# Radio reception

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radio-reception/234152>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 13, 2004, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radio-reception/234152 "2004-03-13T23:55:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Palve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a698b9/32.png) [@Palve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palve)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2004, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radio-reception/234152/1 "2004-03-13T23:55:13Z")

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Sometimes when I go near my radio it picks up a signal pretty well but when I move away from it the signal gets fuzzy and staticky. I can’t think of any reason that would be. Does anybody know?

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**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2004, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radio-reception/234152/2 "2004-03-14T08:16:15Z")

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Your body is acting as an antenna