C.Crane radio antenna problem...

[inter naughtfull]

Hi,

I have a C.Crane Witness + Radio. It has a tivo-like function
and can record broadcasts to mp3 files on an SD card.

The antenna fits into the headphone jack and is about 2 ft long.
The reception is not great. How can I make the reception better
with a longer antenna?

Can I just cut the end off of the antenna and splice a copper wire
on it, or does it have to be some special \'antenna\' wire?

I bought some antennas with 3.5 plugs on them but they didn\'t
work well. The C.Crane antenna wire has a \'half-plug\' on it
so it doesn\'t cut out the speakers when inserted.

Thanks,


itchy

 

[Jasen Betts]

On 2020-11-14, inter naughtfull <itchyneebanshee@hotmail.com> wrote:

Hi,

I have a C.Crane Witness + Radio. It has a tivo-like function
and can record broadcasts to mp3 files on an SD card.

The antenna fits into the headphone jack and is about 2 ft long.
The reception is not great. How can I make the reception better
with a longer antenna?

Can I just cut the end off of the antenna and splice a copper wire
on it, or does it have to be some special \'antenna\' wire?

It\'s just ordinary copper wire.

longer won\'t necessarilty make it better

if the transmitter is bad the audio will be bad.


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Jasen.