[Raleigh]

I have a GE 212 AM/FM that uses a metal clip around the power cord that attaches to the FM antenna terminals in the back of the radio. I assume this is a capacitive coupler for the FM signal picked up by the power cord.

When I replaced the power cord, I lost the metal clip that I'd intended to salvage. I made a new one out of some scrap brass sheet, using another radio as a model. The FM works, but not all that well. (There might be other reasons it for it not working well. Another story.)

Here are my questions.

--Could I use a "real" capacitor to couple the power cord to the FM antenna terminals inside the radio, substituting for the metal clip on the same terminal?
--If so, what value would be appropriate?
--How would I attach one or more caps so they would be electrically equivalent to the metal clip wrapped around both wires of the power cord? (one cap connected to one wire of the power cord? One cap attached to both wires of the power cord? Or some other way?

I realize I'd probably need to use a safety cap.

I will almost certainly never use a dipole on the external terminals, so it doesn't matter if I can no longer easy disconnect the power cord coupler from them.