Grundig 400 PE manual Band Megahertz Kilohertz, What is Heard on Shortwave RADIO?

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BAND	MEGAHERTZ	KILOHERTZ

11m	25.67-26.10	25670-26100
13m	21.45-21.50	21450-21850
16m	17.55-17.90	17550-17900
19m	15.10-15.60	15100-15600
22m	13.60-13.80	13600-13800
25m	11.65-12.05	11650-12050
31m	9.500-9.900	9500-9900
41m	7.100-7.300	7100-7300
49m	5.950-6.200	5950-6200
60m	4.750-5.060	4750-5060
75m	3.900-4.000	3900-4000
90m	3.200-3.400	32003400
120m	2.300-2.490	2300-2490

WHAT IS HEARD ON SHORTWAVE RADIO?

·International foreign broadcasts, many targeting North America

·Long distance two-way amateur radio, maritime, and aeronau- tical communications

WHAT COUNTRIES ARE HEARD ON SHORTWAVE RADIO?

The next chart shows some of the countries targeting North America with their broadcasts. Unless otherwise noted, frequen- cies are for evening listening in North America. Other countries do not deliberately target North America, but can be heard anyway. Whether or not a country can be heard depends on many factors, including signal strength, your geographic location, and the condition of the earth’s ionosphere. Frequencies in BOLD are mainly used for the country’s native language broad- cast.

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Contents World Receiver Yacht BOY 400 PE Need HELP? Quick Setup Call OUR Shortwave Hotline Important NoticeOWNER’S Record Subjectpage Page Initial SET-UP SET-UP for North American USEAdditional SET-UP Information Using Your Grundig AC Adaptor HOW to Install BatteriesHOW to USE the Included Reel Antenna AC Adaptor USE Professionally Engineered AntennasHOW to Listen to Your Local FM Stations HOW to Turn the Radio on and OFFHOW to Listen to Your Local AM Stations General Radio OperationHOW to USE the Tone Switch Direct Frequency EntryHOW to USE the AM BUTTON’S Last Station Memory Feature HOW to USE the Step ButtonHOW to USE the Lock Button HOW to USE the Volume Control KnobHOW to Enter a Shortwave Band HOW to Listen to Shortwave StationsWhat is a Shortwave Band HOW to Tune around in a Shortwave BandHOW to Choose the Best Shortwave Band to Tune around HOW to Store a Frequency Into Memory HOW to Tell Which Memories are EmptyHOW to Access What YOU have Stored Into Storing Stations Into MemoryHOW to Erase the Contents of a Memory HOW to USE the Alarm CLOCK’S Snooze FEA Using the CLOCK, Alarm and Sleep Timer FeaturesHOW to Control the Alarm Clock HOW to SET the Alarm ClockHOW to SET the Sleep Timer Daybands Characteristics More Information about ShortwaveDaytime Listening Night Bands Characteristics EVENING/NIGHT ListeningWhat is Heard on Shortwave RADIO? Band Megahertz KilohertzWhat Countries are Heard on Shortwave RADIO? 13780, 15275, 15410, 17810 Is There English Language PROGRAMMING? What is the Program Content LIKE?Are the Signals CLEAR? Can I Hear a Specific COUNTRY?Can Distant AM/FM Broadcast Stations be RECEIVED? HOW can I Determine if AN Outdoor Antenna will HELP?Page Monitoring Times Shortwave Guides and Magazines Available in BookstoresWorld Radio TV Handbook Popular CommunicationsHOW to Turn the SSB Feature on Amateur Radio Maritime SSB Weather Frequencies Kilohertz USB times in UTC/GMTMaritime TWO-WAY Communication FREQUEN- Cies and Channels Time Stations not SSBAmateur Radio Maritime Getting More Information about SSB COMMU- NicationTechnical Information Index to the RADIO’S Controls batteries, switches & sockets