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

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: -10/10Quality of manufacture: 10/10Practicality/'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.

It took me some time trying to use this antenna before I realised its limitations and strengths which are:1. A lot of the signal gain is via the connecting cable. This is fine if you are able to locate the cable discretely, but in my case it kept droppng behind a cabinet, so the signal was lost.2. The instructions suggested attaching to a window. This doesn't work with triple glazing.I tried it in a different room and the signal gain there was good, but that's not where my radio normally lives so it's going back.By the way, the ad makes it look like a box. It's actually a rubber strip with antenna embedded.

easy to install improved the sound of my HIFI, well pleased Thanks

item claims to Allows you to listen 'DAB / DAB+ / AM / FM radio with unprecedented sound quality - Delivers DAB and DAB+ HD Digital Radio broadcasts to DAB / DAB+ radios - Delivers analogue FM / AM radio broadcasts to analogue radios, True 60-mile reception range - Multidirectional Reception – 2.2 dBi gain - DAB frequency range: 170 - 240 MHz - FM frequency range: 87.5 - 108 MHz'This is clearly not true I could not get clear reception on radio 1 or 2, took ages of readjusting to be able to get Heart on 102.8 with just bearable interference, as we managed to get Heart after hours of messing with this thing we decided to leave it be and not return, adjustment would need to be made for each other station.Really reminded me of the days of watching my Dad messing with the TV aerial stood on a chair on one leg with aerial held aloft ...But to be clear this item does not come close to fulfilling its boasts or claims therefore should be dealt with under the trade description act or should contain the words may or might because it certainly does not.

After reading the reviews I was hoping for good results..... Unfortunately I found no appreciable improvement so no good results for me personally.....

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.

Looked like a well made item, nice and slim and easy to install.Unfortunately, it doesn't work I live in an area where DAB reception is poor so having read the feedback on Amazon decided to give it a try. This aerial didn't make any difference to reception and I would say gave no better result than the standard extending rod ariel that came with the radio.