Hi and thanks very much for your advice. I would love to learn but I do not know what or whom to learn from. Is there anything online that could help me? I wouldn't even know what grease to use. As for the radio. I reckon it probably does have a frame antenna. It is just not good enough. When I am touching it the signal gets better as it uses my body to increase its signal. At the top of this thread there are photos I have put on showing the connections at the back. Could I get one of them ribbon antennas and poke the wires into the holes along with the existing wander plug connection? Will any kind of signal booster work? Thanks and appreciate you taking the time to help.