Please forgive how brief this is but I have no internet and post from the library I have a love/hate relationship with the G8. AM is OK. FM has world class flat frequency response good enough for my stereo system and I hear stations as far away as 75 miles.
Shortwave is awful but under certain conditions it can be quite good. The front end is hot but way prone to overload. To fix this I took a plastic radio stand and taped aluminum foil to the inside being sure it cannot touch the radio. Attach antenna lead to the aluminum foil. Sometimes lift and otherwise move antenna. Or move the radio off the stand. Experiment as needed.
I've heard Tajikistan and All India Radio with this set up. I hear most broadcasts directed to North America. I'm in central Illinois. There are no bad radios; it's just that some are better than others.
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Posted by: vimal oberoi | January 29, 2012 at 08:24 PM