Antenna wire thing.?

Question

soo i think my radio is broken or something. it has been working and it has one of those wire things as an antenna. but now it's all staticy and i can't hear anything but static, it's never done this before and no matter what direction i move the wire it sounds the same. what can i do?

Answer 1

First: have you added anything to the LOCATION where the radio is? New lights or other electrical appliance nearby? That would cause what you describe - so you should try moving the radio to a different part of the room or house/office.

If that doesn't work, try a different (preferably new) radio in the same location. If it plays ok, it's time to dump the old one - but try adding a new antenna (or just a long piece of wire to the old one) before trashing it. Radio Shack has them.

If you have the same problem with the new radio act accordingly - find a new location where the signal isn't degraded.

-a guy named duh.