Since your setup almost works, my guess is that a dipole in the attic, as
high as possible, and broadside to the PBS station will do what you want.
You might also find that moving the antenna a few feet laterally will make a
difference.

Tam/WB2TT
"mBird" wrote in message
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Hi --

Radio: Harman Kardon Home stereo AVR-125
Location: on the edge of what the station shows is there signal area on
their website -- about 40 miles from the station

I get static (very slight but noticeable enough) when listening to Public
Radio. I have the basic two-wire antenna that came with the stereo. I
tried using an AM/FM Amplified Indoor Antenna (from Radio Shack) but that
actually made the static worse no matter how I positioned or set. Please
advice on what I could do. The static is so small you almost can't hear
it
but it is just enough to make music programs less than the best they could
be.

Thank you