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Old December 26th 04, 04:13 PM
harrogate2
 
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"David Flew" wrote in message
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Hi
Can someone help me with a solution to my AM radio problem. I have

just
replaced a cheap clock radio with an expensive and much better

sounding one.
The aim was to improve sound quality ( which it has done) and reduce

the
interference from ADSL modem ( which it hasn't). This is a

reasonably
expensive clock radio, with no external AM aerial connection. Being

used
bedside, it needs to be oriented so that you can see the clock face.

Of
course Murphy's law prevails, and the ideal orientation for seeing

the
clock, dial etc is at almost exactly 90 degrees to the ideal

orientation for
best reception. In the "best reception" orientation the ADSL

interference
is minimal, and quite acceptable to the radio's owner.

Re-arranging the bedroom layout to suit the radio isn't an option,

and the
radio's owner really likes the AM programming. So I'm looking for

another
solution.

Is it possible to have some sort of external aerial ( I'll avoid

even trying
to spell the ant..... word correctly ), feeding via co-ax to a coil

or
perhaps ferrite rod, close to the clock radio? We are about 30 km

from the
main transmitter of interest, ( 774 Melbourne 50kW ) so signal

strength
outside house should not be a problem.

Suggestions welcome.

David





A bit of lateral thinking perhaps?

Why not either move your ADSL modem, or wrap it in cooking foil and
earth the foil?


--
Woody

harrogate2 at ntlworld dot com