Something I don't understand: It seems like the better the radio, the worse the reception. I have a cheap little GE portable that I've had for years, and it gets everything, including NPR for the aforementioned shows. When I hook up a regular receiver, like from a home stereo, I lose about half the stations. It's not just this rig; I've seen the problem before. We have the same problem with the radio at work- it's a stereo receiver, and it's terrible. Hooking up an antenna does little good. Portables do just fine in the same room. Another odd thing I've noticed is that my little portable behaves differently depending upon where I plug it in. If I plug it in near the door opening, reception is terrible, and greatly affected by people walking by. If I plug it in in the back of the garage, it works fine. The weird part is- I can place the radio near the door and run an extension cord to the back outlet, and it works fine! So it's not the physical location of the radio, it's something about the outlet itself. How's the reception with those jobsite radios? My old GE is gettin' pretty long i the tooth, but I'm afraid to buy something that won't work as well.
It works for what we need. I usually just use it to pick up Red Stegall's Cowboy Corner when I'm working in the shop.
