| | |  | Phone Signal Boosters | Home » » C. Crane FM Reflect Antenna | | | | | | | Description: | | Whether you listen to a portable radio or a top-of-the-line stereo receiver, the quality of sound coming from an FM station is dependent upon the station's signal strength in your area. Adding an FM antenna can help greatly, so be sure to select the best FM antenna for your needs. The FM Reflect Antenna will work with any portable or stereo receiver. This antenna incorporates a new dipole design for maximum gain across the entire FM broadcast band. Up to 213 percent more powerful than a standard dipole antenna, it covers the entire FM band with an almost flat response, where standard dipoles start to fall off near the end of the band. Many FM stations now broadcast their signal with circular polarization. The FM Reflect Antenna is the only FM antenna that can be adjusted to take advantage of this. It is not affected as much by surrounding objects and people as other FM antennas are. | | | Features: | |
• Can increase FM Recption by 200%
• Best, affordable indoor-FM antenna
• Excellent for new HD digital radio reception
• 213% more effective than standard dipole antenna
• Easy to install
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 2.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 8.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 8.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.55 pounds | | Package Length:
| 7.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.7 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.75 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 60 reviews |
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 No better than the free dipole that comes with your tunerJul 16, 2010
Although in nice packaging, and high quality connections, this antenna actually received worse than the factory supplied dipole that came with my receptor HD. I had trouble receiving even high power stations with the c-crane antenna. I returned it the same day and went back to my regular dipole.
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 The best I've tried so far!Jun 03, 2010
Compared to other indoor antennas I've had (tried)... the C Crane works the best! Most recently I used a Terk FM II. (which wasn't much better than the whip antenna on the radio itself)
At home I have no reception problems. I listen mostly to AM anyway. I also live only 10 miles from the majority of FM stations in this area.
What I bought the FM Reflect for, was to use on my little Tecsun portable radio at work. Where I work is only 13 miles to those same radio towers. Once I step into the building though, the reception is cut by 75-80%. It's like a tomb, and where I sit is about 50-60ft from the nearest window. With only the whip antenna, I'm lucky if I get a few channels...poorly. One of the stations I prefer, is 10 miles in the opposite direction, and operates with only 7100 watts. That station I cannot hear with the whip antenna. I could sometimes just barely pick it up on the Terk, and had just as frustrating a time using a very long trailing cord FM antenna that another radio supplied. BUT... the C Crane Reflect DOES pick this station up with greater ease. It's far from perfect, but much better. It also took me awhile to figure out the best position for it too.
As others have said, the C Crane Reflect is very thick, using RG coax, and manipulating it into various "pretzel" shapes can be time consuming, but sometimes worth it in the end.
This is why I say the Crane FM Reflect antenna works the best...from the ones I've had. AND, if it can perform in my TOUGH environment...then it can surely be an improvement in most other situations.
 Sturdy materialApr 03, 2010
This is a heavy duty antenna. Unfortunately, it did not help reception in my situation for the one favorite local radio station that keeps dropping in/out. I tried every possible configuration imaginable to eliminate the dropping. I don't really have the option to relocate the TV/components. Not being a techy, it amazes that my new expensive receiver has these challenges while a $10 radio receives the signal just fine. I decided to keep it just because of it's sturdiness.
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best of four antennas I've usedMar 01, 2010
I live in an area with lots of hills that make FM reception difficult for a couple of my favorite stations. I started with a basic folded-dipole antenna, and have since tried various others -- two different powered antennas by Terk, and the C. Crane Reflect Antenna, which I've had for a number of years. None has been completely satisfactory on the weak stations, but the Reflect Antenna is the best of the four. (Results were somewhat variable. Occasionally a powered antenna worked better, but on most days the best results came from the Reflect Antenna. In all cases, manipulating the positions of wires can make a difference.)
I recently replaced my old stereo receiver with a new one (Harman Kardon HK 3390), and now both stations come in better than ever before, although I still have to use mono mode to reduce static. The combination of the Reflect Antenna with the new receiver has made these two stations very listenable, although not perfect.
In short, I recommend the Reflect Antenna, but other factors -- the quality of your tuner/receiver and the strength of the radio signal -- make it impossible to predict how this antenna will perform in a particular situation.
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Save Your Money!Nov 02, 2009
This thing is a complete JOKE! I bought it to boost the reception of my CCradio Plus weather band reception on the recommendation of a support tech at CC Crane. To my surprise, the reception actually got WORSE when this thing was clipped to the whip antenna than without it. I tried moving it around in every conceivable position and shape I could think of and it never improved the signal strength or the audio quality at all. As I said, it actually made both worse!
At least for my application, I would suggest you save your money. I am sure a $2.00 dipole would have done the same thing, since all this thing is is a dipole made out of RG56 cable!
What a complete waste of time!
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