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Good info Bettle.... I bought a bran new galaxy Saturn when they first came out. New setup and nothing but noise, It came from the power lines. I used the transistor am radio trick and it was real bad under the power lines. I called the power company and told them about the problem. They sent a guy out with a box with this cool antenna (HAND HELD) and a set of headphones. I saw him and asked what was he up to. He let me check this thing out and kicked the guide wire on the pole an it sounded like a lightning storm. WOW! three days later after the pole trucks and lines man replaced a ton of obsolete insulators I could hear a pin drop. Then the solar cycle started and nothing but noise and skip again. The repairs were very expensive, Thousands of dollars. all paid by the customers of the electric company. The moral of the story....If you think it could be the electric company call them. But check everything else you can first. I think you can still buy a cheap am radio or might have one around the house that takes batterys. Good luck

<blockquote data-quote="Grogan" data-source="post: 436034" data-attributes="member: 22048"><p>Good info Bettle.... I bought a bran new galaxy Saturn when they first came out. New setup and nothing but noise, It came from the power lines. I used the transistor am radio trick and it was real bad under the power lines. I called the power company and told them about the problem. They sent a guy out with a box with this cool antenna (HAND HELD) and a set of headphones. I saw him and asked what was he up to. He let me check this thing out and kicked the guide wire on the pole an it sounded like a lightning storm. WOW! three days later after the pole trucks and lines man replaced a ton of obsolete insulators I could hear a pin drop. Then the solar cycle started and nothing but noise and skip again. The repairs were very expensive, Thousands of dollars. all paid by the customers of the electric company. The moral of the story....If you think it could be the electric company call them. But check everything else you can first. I think you can still buy a cheap am radio or might have one around the house that takes batterys. Good luck</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Grogan, post: 436034, member: 22048"] Good info Bettle.... I bought a bran new galaxy Saturn when they first came out. New setup and nothing but noise, It came from the power lines. I used the transistor am radio trick and it was real bad under the power lines. I called the power company and told them about the problem. They sent a guy out with a box with this cool antenna (HAND HELD) and a set of headphones. I saw him and asked what was he up to. He let me check this thing out and kicked the guide wire on the pole an it sounded like a lightning storm. WOW! three days later after the pole trucks and lines man replaced a ton of obsolete insulators I could hear a pin drop. Then the solar cycle started and nothing but noise and skip again. The repairs were very expensive, Thousands of dollars. all paid by the customers of the electric company. The moral of the story....If you think it could be the electric company call them. But check everything else you can first. I think you can still buy a cheap am radio or might have one around the house that takes batterys. Good luck [/QUOTE]

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