Monarch Indoor FM/AM/DAB/DAB+ Aerial, True 60 Mile Range Multidirectional reception radio antenna

DAB indoor aerials are a minefield as some work slightly, some do nothing at all. I have a powered DAB idoor antenna which I thought was good but as soon as atmospheric conditions allowed the signal to be lost. I live in a poor DAB reception area. I listen to a lot of talk radio and got fed up whe the reception became poor. I did my research and decided to purchase this antenna. The magic question is "Does it improve the signal and radio station reception", answer DEFINITELY! found more stations and I have a Denon radio amplifier and the sound quality has improved. Is this antenna worth the money - YES. Don't get me wrong I still have poor reception, statios are at 4 out of 8 but better than the 2 I had before.

It took a few attempts to find the strongest signal but when I found it the aerial was easy to fix in place, the aerial is a little unsightly where it ended up being installed but if it gets a good signal it's worth it. I don't think it will outperform an outside aerial but it is much cheaper and less hassle fitting it.

I was so cynical and was about to pay an installer to put in an external aerial for my DAB tuner. I bought this based on "one last throw of the dice" after endless disappointments/ I think we must have tried every type of stand-alone DAB aerial, including amplified versions - all of which have done nothing except cause frustration and gritted teeth. This thing, however, does work. Unaccountably it does so by being a long strip of very ugly black plastic with no amplification that you roll out an attach to a wall (or window). It is not thin plastic like the things you get for a car windscreen - think instead a roll of 1mm or so solid plastic sheeting. But it IS well made - and fits perfectly on standard DAB tuners (the ones that need the same sort of connection as a satellite TV). It also has an adaptor so it can be used on tuners that have the alternative female aerial type socket connection (think TV aerial type leads). So the pluses - (1) chances are you WILL get lots of channels, many of which will be with PERFECT reception. (2) It is very well made/manufactured - it is NOT a piece of junk. The negatives - although it is very well made, it is ugly. You could not put this in a window - it would look horrific and block the light. This is a very large piece of flat plastic attached to a long wire. This said, it does work well on a wall - and if you can hide it behind e.g a hifi so you cannot see it what it looks like will not matter. We have hidden most of it behind some wood panelling. Summary: Functionality: -10/10 Quality of manufacture: 10/10 Practicality/'looks': 1/10 unless you can hide it somehow. For us, the £20 or so it cost pales into the £200 minimum I was expecting to pay for someone to install an external one. Yes - that would have been prettier, but it would have worked no better. In fact, many of these external ones have their own problems when it rains. Bottom line: RECOMMEND - and highly. Note: Amazon and the manufacturer both will accept this back no questions asked and refund you if it does not work for you so there is absolutely no risk here.

Aerial performs excellently and is totally unobtrusive. I pinned it to the back of my CD stand where it cannot be seen. Signal is impressive. Classic FM was marginal with the supplied aerial, occasionally dropping out and noisy. Crystal clear now. Really pleased with it. 1 star given because the courier dumped outside my front door, which is NOT a designated safe place. He then reported that it had been handed to the resident, clearly a lie because (i) I was out all morning and (ii) fortunately, it was still outside my front door when I returned. This is a rare occurrence in all my dealings with Amazon, but still not impressed.

The product seems well made , but it made absolutely no difference to the signal strenght on my Ruark DAB tuner. In fact as I moved the aerial around, it occasionally registered no signal at all. I had to return it

For years indoor aerials have always been way inferior to having an external mast and aerial, they were almost a joke they were that useless. The only decent one I remember from years ago was the Cobra FM405 indoor aerial that had a built in amplifier for radio signals. I have an external DAB aerial for 2 tuners in the house, but also have a study room downstairs with a flat roof, for which an external aerial is not feasible/appropriate. What I had been using was a home-made device made from about 3 foot of plastic tubing with bits of wire soldered around it forming a loop from top to bottom. It was very good if unsightly. Reading reviews of the Monarch product got me excited enough to buy one, and I really am glad I did. The aerial is more of a flexible strip with a connector at the end to screw into your aerial input on the amp. Using the Monarch I did a new DAB scan and it pulled in so many more stations, as well as improving the signal greatly on previous borderline/temperamental stations where signal was a bit iffy. OK, so it is not as good as an external aerial (I can't pick up Mi Soul for example, but can on the ones feeding off the external aerial), but then it is never going to outperform a dedicated outdoor aerial installation. For the money, this really is the best indoor aerial I have come across in the last 20 years. It's price also is nothing short of outstanding value considering what is does.

I intially assumed this product was faulty when I attempted to install it, considering that I was unable to receive any DAB stations. I then purchased an amplifier for the aerial which came with my system. I found when I connected this to the amplifier it worked very well, but considering that the manufacturers claim it should give a good signal alone I have only given 2 stars. Overall, if you are in a poor signal area I would not rely on this product alone to fix the issues.

A significant improvement in signal strength compared to the simple wire aerial supplied with the radio.

Die dem Technisat Digitradio 143 beigefügte Wurfantenne brachte im DAB+ Bereich durchaus einen passablen Empfang. Im FM Bereich empfahl sich die Mono-Einstellung. Verschiedentliche ausprobierte DAB+ Antennenalternativen brachten keine Verbesserung, eher sogar schlechteren. Hatten häufige Signalfehlermeldungen. Die RGTech Monarch AM/FM/DAB Indoor Aeriel brachte eine erfreuliche Überraschung. Sie überzeugt durch einen guten stabilen Empfang im DAB+ Bereich. Mein DLF Empfang stieg um einen weiteren auf vier Empfangsbalken, der weitgehend gehalten wird. Nähere Sender, wie z.B. SWR1, zeigen vollen Empfang an. Auch im FM Bereich können durchaus Stereo Wiedergaben erfolgen. Das Antennenkabel ist ausreichend lang, so daß verschiedene Antennenpositionen probiert werden können. Meine Antenne ist in der Nähe des Empfängers an der Wand befestigt. Aus optischen Gründen mit einem Tuch verhängt, was dem ganzen einen gewissen Reiz gibt. Geschmackssache. Die Antenne hat einen F-Stecker, zwei Adapter sind beigefügt, z.B. für den klassischen Radioantennenanschluß. Die Leistung der Antenne überzeugt, von daher empfehlenswert. Nachtrag: Eine zweite Antenne erfüllt die Erwartungen auch in einem schwierigen Empfangsbereich im Keller. Klarer, stabiler Empfang im Mono Modus, aber hierbei kam es sogar bei einer Oehlbach-Dipol-Antenne zu Empfangsstörungen. Selbst Stereo rauscht weniger, ist aber unter den Gegebenheiten nicht vonnöten.

Det beror kanske på var jag bor?? Men det ska gå att få in kanaler om man tittar på en täckningskarta. Tyvärr så fick jag inte in en enda så för mig så var det ett väldigt misslyckat köp....

Dopo aver provato mille antenne per migliorare la ricezione della mia radio DAB, ho risolto con quest'antenna. La ricezione è molto migliorata e finalmente stabile.

Ok

J habite a 30 et 50 kilomètres des émetteurs. Des antennes j en ai essayé plein sans beaucoup de résultat. La mieux c était une antenne amplifiée avec laquelle je captais difficilement en mono. Avec celle là une vingtaine de radio s invitent avec un signal fort et stéréo. C est juste incroyable. Merci Amazon et et a moi les meilleurs radios !