Eton E5 owner manual Some Basic Rules of Thumb

E5 OWNER’S MANUAL

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BAND	MEGAHERTZ (MHz)	KILOHERTZ (kHz)
120 m	2,300 - 2,495 MHz	2300	- 2495 kHz
90 m	3,20 - 3,40 MHz	3200	- 3400 kHz
75 m	3,90 - 4,05 MHz	3900	- 4050 kHz
60 m	4,750 - 5,1 MHz	4750	- 5100 kHz
49 m	5,73 - 6,3 MHz	5730	- 6300 kHz
41 m	6,89 - 7,60 MHz	6890	- 7600 kHz
31 m	9,25 - 9,95 MHz	9250	- 9995 kHz
25 m	11,5 - 12,2 MHz	11500 - 12200 kHz
22 m	13,57 - 13,87 MHz	13570 - 13870 kHz
19 m	15,005 - 15,825 MHz	15005 - 15825 kHz
16 m	17,48 - 17,9 MHz	17480 - 17900 kHz
15 m	18,9 - 19,02 MHz	18900 - 19020 kHz
13 m	21,45 - 21,85 MHz	21450 - 21850 kHz

SOME BASIC RULES OF THUMB

•In general, the bands with frequencies below 13 mHz (13000 kHz) are better at night and the bands with frequencies above 13 mHz (13000 kHz) are best during the day. The best daytime shortwave bands are 13, 15, 16, 19, and 22 meters; 16 and 19 usually the best. At night, the best bands are 25, 31, 41 and 49 meters, with 31 and 49 usually best.

•Around sunset and sunrise, both the day and night bands may be exceptionally good.

•Shortwave reception is usually better in the winter than at other times of year.

•Because the construction materials of some buildings severely

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