Radio Shack DX-350 LIS TE N ING GUI D E

LIS TE N ING GUI D E

Worldwide, there are thousands of shortwave listeners. The short-

wave hobby can be very exciting. Newscasts of a country where

important events are taking place give you a sense of immediacy

and participation that reports on local stations cannot deliver.

Being a shor twave listener requires no specia l knowl edge. Random

tuning is a good way to become acquai nted with vari ous bands and

stations. But as you gain expertise, you will probably acquire spe-

cial listening techni ques.

Certain portions of the radio frequency spectrum are set aside for

speci fic pur poses. Each range of fr equenci es is call ed a radio band.

See “Specifications” on Page 15 for the band frequencies. The fol-

lowi ng secti ons lis t some of the most int eresting band all ocati ons.

Ham radio operators often broadcast emergency information when

other means of communication break down. They use Morse code

(called continuous wave) and single sideband. The following chart

shows the continuous wave frequencies you can receive on the

DX-350. The DX-350 cannot receive single sideband signals.

3,500–3,800 kHz

7,000–7,150 kHz

14,000–14,200 kHz

21,000–21,250 kHz

28,000–28,500 kHz

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