Personal Radio

Jeffrey C.

My sister bought me a little personal radio that you carry around with you, but it doesn't work well moving, and that is what I want it to work well doing.· I am not sure what to ask, except can I do anything to improve reception?· I have no tools right now, but I can get them, and I haven't opened it up yet.· (worried I'll break it)

steve_b

Is it expensive?
Go buy one to hack!
I'd imagine they don't have much of an antenna in them and that it's a small wire antenna that is bouncing about and cutting out on you while you're moving.

You could secure the wire antenna (if that is what you have) to prevent it from bouncing...or you could bring the wire antenna to the outside of the unit (now you have to be sure to not make it look like a home made bomb or something with wires hanging out).

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Steve

"Inside each and every one of us is our one, true authentic swing. Something we was born with. Something that's ours and ours alone. Something that can't be learned... something that's got to be remembered."

Paul Baker

Most inexpensive headset radios use the headphone wires as the antenna, this is less than ideal as you can imagine. I have improved the reception by using a Y adapter and attaching a more substantial antenna to one of the ports. I have also done this to hack a RS portable BW handheld TV (circa 1987) to receive CableTV where there was no connector to do so. The problem is this definitely decreases the portability of the unit. But knowing what the root cause is, you may be able to come up with a more clever solution without decreasing its portability.

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Jeffrey C.

Well, I am pretty sure it uses the head set, since moving my body and head affect it too.· Ah ha!· If I raise my arm just right, yes that helps.· No, that is not good though, I can't really ride a bike, or walk down the street, or sit in class for that matter and have my hand raised all the time...· I will disect and see what I come up with, but seens how I don't have any expierience with these things, I won't know any vocab...