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So, decided to stick up my Philco di-pole (doublet) antenna today. Results = fantastic! No doubt a nice improvement over my long-wire. This of course works in conjunction with the tuned antenna attachment points internal to the radio. Noise is lower. Good ground has little effect on the noise due to the tuned nature of the doublet (really the tuned input in the radio). Naturally the antenna itself is nothing more than a 60' di-pole. You could make your own. Simply cut up a 30'/30' di-pole and feed it with a twisted pair to the tuned antenna attachment points.