[TowerTalk] B.C. antenna

[K7LXC@aol.com]

In a message dated 8/7/00 6:52:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time, w7why@juno.com 
writes:

> In listening to my AM radio at night, I notice that when I put my hand on
>  top of the radio, it acts like an antenna and brings the signal in much
>  stronger.  Would it be possible to hook a long wire to a piece of
>  aluminum and set it under the radio to act as an antenna??  If not, how
>  can I hook an antenna to a A.M. radio to make it play better.

    An old SWL (and I DO qualify!) trick is to put a big piece of aluminum 
foil under the telephone (where it's hooked to the phone line) and then run a 
lead from it to your radio. The inductance provides enough coupling that you 
can actually hear stuff. 

Cheers,  Steve   K7LXC

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