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40-150 recapped, no reception
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03-28-2020, 12:51 AM
I'm going to throw this out there because it happened to me on my 40-180 and it's an easy thing to overlook. You need to have the dial button (last button on the right) pushed in or the set won't receive by conventional tuning. At least not on the standard broadcast band.
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40-150 recapped, no reception - by pkingco - 03-27-2020, 09:21 PM
RE: 40-150 recapped, no reception - by NostalgiaRadioTime - 03-28-2020, 12:51 AM
RE: 40-150 recapped, no reception - by KCMike - 03-28-2020, 08:26 AM
RE: 40-150 recapped, no reception - by pkingco - 03-28-2020, 04:46 PM
RE: 40-150 recapped, no reception - by pkingco - 03-28-2020, 05:20 PM
RE: 40-150 recapped, no reception - by KCMike - 03-28-2020, 05:59 PM



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