I have currently have two radios:
Icom IC R-7000
Grundig Satellit 750

At 2258Z on Fri 5 June 2009, I was able to receive clear [with a 20-second
semi-deep fade cycle] transmissions [presumably from Kentucky] since one guy
kept speaking about someone having business in "the Bluegrass." This
transmission came through on the Grundig with the internal antenna [the
outside long wire seems almost useless]. The Icom with a discone antenna
placed 32 feet in the air was deaf.

Any suggestions on how to repair this problem or does anyone know why that
would be?

slade