John Pearson wrote:

> Oh, the little loop antenna I got with the reciever doesn't work well.
> It picks up a loud 60Hz hum from the house wiring.  Would aluminum
> wiring cause this?

  No, but fluorescent lights may.  I'd say you are either in a very low
signal area (such as an office building) or the set is faulty.  If you
need to use an outside antenna, you should use a car radio for the job
('cause that's what car radios are designed for).

  You can either fix some sort of car radio antenna to a metal roof or
run a piece of car radio coax (it's special) from the set to a metal
roof or ground stake outside where you connect the shield, and run a
long wire (self-explanatory) from the centre conductor, somewhere away
from the building.
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  Cheers,
        Paul B.