Right on and you too Fantasma. Aren't all antennas just wire or metal configured in certain ways...? What makes one more OK to purchase than another. It got the job done for the OP and he's happy. SWMPMAN, glad you found the solution you were looking for at a price that you liked.
I guess the issue is that antennas are not "just wire or metal configured in certain ways", they are elements configured in very specific ways depending on the desired results.
Antennas like this, much like "magic diet pills", "fuel line magnets", and many other such do-nothing (or do-little) product's principle purpose is to take more money from the customer than the product costs, primarily by leveraging the fact that many people do not understand the principles involved.
Maybe I'm the odd case, but I would rather be told I was wrong once and learn how not to be taken advantage of again, than to be left unknowing.
But this is a discussion for the wasteland.
As for the OP, glad it works for you. One of the confusing issues with receivers is that often a "worse" antenna can perform better for some very specific needs.
And to the group, has anyone opened one of these things to expose the magic inside. That would help us all.
