Hi gang,
  I agree that bypassing is well worth trying but I would go a lot
farther than 5000pf.  Certainly 0.1 microfarad would not hurt and 1 mic
would very likely be OK.  Hang a capacitor (to ground) on both the input
and output of the amp.
Bob Barns


twleiper@........ wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 08 Aug 2000 15:17:14 -0500 "John Tacinelli"
>  writes:
> > A little more progress has been made on my radio problem.  I have
> > discovered that the radio tower is less than 2 miles from here.
> 
> 
> 
> >
> > Anyway, If this gives anyone some ideas, I would love to hear about
> > it.
> >
> 
> Try hanging a 5000pf cap from your signal line to ground at the preamp
> input. A little bypassing
> should do the trick. Remember, with AM broadcast any semiconductor will
> act as a detector.
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