[Chris]

We need either a boombox or small compact stereo, incl. CD and
cassette, but *also* that can pull in FM stations well. It appears that
mfr's don't care about this issue, and reviewers seldom mention it (if
they review boomboxes at all). We got a Sony CFD-S350 since we have had
some Sony's with good FM sensitivity. But it doesn't get one particular
station quite well enough-- the one that's of most interest.

I'm wondering if there's any potential in clipping a wire to the whip
antenna. I seem to remember that tuners have different design
considerations for built-in vs external antennas, implying that trying
to use the whip as an "input" for something else won't work. Any tips
appreciated.