Shortwave Publications: Finding; Specific Stations; Understanding Shortwave Bands - Eton E10 Owner's Manual

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SHORTWAVE PUBLICATIONS: FINDING

SPECIFIC STATIONS

To help find specific stations and their broadcast
times, frequencies and target areas, review the two
excellent publications shown below. They are
available from major bookstores and at online
booksellers.
PASSPORT TO WORLD BAND RADIO. Published by
International Broadcasting Services. Address: IBS
North America, Box 300, Penn's Park, PA 18943.
Phone: 215-598-3794. Web: www.passband.com.
WORLD RADIO TV HANDBOOK. Published in North
America by Watson Guptil Publications, 770 Broad-
way – 7th Floor, New York, NY 10003-9595. www.
watsonguptill.com.
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THE KEY TO ENJOYING YOUR
SHORTWAVE RADIO
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. Even if you are an
experienced shortwave listener, you may find this a
useful refresher.
WHAT ARE BANDS?
To fully enjoy shortwave listening, this is the most
important concept to learn right away.
To successfully listen to shortwave stations you
must know how to find them. They are found in the
shortwave bands. If you have ever listened to AM
or FM radio, then you already know what a band is.
The AM band is a frequency range stretching form
530 to 1600 kilohertz, the FM band is 66-108
megahertz. A band is simply a frequency range
where stations are located. When you look for
stations in these "bands", you simply tune around
with your tuning buttons (or the tuning knob on
an analog radio) until you find a station you like.
Shortwave is similar and the shortwave bands have
Another way to find shortwave station information
is to use an Internet search site, typing in search
criteria such as 'shortwave radio stations' or 'short-
wave frequencies'.
LEARNING MORE ABOUT SHORTWAVE
To learn more about shortwave see the next
section titled UNDERSTANDING SHORTWAVE
BANDS. Another successful way to learn more is
to use your favorite Internet search site. Type in
'shortwave listening' or 'shortwave stations' and
many articles will show.
names like 25 meters, 31 meters, 49 meters, etc.
These are abbreviated 25m, 31m and 49m. Just like
in AM and FM radio, one simply gets into the short-
wave band and tunes around, looking for stations.
For example, the 19 meter shortwave band encom-
passes the frequency range of 15100 to 15600
kilohertz. In the chart below is a list of the shortwave
bands used for international shortwave broadcasts
and their corresponding frequency ranges. Since
some radios show frequency in megahertz and some
in kilohertz, both are shown here. The E10 shows
shortwave radio frequencies in kilohertz, KHz.
The following information can be used with any
shortwave radio. Look at your radio's tuning scale
or digital display (or owner's manual) to determine
which frequency designation it uses in shortwave.
Most radios use the abbreviations KHz or MHz. On
some shortwave radios these frequencies will look
like 15100 KHz, 15105 KHz or 15110 KHz, but
on other radios they might look like this: 15.1 MHz,
15.105 MHz or 15.11 MHz. That's because some ra-
dios show frequencies as kilohertz and others show
the frequencies as megahertz, as in the accompa-
nying table. The exact frequency ranges for these
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