# Will this improve my AM radio's reception?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 16, 2004, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-improve-my-am-radios-reception/234713 "2004-03-16T22:08:30Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 16, 2004, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-improve-my-am-radios-reception/234713/1 "2004-03-16T22:08:30Z")

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I have a crappy shower radio that I use to listen to the news in the morning. I get a lot of interference most of the time, and I woud like to improve this radio’s reception.

I’ve opened the case and notice there is about a 2’ long whip antenna wrapped around the inside of the case and solderd to a contact on the silicon board.

If I double or quadrupled the length of this antenna, would it improve my reception. I seem to remember that AM radio is directional, so I’m not sure if it would do anything.