{"id":15903,"date":"2015-11-28T11:00:03","date_gmt":"2015-11-28T15:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=15903"},"modified":"2015-11-27T23:12:32","modified_gmt":"2015-11-28T03:12:32","slug":"jeffs-solution-to-increasing-fm-performance-on-the-sangean-u3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/jeffs-solution-to-increasing-fm-performance-on-the-sangean-u3\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff’s solution to increasing FM performance on the Sangean U3"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Sangean<\/a><\/p>\n

Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Jeff McMahon (at the Herculodge<\/a>), who writes:<\/p>\n

I upgraded my Sangean U3 with a male to female iMBAPrice 6 foot stereo audio extension cable 3.5mm, which I plugged into the U3\u2019s auxiliary port.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Sangean<\/a><\/p>\n

The U3\u2019s small stub of an FM antenna really needed some extra oomph. Now my U3 is picking up all my favorite stations, including the problematic KPCC 89.3 in Pasadena.<\/p>\n

AM is as great as always. The sound is crystal clear on AM and FM. If this radio weren\u2019t so big, I\u2019d buy two more for the kitchen and my bedroom, but will have to be content to have one for my gym\/office radio.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Sangean<\/a><\/p>\n

Thanks, Jeff! I\u00a0might have to consider the Sangean U3<\/a>–I hope a reader will let me know if one goes\u00a0on sale.<\/p>\n

Like Jeff, having a radio that not only performs admirably, but that can also withstand the attention of my kids, may be a great investment over the long-term! I’m glad such a simple addition to the U3 means that you can now hear your favorite Fm station, Jeff!<\/p>\n

Now if Sangean\u00a0only made a shortwave version of the U3–!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Jeff McMahon (at the Herculodge), who writes: I upgraded my Sangean U3 with a male to female iMBAPrice 6 foot stereo audio extension cable 3.5mm, which I plugged into the U3\u2019s auxiliary port. The U3\u2019s small stub of an FM antenna really needed some extra oomph. Now my U3 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[373,3781,3,139,26],"tags":[2940,4464,600,4462,4463],"class_list":["post-15903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-am","category-fm","category-news","category-radio-modifications","category-radios","tag-herculodge","tag-jeff-mcmahon","tag-sangean","tag-sangean-u3","tag-u3"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-48v","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":35551,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/bedside-radio-jeff-ousts-the-sangean-wr-2-in-favor-of-the-grundig-g4000a\/","url_meta":{"origin":15903,"position":0},"title":"Bedside radio: Jeff ousts the Sangean WR-2 in favor of the Grundig G4000A","author":"Thomas","date":"January 13, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Our friend, Jeff McMahon, over at the Herculodge blog has just replaced his bedside radio--he writes: Inexplicably, the Sangean WR-2 wasn't getting 89.3 KPCC without static, distortion, and bleed-in from another station, over the last few weeks, even with the wire FM antenna attached to the back of it. 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