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Shortwave TipsSWII
9250~9995 kHz (31m) –
all year, night/winter *
11.50~12.16 MHz (25m) –
summer; near sunset
13.57~13.87 MHz (22m) –
day and summer
15.00~15.825 MHz (19m) –
day and summer *
17.48~17.90 MHz (16m) –
day and summer
18.90~19.02 MHz (15m) –
day, not much
21.45~21.85 MHz (13m) –
day, not much
Shortwave broadcasters use Universal Time
Coordinated (UTC) time to coordinate their
shows. You can normally find a UTC time
signal at 5,000, 10,000 or 15,000 kHz.