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A new six-week series on everything you need to know to enjoy short wave radio. Part two: how to operate a short wave radio. Advice about using mains, the pros and cons of normal and alkaline batteries. Why you might need an external antenna even when the radio comes with a telescopic aerial? Entering and storing frequencies directly with the keypad. Then there's sound quality – and what do SSB and DSB mean?
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