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Originally Posted by radio nut
My ground wire runs to the actual house ground right outside my garage where my workshop is.So it should be ok.
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Nope , it ain't OK for your ground to be connected to a ground shared by any other (especially AC) circuit . Period . That's why I specifically mentioned using a grounded outlet in the hose as being unacceptable , well that ground is one and the same with the rest of your garage's (and house's) circuit grounds , isn't it ? The optimal ground for a any receiver and especially a one tube receiver such as yours is a copper grounding rod driven 6 to 8 feet into moist soil with a copper wire leading from that rod to your receiver in the shortest possible distance , and with NO sharing of any other grounding circuits with it whatsoever .
A compromised ground . A relatively short 60 feet of antenna . Your lucky you got the two stations you did , and I really believe a proper antenna and ground will get you more than the two your getting now .