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G8HQP Dave · 5th Apr 2012, 2:29 pm

You are quite close to Sutton Coldfield so overloading might be a possibility. If so, shortening the aerial will help. It could be a sign that an internal stage is oscillating and so distorting the signal. If you were further away then multipath distortion could be the culprit.
I'm not sure electrolytics will have much effect at VHF frequencies.

5th Apr 2012, 2:29 pm	#4
G8HQP Dave Rest in Peace Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Solihull, West Midlands, UK. Posts: 4,872	Re: Sony ICF-SW1 'overloading' on FM? You are quite close to Sutton Coldfield so overloading might be a possibility. If so, shortening the aerial will help. It could be a sign that an internal stage is oscillating and so distorting the signal. If you were further away then multipath distortion could be the culprit. I'm not sure electrolytics will have much effect at VHF frequencies.