Talk Radio

Thanks,

Dug

There is a high sensitivity AM radio made that brings in weak stations--made for remote locations far from any stations. I've been trying to remember the brand to get one too--but it hasn't come to me. I heard about it a few years back and thought about geting one. This was a "stand-alone" AM radio--no FM, no tape, CD, TV etc. I thought maybe one of those survival stores or mountain outfitter companies might sell them. I'll try to locate the brand or someone else might know what I'm talking about.

AM stations are typically limited in transmission power unless they have been granted "clear channel" licensing.

You would be taking a chance, but if you want to tinker with our radio and possibly improve the reception or cause harm instead----open the radio to where you can get to the internal workings.

You will note some small square box looking items that have holes with screws in the center of them. The box looking things are about 3/8ths inches square and maybe a ½" tall.

With the radio running on battery power, adjust the screws for better reception. Sometimes it works, sometimes you just screw up your radio.

Try it if you dare.

If the radio has an external AM antenna connector, you can try hooking it up to a piece of wire. It's not that critical how long it is. String the wire across your rafters or some other high spot.

If there's no external AM antenna connector, you can try opening up the radio and locating the AM antenna. It will probably be a brown rod about three-eighths of an inch long, wrapped in fine wire. Take a piece of wire and tape it alongside the antenna (lengthwise with the antenna and crosswise with the antenna windings). You can hook this wire to anything you think might help reception: A wire, piece of steel, whatever. You can also try making a couple of wraps around the antenna with your external antenna wire, but this will affect the tuning and you may start to pick up shortwave stations and other odd stuff.

Your best bet is to either get a high quality AM radio, or spring for XM or Sirius satellite radio.