AN-80 Shortwave Reel Antenna FM SW External Antenna Whip Antenna to Improve Signal Reception Suitable for FM SW Radio

I bought this to go with a XhData D109 it worked great, Even cooler is that it attaches to any Antenna. It boosted shortwave reception quickly, and even helped pick up more Fm as well. It quite literally is a very long antenna in your pocket, and once you get a hang of retracting it, it only takes a few seconds to stow it away for the next use. I've used the antenna longer then the radio I bought it for, I would certainly recommend it if you need a boost for your radio signal, especially shortwave.

Can be very helpful for short wave and medium when employed in front of a window or outdoors. Good convient,design.

Very compact but definitely boosts signal.

These are always good to have around for improving reception of any radio!

I'm using this with The sun's PL-330. I'm in a noisy suburb with significant interference and tried this in my backyard as far away from the house as possible.It did boost the signal by a small, but fairly insignificant amount. The problem is that it also boosted the interference by a greater amount relative to the small improvement in reception. In other words, I received better audio using the telescopic antenna built into my PL-330.If you're in a very low noise area, this may offer you a slight improvement, but if interference is already an issue for you, this probably isn't the antenna for you.Will probably just need to get myself a magnetic loop antenna.

Works as expected

Works pretty good easy to adjust. Running line in L shape worked best for my radio.

Even indoors! I just bought a small SWL radio for fun, and knew I'd want a better antenna than the supplied whip, and that a long wire like this would help. It really does help! Inexpensive and convenient to clip onto something, draw it to the radio and plug it in. Winding up is pretty easy too, but the indent could be a little deeper and I'd prefer a clockwise rotation for wind up, but that's pretty insignificant compared to the signal boost. I'm not willing to put something up outside or in the attic, so this suits my needs well and takes no more storage space than a deck of cards.