Howard wrote:

Here's an idea: Instead of alligator clipping the wire to the antenna,
loosely wrap about 6 - 8 turns of the wire around the whip so it
inductively couples to the antenna. If the radio is indeed
overloading this could solve the problem; not as much signal is
transferred to the whip as with a direct connection. I've done this
with portables and have had success, your mileage may vary.
HK

Good idea. You can adjust the number of turns of the coil which are over
the whip by slowly moving it up or down to see how much signal the radio
can handle. Do this with the whip fully down. The coil must have
insulation on the wire. One of the symptoms of overloading is hearing
many strong stations *outside* the international bands where they don't
belong. Tune to a frequency range that is not an international band and
see if you can still hear those stations.


-----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =-----
http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World!
-----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =-----