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Atmospheric conditions can also affect
FM reception. High humidity will cause
poor reception, but cloudy days may pro-
vide better reception than clear days.

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Multipath noise

Because FM signals can be reflected by
obstructions, the direct signal and the
reflected signal may be received at once.
This slightly delays reception and may be
heard as a broken sound or a distortion.
This problem may also arise when recep-
tion is close to the station transmitter.

To minimize these conditions, a stereo/
mono blend circuit has been incorporated
into this system. This feature automati-
cally switches a weak stereo signal to a
clear monaural signal, which improves
the quality of reception.