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Reddit mentions of Kaito AN-100 Tunable Passive AM Radio Loop Antenna for All Brands Like Kaito,Sony,Panasonic,Grundig and More
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We found 3 Reddit mentions of Kaito AN-100 Tunable Passive AM Radio Loop Antenna for All Brands Like Kaito,Sony,Panasonic,Grundig and More. Here are the top ones.
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Tuning dial to adjust reception for each stationCan be used with wire connection or wirelessly for use with radios lacking an AM inputPassive antenna, no need for batteries.Light and compact design1-year manufacturer's warranty
Specs:
| Color | Red |
| Height | 9 Inches |
| Length | 10 Inches |
| Weight | 0.75 Pounds |
| Width | 3 Inches |
>...would like to get crunk with some tunes at night...
How backwoods are we talking about? You can go a little crazy with yagi or even rhombic antennas to receive FM radios, but you really need to know what station you want to hear and what direction it's coming from. You're going to need line of sight in most cases unless the FM signal is really strong.
>...followed by the news in the morning...
Now if you wanted news at night, you would probably be in luck. It's nearly forgotten in this day and age by most people, but at night, AM signals can travel half the country. The atmosphere and the ground work together to act as a kind of wave guide, and also many local AM stations reduce power to almost nothing so select stations can be heard. If you're anywhere on the east part of the lower 48, you will probably be able to tune in WFAN (660 kHz), WLW (700 kHz) and so on after the sun goes down.
As for radios, in the old days the champ was called the "GE Superadio II" but nowadays you'll probably want something with a Silicon Lab's chip in it. I have the RadioShack 12-586 in my kit. Here is an old review. The Tecsun Radio PL-380 is another popular low-cost model, and you'll get shortwave bands too.
For AM reception, a tunable loop antenna can really help bring in the local stations. Search: AM DX loop for DIY plans, or you can just buy something.
The AM and FM radio bands are very different in wavelength, so different antennas are required. Some antennas physically contain two antennas, one for each band.
AM is always going to be tricky to receive indoors, but some antennas are better than others. The antenna I use https://www.amazon.ca/Kaito-Tunable-Passive-Antenna-Panasonic/dp/B001KC579Q/ref=pd_lpo_23_tr_t_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=XPQE8X6G7ESS12QW0Z95 is fairly large but works well. Most importantly it comes with a decent length of cable so you can relocate it to where your reception is best, and it has a tuning knob so you can optimize it for the frequency of the AM station you want.
For FM, you have a few choices depending on how good/poor your reception is. In most areas, a simple dipole antenna works fine and these can be made yourself or bought for a few dollars. The key is that they need to be fully extended for optimum reception. At our cottage we hid one of these inside the walls and it worked great, but they're kind of ugly if visible. The lower they are and the less extended the arms of the dipole are, the more poorly they work. The other option is to use a VHF TV antenna. In our area, TV is on VHF so I just run a splitter and a short coax run to my receiver and use the TV antenna for my FM reception. Many areas have UHF TV and antennas for these frequencies aren't optimal for FM radio, unfortunately.
This will satisfy your AM loop requirements pretty well