Date:         Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:40:33 -0700
Reply-To:     Don Williams <williams@FIRE.BIOL.WWU.EDU>
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From:         Don Williams <williams@FIRE.BIOL.WWU.EDU>
Subject:      radio tomfoolery
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Chris,

I listen to a lot of talkradio and  need to pull in AM stations from 1000
miles away.  I researched the issue as best I could and settled upon a
Pioneer AM/FM with a CD (I don't have the model with me at work, but if
you're interested Email me and I will provide it).  I was told that Pioneer
enjoyed especially good AM reception, for whatever reason.  I've been happy
with it, but I really don't have other brands for comparison.  I am
inclined to put a 300 foot antenna on the beast, but I have been told by
several people (with no axes to grind), that it is more the receiver in the
radio than the antenna.  My antenna was broken when I bought the vehicle,
and I put a Schuck's antenna in the stock  position---it seems to work OK>
Don



Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 12:47:36 -0700
From: Chris Renz <aircooledchris@EUCASAFARI.VENDIOWEB.COM>
Subject: stock antenna - no AM stations?
I had an old baywindow before and the stock antenna on that seemed to pick
up AM stations great.
Im on my third tape deck and I still can't seem to get anything on the AM
dial.
Does anyone else have better luck, should I replace my antenna, or is it
mostly the radio that would be at fault?
I just switched to a brand new Sony tape deck and while I can pick up one or
two now, I dont understand why this massive extended antenna on my van
OUTSIDE can't fair as well as the clock radio in my bedroom with basically
no antenna whatsoever.
thoughts, suggestions, tomfoolery welcomed.