"Al Arduengo" wrote in message
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Thanks to everyone who responded to my questions about the 909. I
spent
the night with my new mistress scouring the bands and playing
around.
Here are my thoughts and observations:

I attached the wire antenna and ran it outside my window clipping it
onto a small tree limb. Indeed, the signal strength indicated by
the
meter showed a considerable increase - probably about 25-30% of the
range. Unfortunately it also amplifies the noise but I still found
it
to be quite beneficial on stations that were reasonably reachable.
I
still firmly believe the whip is quite capable and in good
conditions
will be satisfactory.


If you're new to the radio, don't forget to mess around with the RF
Gain Control on the "upper" left side. I've found this pretty helpful
in reducing distortion on certain signals but sometimes people forget
it's there.