. Given what you've said, I take it that the empeg does no "static masking" at all?

No, I think it does do static masking. It's just that I've never heard it drop in volume unless there was an obvious signal loss problem. In other words, if you hear it drop in volume, it's obvious why it did so.

If you're hearing a clear radio station, and the signal strength indicator is at 100 percent like you said it was, it shouldn't be dropping in volume like that.

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Tony Fabris