Does the iPod Nano 6G use the headphones as an antenna? I recently received a iPod Nano 6G for my birthday.  I very quickly found out that headphones/earbuds are required for radio reception.  My dad proposed the idea that the iPod uses the headphones/earbuds as the antenna.  Is his hypothesis correct?


Does the iPod Nano 6G use the headphones as an antenna?
Yes it does. From this Apple KB doc:


  [The] iPod nano uses the earphone or headphone cord as an antenna, so you must connect the earphone or headphone cord to the iPod to receive a radio signal.