Grundig 300PEAM owner manual Introduction to Shortwave, Shortwave Bands

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G1100 OWNER’S MANUAL

10 INTRODUCTION TO SHORTWAVE

Shortwave enables you to hear stations from around the world. Now that you have a shortwave radio, no doubt you’ll want to hear worldwide stations right away. If you’re new to shortwave, please take some time to learn the basics outlined below. To suc- cessfully listen to shortwave stations you must know how to find them. They are found in the shortwave ‘bands’. On the Mini 300, the shortwave bands are numbered 1-7. The chart below and the one on the back of the radio show the relationship of bands 1-7 to their official names and the frequency ranges covered by them.

11 SHORTWAVE BANDS

MINI 300

OFFICIAL

FREQUENCY

SWITCH

SHORT-WAVE

RANGE

SETTING

BAND NAME

IN MHz

SW1

49 meters

5.950-6.20

SW2

41 meters

7.10-7.30

 

 

 

SW3

31 meters

9.50-9.95

 

 

 

SW4

25 meters

11.600-12.100

 

 

 

SW5

22 meters

13.600-13.800

 

 

 

SW6

19 meters

15.10-15.80

 

 

 

SW7

16 meters

17.500-17.90

 

 

 

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