled us in loud and clear.

So, now we are going to encourage folks to buy these, haven't got the slinky out for a test yet, it's only $12.50 and theoretically ought to work well. We tried selling superadios to folks and sold five over a years time, a little disappointing, but hey, selling these antennas might work.

Rickity
gulchradio.com
AM 1670 The Gulch KCRJ Jerome, AZ
 
I used to volunteer at a station that had an antenna from a distant tv station so they could pick up the news and weather updates. The antenna somehow only enhanced the tv station's reception.
Do they make tuned-to-frequency antennas for 1670? It would have to be cheaper than Select-A-Tennas, I'd think.
 
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