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- Twin Coil Ferrite©
AM Antenna Element - Tunner Control
- Ferrite Stick
- 1/8" Mono to RCA Patchcord
- RCA Female Patchcord
- AC Power Adapter
- Instruction Manual
- One Year Limited Warranty
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The Twin Coil Ferrite® AM Antenna is ideal for boosting most AM radio reception problems. No matter what kind of radio you’re using the antenna will reduce 90% of nighttime fade out, and help reduce static and distortion. The Twin Coil can double the signal strength of any weak station during the day. The antenna was designed to work with everything from portable radios without antenna connectors to home stereos with wire antenna terminals. Its wireless ferrite stick works on radios without antenna connectors, while the typical wire patch cord functions with radio antenna connectors found on stereos. The Twin Coil can also be used to further improve reception on the CCRadio-2 or the CCRadio-SW although they already have the antenna built in. In this case the additional antenna will only help with very weak signals where improvement is not already noticed. If you have a favorite AM radio station but experience poor reception at the exact place where you want your radio, the Twin Coil can increase your AM radio reception significantly. The antenna element is capable of picking up a clean signal some distance from your radio and sending it to the radio and overriding the static. This feature alone can make it the ideal AM antenna because there is no other way to get a clean signal. It has the highest gain of any commercial AM antenna.  The antenna element has directional characteristics. By rotating the antenna element in a window or outside you can improve the signal strength. As with any AM Antenna, you need to take the time to experiment to find the best location and direction for the antenna. The selectively tunes and amplifies an AM radio signal of a specific frequency and inductively couples the amplified signal to either the internal loop antenna of your receiver or directly to the receiver’s external antenna connectors. For best results, the antenna element should be placed away from electronic devices to send a clear signal to a radio.
Other Notes:- The TCA will run on either the included AC adapter or using a 9-volt battery (sold separately). The antenna will run for approximately 45 hours on battery power.
- We also offer 25-foot and 50-foot extension cable kits if you have radio noise and heavy static caused by internal electric interference, using the TCA outside would be needed. It will need to be protected from weather and possibly grounded. This will allow the antenna element to be placed further away from the tuner box, such as outside or in a window further than the 5 foot included cable. Each kit includes PS2 cable, connector grease and coax seal.
 With our custom made ferrite stick it can work great with our CC Witness Plus. It will rest on the cradle stand which is part of the CC Witness Plus Accessory Kit.- When using the TCA, turn the radio around until you receive the best reception of a weak station. Place the TCA element bar, horizontally, 5 ft away but position the antenna in the same position as the radio. Turn radio 90 degrees. Place the ferrite stick on top and find the sweet spot. Tune the TCA Coarse tuner for the highest gain and tune the Fine tuner to improve clarity.
What's Included?- Tuner control (3.25" W x 4.3" H x 1.4" D)
- Antenna element (8.6" W x 2.5" H x 1.5" D)
- Ferrite stick (3" wide)
- 1/8-inch mono to RCA connector patch cord (69")
- 5-foot PS2 connection cable
- RCA female patch cord to two bare wire ends
- Hook and loop fastener
- Mounting hardware
- Instructions
Total length when completely connected: Approx. 10 feet (Pat. #US 6,529,169 B2) |
Yes. The Twin Coil Ferrite AM Antenna will improve the AM reception on any radio. It increases daytime and nighttime signal strength. The Twin Coil Ferrite AM Antenna decreases fadeout, distortion, and can reduce static. With the ferrite patch cord, RCA patch cord, hardwire patch cord, or optional 1/8" x RCA patch cord, you can connect the Twin Coil Ferrite AM Antenna to virtually any type of radio.
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Five feet. Additional lengths of 25 feet and 50 feet are available.
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You can use up to 75 feet of extra cable before you get line loss.
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The Twin Coil Ferrite AM Antenna comes with five feet of "six pin mini din six conductor shielded cable." The cable connects to the Twin Coil Ferrite AM Antenna using PS2 connectors, which are connectors commonly found on computer keyboards and computer mice.
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Yes. C Crane has a Cable Coupler adapter available that will connect two Antenna cables together.
