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Re: 1957

Jim said:
> 
> I lived in Somerville near Tufts at the time.  I don't remember what the
> program was now, but there was something on WTBS on Saturday nights that I
> just HAD to listen to.  So every Saturday night I would steal aluminum foil
> from my mom's kitchen to hang on the rabbit ears antenna I was using on my
> FM radio, desperately trying to bring in WTBS well enough to listen to. :)
> 

 Does that actually work?? (wrapping tinfoil on an FM/TV antenna to 
improve its reception? Somehow I doubt it...but i wonder how that got 
started.


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