Sentence:  My understanding on the 398/909 is that Sangean built the radio this way basically for the European market...<!--sic-->to prevent overloading. If you search this newsgroup, you will find mods mentioned (by the great <WSD>mod man</WSD> RickW) <!--space omitted in original-->that correct this condition. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A person who experiments with and modifies the internals of machinery, electronics(,) or software that has been mass-produced; a creative mechanic or technician.