Eton E100 owner manual Listening To Shortwave Stations, TROUBLESHOOTING continued

E100 OWNER’S MANUAL

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A STATION CAUSES SEVERE AUDIO DISTORTION, BUT SEEMS TO BE VERY STRONG IN SIGNAL STRENGTH

This is probably a strong, local station, very close to your location. Be- cause of its close proximity to you, its signal is too strong. To reduce signal strengths, place the ANTENNA GAIN switch into the

M or L position. Also, try retuning the station with the FINE TUNING control.

THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT HAS A STICKY LIQUID OR DRIED WHITE POWDER IN IT

This is the result of battery acid leakage. Battery acid leakage is not covered by warranty. Do not throw away the leaked batteries and immediately contact their manufacturer.

11 LISTENING TO SHORTWAVE STATIONS

Shortwave enables listening to stations from around the world. To get you started, some basics are noted below. Also see the SHORT- WAVE LISTENING GUIDE in this manual.

•Night shortwave reception is almost always better than daytime shortwave.

•During daytime the most active shortwave bands are 13, 15, 16,

19, and 22 meters. 16 and 19 usually being the best. At night, the most active bands are 25, 31, 41 and 49 meters, with 31 and 49 usually best.

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