I've pretty well given up on trying to use my antique A.M. radios. My house used to be very usable. Then my neighbors right next door started "automating" their whole house. Everything has to be controlled from their smart phones. They have had contractors there "seems like forever" installing new crap and every once awhile coming back to fix repeated problems from crap made in china. The "hash" is all over the band and there isn't anything i can do about it, short of moving elsewhere. It really sucks to know that one of your favorite hobbies is kibosh-ed due to inconsiderate people living next door who don't give a damn.
Tony