In article , Sheellah wrote:
I love the Coast To Coast show with Art Bell, but I get a lot of signal
drifting at night listening in Brooklyn. It's fine on the weekends where it
comes in on WABC, but during the week the signal is very weak on 1110 AM. Would
a longer range radio like the GE 7-2887 Superadio III help, which has station
selectivity and sensitivity, or is a digital radio better where I can preset
the channel. Would that help lock it in, and adjust for drift?

A better antenna will help. A receiver with better automatic gain control
will help a little bit. But you're basically hearing stuff due to problems
in the ionosphere, which is something you don't have too much control over.

Most of the digitally controlled radios have rotten AM performance, unless
you're willing to invest some serious money. The original GE Superradio is
worth checking out if you can find a used one; it is a much better performer
than the Superradio III.

Looking on their website I see it also comes in on WGY on 810 from Albany, but
I haven't been able to access that station. It's listed at 50KW which is the
same
as WABC, so I assume it's a stronger channel. KW's is stronger that W's?

It's probably too close for you to pick up by skip, but too far away for you
to pick up by groundwave.
--scott

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