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The Twin Coil Ferrite AM Antenna comes with a ferrite patch cord. This lets you connect it to a radio that doesn't have an external AM antenna connection. The ferrite rod is placed near the internal ferrite antenna on your radio.
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Yes. It probably won't help in a moving car, but it works great in a mobile home or stationary RV. If your mobile home or stationary RV has aluminum siding, we recommend an extension cable to get the antenna head outside where the radio signals are.
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In most cases grounding of the antenna head is not required. A ground would only be used if you had excessive noise when the antenna is operating outside. If you feel the need to try grounding the antenna head, then run the ground wire from the antenna head to a good earth ground. A good earth ground is either a ground rod typically a 5/8 X 8 copper clad steel or a copper pipe cold water line running into the earth. Copper ground wire can usually be purchased at your local hardware store. An ideal ground has the metal in contact with moist soil.
Note: Grounding the antenna to the center screw on an electrical outlet will likely cause a hum on your radio.
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The Twin Coil Ferrite AM Antenna has about 32 dB gain.
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The Select-A-Tenna when used in conjunction with the Twin Coil Ferrite AM Antenna, produces curious results and in some cases marked improvement. However, if your radio is in a brick, stucco, aluminum sided, or other non conducive building material, the Select-A-Tenna will have insignificant results.
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A fresh 9-Volt battery will last approximately 40 hours.
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The cable connection from the tuning box to the radio has a 1/8" male mono plug on one end (tuner box end) and an RCA male on the other. We include a short red patch cord that has an RCA female on one end and that it splits in to two separate red wires. These wires connect to the AM antenna screw and ground screw. One of the red wires has a black stripe on it. This wire connects to the ground screw and the plain red wire connects to the AM antenna screw.
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The Twin Coil Ferrite AM Antenna has a small ferrite stick that should be placed under the center of the left wing of the Bose (as it faces you) Placing the ferrite stick in this position will make an inductive connection with the internal ferrite stick of the Bose.
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Yes there is loss however the signal to noise ratio is good up to 75' (75' is the maximum distance we recommend).
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To work properly, the 25 and 50-foot extension cables must not be coiled up. The coiled cable effectively cancels out the electromagnetic energy. Uncoil the cable for proper reception.
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No, do not use RG6 or RG59 cables with your Twin Coil Ferrite AM Antenna. The Twin Coil Ferrite AM Antenna requires a six-pin Mini DN cable. The cable must have good shielding and other properties to work well with theTwin Coil Ferrite AM Antenna. The Mini DN has six wires in it that are required to supply voltage, signal and antenna tuning between the antenna element and the tuning unit.
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| Size |
Tuner: 3.25" W x 4.25" H x 1.25" D
Antenna: 8.5" W x 2.5" H x 1.25"D |
| Weight |
Tuner: 4.5 ozs.
Antenna: 8.5 ozs. |
| AC Power |
AC Adapter (Included): 9V, 100 mA, center tip negative, 2.1 mm tip |
| DC Power |
9 V Battery (Not Included) |
| Power Consumption |
11 mA |
| Gain |
32 dB |
| AM Antenna |
Single ferrite element with twin coil (patent pending) |
| Input Jacks: |
Tuner: 2.1 mm jack for AC adapter; PS2 jack for connecting cable to antenna element |
| Output Jacks |
Antenna: PS2 jack for connecting cable to tuner
Tuner: 1/8" jack for connecting patch cord to radio |
| Warranty |
30 day satisfaction guarantee
1 year warranty parts & labor |
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25 seconds @ 56KBps |
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The Twin Coil Ferrite Antenna is extremely directional. It must be rotated when tuning in AM stations. If the remote Ferrite Stick Antenna is not rotated, no increase in signal strength may be noticed. Check the connections between the antenna element and tuning box and between the radio and the radio and tuning box.
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We do look at all reviews/testimonials for content and only refuse those with profanity or inappropriate content. All
others usually get approval for posting (good and bad) within 48 hours. If you have a problem with any of our products please contact us
as we are able to resolve most issues.
| Richard M. |
1/7/2013 |
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Kennesaw, GA
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Did not help me at all. Thankfully, the AM station I was listening to went to FM.
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| Jim H. |
2/3/2012 |
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Albany, OR
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I use a CC Radio in a metal building and got 1 station. After buying the Twin Coil Ferrite Antenna I now get all my local station and more a night. Great product.
