MR>Think about it a minute, the unbalanced antenna picks up the energy
MR>wavefront and now needs to dispose of the emf. Now ask yourself the
MR>question what is the reference for this source of potential, is it the
MR>radio or is it the Earth? Experiment with a galena or crystal radio
MR>and see for yourself:
MR>-> no ground = barely audible signal, good ground = loud signal

 So my 2 Meter Handheld NOR my Radio Shack scanner with it's stubby
 antenna shouldn't really wrok then. That simply is not the case.
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