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Bobcats
Aug 5, 2004
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I have a Sony 7600GR and had at one point a 100-foot longwire antenna. Radio is cool and I always seem to hear something new despite having to slog through the ten million religious broadcasters.

Gene Scott is still on their air, despite being dead!

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Bobcats
Aug 5, 2004
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hoju22 posted:

I bought the el cheapo radioshack handheld and can only pick up a few stations in my apartment

Get a long length of wire and wrap it around your antenna. Also, go outside.

Bobcats
Aug 5, 2004
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I have sensitive ears, and I bet a lot of new listeners are experiencing the same problems I had with noise.

A few for reducing listening fatigue:

-set your radio's tone control to "news"
-use a CHEAP set of headphones that roll off the highs, alternatively get heaphones designed for communications
-put a 1k ohm resistor between the radio's output and your headphones

Think about it-- the only thing you really want to hear is in the normal human vocal range.

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