10 introduction to shortwave 11 shortwave bands – Grundig GMINI 300PEAM User Manual

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10 INTRODUCTION TO SHORTWAVE

11 SHORTWAVE BANDS

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.

FREQUENCY
RANGE
IN MHz

5.950-6.20

7.10-7.30

9.50-9.95

11.600-12.100

13.600-13.800

15.10-15.80

17.500-17.90

OFFICIAL
SHORT-WAVE
BAND NAME

49 meters

41 meters

31 meters

25 meters

22 meters

19 meters

16 meters

MINI 300
SWITCH
SETTING

SW1

SW2

SW3

SW4

SW5

SW6

SW7

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