Has anyone compared this antenna (Pyramid 3800) to the one without the booster (Pyramid 1302) to see if it really works to boost FM reception?
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Pyramid 3800 for me has excellent FM reception, I don't anything about the (1302).
575734
Yes. It will work very well compared to your cell phone/tablet, whatever-you-have, with out a booster. The antenna alone will give you about 1 1/2 time the performance... depending on where you are. Best use is with the booster. JM2C :)
2027039
I tried it on my dual band amp and either the antenna is defective or I don't know what is wrong? My single band yaga antenna works fine, I just thought the wide band would be better. I'll try it again someday when weather permits. Sorry I couldn't give you better results.
1825303
It is a better antenna than my Baofeng came with, but not by much as I would have liked. To be fair, I will say that I keep this antenna on the radios instead of the stock antennas....
515686
It's hard for me to say since I live in a metropolitan area. I will say that it worked no better than my original Mohu Leaf antenna, so I returned it. Check out http://www.antennaweb.org, you type in your zip and it will give you information about what antenna may work best and which stations you should receive.
1993004
I'm sorry to say, neither. I tried three of these Sangean ANT-100 antennas on two different Sangean CL-100 radios and there was absolutely no signal improvement whatsoever on ANY band (AM, FM or NOAA). The signal I was receiving prior to attaching this "antenna" greatly degraded the moment I plugged it in. I also took the liberty of trying this "antenna" on several other radios in my home and unfortunately, I obtained the same result.In my opinion (and experience), this so-called "antenna" is literally worthless and Amazon should discontinue this product immediately. I'm sorry to say, neither. I tried three of these Sangean ANT-100 antennas on two different Sangean CL-100 radios and there was absolutely no signal improvement whatsoever on ANY band (AM, FM or NOAA). The signal I was receiving prior to attaching this "antenna" greatly degraded the moment I plugged it in. I also took the liberty of trying this "antenna" on several other radios in my home and unfortunately, I obtained the same result.In my opinion (and experience), this so-called "antenna" is literally worthless and Amazon should discontinue this... » Read More I'm sorry to say, neither. I tried three of these Sangean ANT-100 antennas on two different Sangean CL-100 radios and there was absolutely no signal improvement whatsoever on ANY band (AM, FM or NOAA). The signal I was receiving prior to attaching this "antenna" greatly degraded the moment I plugged it in. I also took the liberty of trying this "antenna" on several other radios in my home and unfortunately, I obtained the same result.In my opinion (and experience), this so-called "antenna" is literally worthless and Amazon should discontinue this product immediately. « Show Less
495442
hey, i'm in the same prob here, looking for something to boost my weak signal for my regular tv. I don't use cable, just rabbit ears. Any sugestion which antenna is best or should i go look for booster?
491943
I have not done that personally because with a signal booster I can pick up everything there is available to me where I live, raising the antenna higher up was all I needed to do. I do know someone that did what you are talking about, was the only way he could pick up the FOX network, and it worked out great for him, no signal boost needed and he picked up even a few more other channels
1930386
The antenna is built for UHF frequencies, I may be wrong, but I don't believe what is broadcast over the frequency matters, but as far as I know, no one here in the states broadcasts the higher density digital signal. After some googling that suggests no new antenna is required to receive this signal, it suggested that broadcasters using it tend to broadcast with lower power output which would necessitate an antenna like this one that has a booster. I just gave my old one to my mother who was happy to get so many extra channels. Range is about 30 miles from broadcast source.
273978
Hi. I don't think it will work for weak FM stations because I believe FM uses a different band. You would need a high gain FM antenna. This does a good job on weak (from about 30 miles away HD TV station transmitters with good line of sight-- no mountains etc.). I have not tried it for FM but I doubt it would help.
355153
Check out the review with the 3 star rating By Bee. After the review, the manufacturer responded and recommended improving reception using a different internal and external antenna. I believe the external antenna they referenced is their Yagi direction antenna. They even provide a link to the directional antenna with a female connector, which is on Amazon too.
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in my experience with this antenna, the signals must be very strong to copy them. i have not used it that much on those bands, maybe only a few times to see. its not a dipole up at 30 ft and will not perform like one. but, its better than the stock antenna, esp if you run it outside. the main thing is its portability. you could get a 100 ft long wife and it will do better. but, its not as convenient as this, esp for air travel. N5XTC
1140023
this antenna is designed to be used with Wilson's mobile signal booster. I can't comment on whether or not you can use it as a signal boosting element by itself. I use Wilson's mobile signal booster with it and it does a great job. The magnet is super strong. I would recommend placing it on the vehicle and leaving it. I moved mine back and forth between two vehicles and I noticed that the adhesive on the bottom that holds the magnet to the antenna loosened just a bit, but not separating. It comes with plenty of cable to place it in the center of a vehicle roof or trunk lid. It's worth the money getting the whole package. If you can get 1 bar on your cell, it will boost it to at least 3 bars. ( that's my experience) Hope this helps. side note: be sure you get the right booster for your particular carrier ( AT&Platinum, Verizon, Sprint...etc)
872832
Sure. I build antennas all the time and I get perfect pictures for about $15 in materials and 30 minutes of my time. I have no problems using any signal booster on my antennas. Really, it is just the signal that is digital and most any antenna can get a digital signal . . . but the signal booster does just what it says, it boosts the signal that the antenna receives. Careful to buy the right booster for your area (there are two models) as one will overdrive the signal and your reception will actually be worse.
575736
Yes.It will work very well compared to your cell phone/tablet, whatever-you-have, with out a booster. The antenna alone will give you about 1 1/2 time the performance... depending on where you are.Best use is with the booster.JM2C:)
1136522
Ya you have to get the Signal Booster by Wilson. It's about $120 and comes with a smaller antenna. This is a replacement antenna for better range. I work in the middle of the desert where there is no cell or WiFi signal anywhere but after getting the Wilson Signal Booster I get a signal which is great in case of Emergencies. It was worth the money
1943513
This Product is just the antenna end of a unit that boosts the signal. The strait 5dbi antenna on the Alfa unit is replaced with this one by screwing it on.If you search Amazaon you can find the Alfa booster with this antenna instead of the unit with the 5dbi one.