"Invader3K" wrote

Hi all. As I've posted previously, I live in a large dorm/apartment
building. I'm stuck here with my wife for the next three years or so.

Unless you meant "my wife and I are stuck here for three years"...you better
find a good attorney and can forget about having money left for a hobby
after she reads your first choice of words, ROTFL.

Anyway, I have a Grundig YB-400PE. Recently I got the Sony AN-LP1 active
antenna, which has seemed to help a bit, but often times stations are
still
unlistenable because of the large amount of RF noise in the building. If I
take the Grundig outside more than about 3 yards from the building, I get
crystal clear reception and stations from all over the place.

With winter coming, going outside isn't a great option. (I'm in
Wisconsin...brrrr...). Any suggestions on how I can reduce the effects of
RF
noise? I have the radio and antenna in a window, and it is still very
noise-laden, especially on SW. AM is a little better, but not much. FM
seems
ok...but I don't listen to much FM on this radio anyway.

Thanks in advance.

If you're not thrown out on the street by the time this gets to you, try a
stealth wire antenna that you can launch out to a tree limb (not a lightpole
or near wires, for God's sake). I have even seen wire dropped down four
stories from an oceanfront hotel balcony, lol. The Grundig YB 400PE can
handle external antennas fine, and it's not any noisier than it always is.
Background is overpowered by a strong signal that an external antenna will
bring in!

Jack
Virginia Beach VA