[Richard Crowley]

"Gareth Magennis" wrote ...
The location is my workshop and it loses reception
after 2 metres.

That doesn't really tell us much, does it?
Your workshop could be down in the basement or at the
bottom of a well for all we know. Mr. Pierce was refering
to whether the antenna is indoors or outdoors, how high
off the ground, what else (particularly metal) is around it,
etc. etc.