The channel switch could only be set to receive a signal from the transmitters in the part of Poland where a given example was sold - there were two distinct versions, one for the southern and northern part of Poland. A Belweder cost 7000 złoty at the time when the average monthly salary was between one and two thousand, yet, like many consumption goods in the communist economies, it proved very sought after and hard to buy.
The channel switch could only be set to receive a signal from transmitters in the region where a given instance was sold - there were two distinct versions, one for the southern and northern parts of Poland. A Belweder cost 7000 złoty at the time when the average monthly salary was between one and two thousand, yet, like many consumer goods in communist economies, it proved very desirable and difficult to acquire.