[Electrothaumaturgist]

Hey, J. Have you tried to loop a jumper wire from the antenna lead and grounding it directly back to the chassis? The apartment building I live in is the worst in the world for rf interference, and the old 38-1 was picking up every last electrical noise in the entire building, including the thermostats on the electric stove, the refrigerator door light and compressor coming on would make a loud crack over the speaker. The person down the hall opening their metal door, creating a static spark, would "make her snap" audibly over the speaker. Interference was almost unbearable (over ALL radios in the house). I'm running a maybe 25' antenna wire on the 38-1, loop it over the backs of the chairs, bringing the end back and grounding directly to the chassis. THAT eliminated about 99% of all nasty noise (although sensitivity suffers a slight amount on the upper end of the dial, I disconnect it from the chassis then, as the interference seems to diminish to nill in the daytime. If I move the wire even a few inches in any direction, I can lose the signal completely, or bring in some awful noise. When that antenna is set to the right position, the signal is as strong as can be, with almost zero noise. So, yeah. I would re-visit your antenna set up, perhaps moving it to orient at a different angle. I would also check your GROUND connection, if you have one... Drive a 10' copper pole in the ground and connect her up, if ya gotta!!!