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AM/FMRadioReception
RadioFrequencies
RadioReception
Howwelltheradioreceivesstations
isdependentonmanyfactors,such
asthedistancefromthestation’s
transmitter,nearbylargeobjects,
andatmosphericconditions.
Theradiocanreceivethecomplete
AMandFMbands.
Thosebandscoverthesefrequen-
cies:
AMband:530to1,710kHz
FMband:87.7to107.9MHz
Aradiostation’ssignalgetsweaker
asyougetfartherawayfromits
transmitter.Ifyouarelisteningtoan
AMstation,youwillnoticethesound
volumebecomingweaker,andthe
stationdriftinginandout.Ifyouare
listeningtoanFMstation,youwill
seethestereoindicatorflickeringoff
andonasthesignalweakens.
RadiostationsontheAMbandare
assignedfrequenciesatleast10kHz
apart(530,540,550).Stationsonthe
FMbandareassignedfrequenciesat
least0.2MHzapart(87.9,88.1,88.3).
Drivingverynearthetransmitterof
astationthatisbroadcastingona
frequencyclosetothefrequencyof
thestationyouarelisteningtocan
alsoaffectyourradio’sreception.
Youmaytemporarilyhearboth
stations,orhearonlythestationyou
arecloseto.
Stationsmustusetheseexact
Eventually,thestereoindicatorwill
gooffandthesoundwillfade
frequencies.Itisfairlycommonfor
stationstoround-offthefrequencyin completelyasyougetoutofrangeof
theiradvertising,soyourradiocould
displayafrequencyof100.9even
thoughtheannouncermayidentify
thestationas‘‘FM101.’’
thestation’ssignal.
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Product Specification
Categories | Honda Civic Manuals, Honda Manuals |
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Tags | Honda Civic DX, Honda Civic DX-G, Honda Civic EX, Honda Civic LX, Honda Civic Si |
Model Year | 2007 |
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