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| Gene R. |
1/16/2012 |
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Suisun City, CA
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| Frank D. |
11/5/2011 |
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San Jose, CA
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I had better reception
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| Morton G. |
11/2/2011 |
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Tamarac, FL
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poor,did not help.
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| Charles W. |
5/31/2011 |
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Adamsville, TN
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Waste of money - I noticed no increase in reception with this thing connected.
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| Andy R. |
4/12/2011 |
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Arvada, CO
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Did not help reception
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| John D. |
2/2/2011 |
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Zelienople, PA
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Junk! I get no better reception with it than I got without it. Save your money!
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| Thomas H. |
1/9/2011 |
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Saint Joseph, MO
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Gives a substantial boost to those radios with sub-par built in antennas.
Thanks CC!
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| Charles B. |
10/18/2010 |
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Dade City, FL
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Did not help AM reception as much as I thought it would.
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| Felix O. |
9/25/2010 |
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Milpitas, CA
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Excellent product for tuning in on
weak am stations!!!!!
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| John Spinelli |
2/15/2012 |
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Vancouver, BC
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Really of no value. There was no improvement in reception despite many efforts including locating it outside the house.
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| William Patalon |
11/16/2011 |
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Fallston, MD
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I'm a longtime SW and MW DXer from Baltimore who recently purchased two of your CC Radio-SW receivers and one of your new CCRadio-EP. I'm thrilled with the purchases. On my first night with the EP radio, with the slight aid of a Radio Shack Tunable Induction Loop, I pulled in a 1,000 watt AM station from Georgia with pretty solid signal strength and clarity. I'd arrived home late from work, and just wanted to give this a "test drive," and made this reception as a lark. I'd never even HEARD that station before. I also own several of your Twin Coil Ferrite AM Antennas.... I love the antennas. My goal during the next warm weekend is to see how to mount the ferrite bar unit outdoors, and with some elevation. I think that will really enable it to bring the AM band to life. Or I may keep it indoors, but find a way to mount it high on the wall of my house.
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| Bob Ziel |
6/13/2011 |
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Rigby, ID
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I've bought numerous accessories including two Twin Coil Ferrite AM Antenna boosters which I really like a lot.
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| Tom Tass |
4/22/2011 |
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Mississauga, ON
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I have recently bought this device and am quite happy with the performance it gives. I live in a building that is 35 stories and is shielded from radio waves by concrete and steel. Even on the 35th floor AM reception inside the building is almost zero.
I placed the ferrite bar on an inside window ledge and then connected the TCF AM antenna control unit to my Sony ICF table radio. Immediately the virtually dead AM band came to life. I can recommend this device to anyone who lives in a shielded building and wants to listen to AM radio.
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| T. L. |
2/20/2010 |
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Independence, MO
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The Twin Coil AM Antenna works very well. It is the difference between no signal and very good reception. After reading the other comments, I decided to try it. Very pleased! Thanks for a great product.
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| Norman Sullivan |
7/6/2009 |
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Beach Lake, PA
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Purchased my new TCF antenna yesterday With the CCrane radio, improvement was slight, but when hooked up to my home stereo - WOW! Dozens of AM stations now heard clearly! Voice and music are tremendously enhanced. Nice product. thanks.
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| Bob |
6/23/2009 |
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Rigby, ID
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I'm very impressed with your twin coil ferrite AM antenna. It can be best described as an antenna on steroids! I own a GE Superadio III plus C. Crane's SW and SWP portables. The boost in reception is absolutely amazing! All three of the aforementioned radios are exceptionally sensitive to begin with but add the twin coil ferrite antenna and there's no stopping my daytime DXing on the AM band. From my home in eastern Idaho, I like to listen to AMers across southern Idaho, northern Utah and western Wyoming. KBOI-670 (50kw) in Boise is over 200 air miles to the west but yet I hear them with a clean local-like signal perfectly throughout the day without the aid of ionospheric skip. The same can be said of KLIX-1310 (5kw) in Twin Falls, about 120 miles to the southwest. To the south over 200 miles away, Salt Lake City stations KNRS-570 (5kw), KKAT-860 (10kw), KSL-1160 (50kw) and others also sound nice. Even lower powered stations in the 1kw range 75 to 100 miles away are very listenable. I especially like the fine tuning control which is very effective for great selectivity when listening to weak stations adjacent to ones with strong signals. In summary, the twin coil ferrite antenna is a really good investment for AM radio enthusiasts.
