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19 INTRODUCTION TO SHORTWAVE
S350DL OWNER’S MANUAL
S350DL OWNER’S MANUAL
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 successfully listen to
shortwave stations you must know how to nd
them. They are found in the shortwave ‘bands’. If
you’re an experienced shortwave listener, you’ll
already know what bands are and how to use them,
but if you’re new, you’ll need to learn about bands
rst. After that, you will have excellent success.
Please read on.
HOW TO IDENTIFY WHAT YOU’RE LISTENING
TO AND HOW TO FIND STATIONS THAT YOU
WANT TO HEAR
We recommend the use of a comprehensive
shortwave directory, especially if you want to hear
specic countries or to identify the station you’re
listening to. Such a directory will alphabetically list
the countries broadcasting on shortwave, showing
their language, target area, broadcast time, and
frequency that is used. The best shortwave direc-
tory is PASSPORT TO WORLD BAND RADIO, available
in major bookstores. Published by International
Broadcasting Services, Ltd., Box 300, Penn’s Park,
Pennsylvania 18943 or available at www.passband.
com. This publication has separate chapters for Eng-
lish and non-English broadcasts, titled World-Wide
Broadcasts In English and Voices From Home.
20 FINDING DESIRED STATIONS
TO FULLY ENJOY SHORTWAVE LISTENING,
THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT CONCEPT TO
LEARN RIGHT AWAY.
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 88-108 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 the tuning knob until
you nd a station you like. Shortwave is similar and
the shortwave bands have 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 shortwave band and tunes
around, looking for stations.
For example, the 19 meter shortwave band encom-
passes the frequency range of 15100 to 15600
kilohertz. On the next page 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 S350DL
shows short
21 WHAT ARE BANDS?