"Daniel J. Morlan" wrote in message
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Radios sound great with batteries, but when plugged in, sound is
appreciably
poorer. Is there a real solution to this?

DJM

Call the power company and tell them their Pole Insulators
and/or Transformer Insulator Bushings are arcing over.
Power companies seem more receptive to this type of
trouble as modern computer equipment needs a clean
source of power, or so their PR in Transmission and
Distribution Magazine says so. http://www.tdworld.com/