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| Tom |
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Fayetteville, NY
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Hi!
I just purchased your Twin Coil Ferrite AM Antenna, got it yesterday and am loving it! I live in the
Central New York State area around Syracuse NY, and have never been able to pick any stations up from Massachusetts, other
than WBZ Last night, using the new Twin Coil Ferrite AM Antenna, I pulled in WUPE at 1110 on the AM band of my CCrane
Radio Plus! What a difference this antenna makes, since I live in a brick building.
Thank you.
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| K. Todd Shelley |
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Dubuque, IA
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Dear C.Crane Webmaster,
Hooked up my new Twin Coil Ferrite Antenna to my radio today, and am extremely pleased
with the results. I work in a manufacturing office environment with a lot of fluorescent lighting, computers running, and a
production line machines etc.. Before, was getting A LOT of noise when tuned to my local AM station - Now I can fully hear
daytime talk radio, while I work....Excellent Product,
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| Tony |
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Mont Clare, PA
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I recently purchased the Twin
Coil Ferrite AM Antenna With Twin Coil Ferrite to use
in conjunction with the CCRadio
plus in order to reduce some annoying static and fading I believe to be caused by electrical towers near my home.
I live within 20 miles of a 50,000 watt AM radio station (WPHT in Philadelphia) and the night-time fade would make
the station almost not worth listening to. The C. Crane AM Antenna saved the day (or in this, the night). It has
virtually eliminated all of the static and fading from the station. In addition, I can now enjoy some of the lower
power stations in my area that I could never receive an audible signal from in the past. This product is fabulous!
Keep up the great work!
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| Brian |
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Sumpter, SC
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"I tried the Twin
Coil Ferrite AM Antenna on my Onkyo stereo receiver and right off the bat I was able to pick up stations I never
knew existed all up and down the eastern sea board. I never had an AM antenna this good."
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| Jim |
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Minneapolis, MN
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Hi, I just got one of your twin coil ferrite am antennas and the improvemengt in reception is fantastic. I am in
a 13 story reinforced concrete condo and if you back off more than several feet from the windows it is tough to pick
up a good signal. Most of the problem is from interference from electrical lighting, computers and other appliances
in the building so your FERRITE improves my worst station over a hundred percent with barely detectable static. Thanks
for creating a great solution to my people's problems. I have already posted a message on this success on our bulletin
board. By the way, could you please send me one of your catalogs so I can see what else is offerred? Thanks
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| Jerry |
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Seabrook, TX
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"I have installed the Twin
Coil Ferrite AM Antenna on my CCRadio
plus and its performance is unbelievable. I can hear stations perfectly clear now, that I couldn't make out before.
This is truly a great addition to my listening on AM. It is certainly nice to buy something that performs much better
than advertised. Thank You"
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| Fred |
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Camarillo, CA
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Hi, I recently received the AM radio antenna that I ordered from you. I wanted to try the antenna for over a year for
my office radio since I couldn't even pull in a 50,000 watt AM station at my desk. I have to admit that I was skeptical
spending all that money for an antenna for my table-top radio. I recently moved from the San Fernando Valley in
Los Angeles to a more suburban environment about one hour away from LA. Although I am able to pick-up my favorite
AM radio station from most places in the house, the bedroom was a dead spot. It was one thing not to be able to listen
at work, but there was no way I wanted to fall asleep or wake-up without my AM station. Even before I opened the
box to the antenna, I was already certain that my investment would be futile because things like this don't usually work.
I followed the directions, turned on the radio and to my amazement your claims were true. The station was coming
in as loud and clear as it did in Los Angeles. I would have spent twice the price had I known your claims were true.
Thanks for a great product and for being a credible company. I look forward to my next purchase from you.
Sincerely,
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| Jerry A. |
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Houston, TX
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What a believer you guys have made me. I received my twin coil ferrite AM antenna last week and have been completely
amazed by the difference in reception it has made on my CCRadioPlus. Easy to install, easy to operate…What a GEM!!.
