Why do some radios get better signals when you stand closer to them?

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I was thinking it had to do with turning you into a makeshift antenna, but you don’t have to be connected, only nearby. What’s actually happening?

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Since your body is a good conductor of electricity, the radio waves “reflect” off your body just like they would bounce off a metal plate. Exactly how the waves bounce off is complicated and depends on the radio frequency, but in some cases you can bounce some extra signal toward the antenna.

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