Grundig S350DL Operation Manual page 14

10
TUNING IN SHORTWAVE STATIONS
IF YOU ARE ALREADY
FAMILIAR WITH SHORTWAVE:
Fully extend the telescopic antenna and turn on
the radio. Set the AM/SW BAND switch to the
SW1, SW2 or SW3 position and the BANDWIDTH
switch to wide or narrow. SHORTWAVE 1, 2
. or 3 appears in the display. Use the outer 'fast'
tuning knob to quickly go to a desired frequency
that you already know or to the band'that you
want to tune around in, then fine tune stations
with the inner 'slow' knob when needed. If a sta-
tion is so strong that audio distortion occurs,
reduce the gain level with the AM/SW RF
GAIN control knob by turning it
counter-clockwise.
IF YOU ARE NEW TO SHORT-
WAVE OR NEED A REFRESHER
(also see the section titled INTRODUCTION TO
SHORTWAVE, later in this manual) Fully extend
the telescopic antenna and turn on the radio.
Get close to a window and fully extend the tele-
scopic antenna. Follow the instructions below,
depending on day or night listening.
If it is daytime, turn the AM/SW BAND switch
to the SW2 position. Use the fast tuning knob
and tune to 15100 KHz. This is the beginning of
the shortwave 19 meter band, one of the three
best daytime bands, extending from 15100-15600
KHz. Using the slow tuning knob, tune through
this band, carefully listening for stations.
Also try the 13 meter band (21450-21850 KHz)
and 16 meter band (17480-17900 KHz),
both in SW3.
If
it is night,
turn the AM/SW BAND switch to
the SW1 position. Use the fast tuning knob and
tune to 5800 KHz. This is the beginning of the
shortwave 49 meter band, one of the four best
night bands, extending from 5800-6200 KHz.
Using the slow tuning knob, tune through this
band. carefully listening for stations. Also try the
25 meter band in SW2 (11600-12200 KHz), 31
meters in SW2 (9400-9900 KHz) and 41 meters in
SW1 (7150-7600 KHz).
NOTE: If there is interference from adjacent sta-
tions, place the BAND WIDTH control in the NAR-
ROW position. If there is no interference, leave it
in the WIDE position. If there is excess back-
ground noise, turn on the SW lPF switch, which
may minimize the noise. If a station is so strong
that audio distortion occurs, reduce the gain level
with the AM/SW RF GAIN control knob by turning
it counter-clockwise.
The Frequency lock feature, described on page
13, also works with shortwave.