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* The 41-m eter band is shared by ham operator s in the Unit-
ed States and international stations.
• Stations can chan ge frequencies. For an u p-t o-date listi ng, see
Rad ioShack’s
Listening to Short Wave
(Cat. No. 62-1021) or
other popular communications magazines.
FREQUENCY CONVERSION
The location of a station can be expressed in frequency (kHz or
MHz) or in wavelength (meters). To find your way around interna-
tional br oadcast s, it i s helpful to be able to conver t frequencies from
MHz to kHz , kHz to MHz, and M Hz to meters.
1 MHz (million) = 1,000 kHz (thousand)
To convert MHz to kHz, multiple by 1,000. For example:
9. 6 2 M H z × 1,000 = 9620 kHz
To convert from kHz to MHz, divide by 1,000. For example:
2780 kHz/1,000 = 2.780 MHz
To convert from MHz to meters, divide 300 by the number of MHz.
For example:
300/7.1 MH z = 42.25 m eters.
16 17.480–17.900
13 21.450–21.850
11 25.670–26.100
Band (in meters) Frequency Ran ge (in MHz )
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