"mBird" wrote:
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.

1) Install a better antenna as high as possible. Ideally that would be a
yagi on a chimney mounted mast. An attic antenna would be a second choice.
Besides the yagi, I think Radio Shack still sells an "S" shaped folded
dipole designed for 300 ohm twinlead. (The wire antenna you have now is NOT
designed for 300 ohm feedline.)

2) Experiment with placing your existing antenna in different locations. Due
to multipath, your antenna may be in a spot where signal cancellation is
occurring. Moving it a few feet MAY make a big improvement. Also, make sure
it's oriented broadside to the station you want to hear.

3) If you switch from stereo to mono, you will improve signal-to-noise ratio
by about 15db. If the noise is slight in stereo, it will be gone in mono.

Art Harris N2AH