Nice to get something that out performs what was expected.
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I moved about 100 miles from the AM Station I listen to. I tried every cheapo antenna I could find to get the station.
I even tried a 50 FT long horizontal antenna. Nothing worked. Then I ran across your antenna and bought it. Miracles do
happen. It works beautifully, Thank You.
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| David S |
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Ottsville, PA
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I purchased a Twin Coil Ferrite AM Antenna over a year ago. I was a little skeptical that it could work as well
as purported, but I’ve been real pleased with the performance. I have quite a collection of mostly vintage transistor and
tube radios (Zenith, Panasonic, Arvin, Channel Master, etc.) Some are pretty nice (Zenith Royal 7000) and some are just
inexpensive pocket radios. The thing is, the antenna improves the performance of ANY radio. It’s fun to pull one off the
shelf and set the ferrite rod of the antenna on the radio and just cruise up and down the dial to see what I can pick
up. Using the antenna, I can pick up stations loud and clear that flat-out don’t come in at all without it. I live about
50 miles north of Philly, and on any particular night I can easily pick up stations from Montreal, Boston, NYC,
Charlotte, Atlanta, Louisville, Nashville, Chicago, Toronto, Cincinnati, and even New Orleans.
Mind you… my house is LOADED with noise sources – mostly from compact fluorescent light bulbs, and I just set the
antenna unit on the table next to the radio, orienting it as necessary. The antenna even gives me the ability to pick
up two distinct signals on one frequency by just tweaking the fine tuning knob. If you like to listen to AM radio,
get one of these – I’ll bet you’ll be surprised at what you HAVEN’T been hearing.
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| Hal R. |
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Wamic, OR
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Dear Sirs, Our "refuge" is in the Central Oregon
Outback...far from the signal strength of Portland stations. When we're on retreat there, my primary evening pursuit
is to tune in KGO, San Francisco. There had been no other means of obtaining a clear, unimpeded signal from that station
until I received my CCrane Twin Coil Ferrite antenna. Now, I can hear everything from KGO, at a distance of 700+ miles,
each and every evening. Thanks to you,
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| Andy Centek |
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W8TBS,
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Hi I have been a radio amature opperator for years. Also I
have been in electronics for the same. I have this to say about CCrane products --- THE BEST,
Their AM ferrite antenna is outstanding ! There radio is also as good as you can get . Anyone desiring to enter into
this great hobby should look to them.
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| Duane D. |
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Clark Fork, ID
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I live WAY back in the mountain where only deer,bear,eagles roam.Needless to say if it was not for XM and direct TV
i would be isolated.I tried your select-a-tenna with little help,but under the conditions i did not expect a solution.Got
my ferrite today,hooked it up,stuck the antenna on the side of the house with Velcro and WHOA LA! KSPT a local station
24.8 miles through canyons,mountains of various heights,it blew me away.And it is 2 p.m..Havn,t had a chance to talk
to or listen to Dr.Bill for some time,so you have made my life complete from 10 to 2 on weed ends.
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| James |
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I bought the Twin Coil Ferrite AM Antenna For my ccrane Radio. I like it alot. I think everyone shout have the Twin
Coil Ferrite Am Antenna For there radio. It is easy to set up. It is worth every penny.
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| David D. Rodriguez |
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I’m so happy with your antenna that I can’t help but submit my own customer testimonial.
This antenna is the real deal. I work in a cubicle in downtown Houston in a high rise building. I like listening to AM
talk radio during the day but I sit about 17 feet from the nearest window, and IT recently banned internet radio. Needless
to say, I get a very weak AM signal, plus the station that I really want to listen to during the day (740 AM) doesn’t
come in at all from where I sit. I now have the twin coil ferrite antenna and it is unbelievable. I placed the antenna
element on the window sill and ran the 25 ft. cord (extra) to my cubicle, and affixed the ferrite stick to a cheap
AM radio with a piece of tape and that did the trick. I now have crystal clear reception. This antenna is for real
and works even better than I anticipated. I have fluorescent lights in my cubicle, as well as all over the floor and
I get no interference at all. I very strongly recommend this antenna.
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