[mikethedruid]

First, what is your friend attempting to do with his di-pole antenna? Is he attempting to use it for the AM and SW bands or for the FM? Remember, the FM comes into the set through the little 4 pin jack on the chassis back, NOT through the screw terminals. I have always had very good luck with the original FM antenna setup which uses the line cord and house wiring, even here in the mountains of Tennessee. I can receive several FM stations using it. If it is the AM and SW bands, those use the screw terminals on the back of the set, and the built in loop. If you want to connect an external di-pole disconnect the internal loop, and connect both sides of the balanced feed to screw terminals 1 and 2, to which the internal loop was attached.
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