"jeplett" wrote in message
...

Hi radio folk. Not sure if this is the right forum for this post, but
here goes:

I have one of those white under-cabinet Sony kitchen radio / cd
players. The radio uses a digital tuner. They have notoriously poor
radio reception, and the internet is full of posts by people ranting
about how Sony could sell such a poor radio.

Rather than rant, I thought I'd ask you experts if there's anything
that can be done to improve the reception. I understand the power cord
is used as the antenna. I've tried stringing-up an extension cord to
the power cord, with no improved reception. Could I open it up and
attach an external antenna? If so, how would I do this? Any ideas, or
experience with this particular problem?

Regards,


--
jeplett

One way to do this is fairly simple. wind a flat coil. Take a piece of hard
paper or cardboard and cut it into aabout a 6 inch circle. Cut notches all
along the outer edge. Now wind about 20 turns of small wire through these
outer edge notches. Place it on the bottom of your cupboard just above your
radio. Attach an antenna (the best you can manage) to one terminal and your
water pipe ground to the other terminal. This will do wonders for reception.
You can still stack dishes on top of it. It is a shame that sensitive am
radios are so rare these days.

Michael
W0EZI