Radio Shack DX-398 Owner's Manual

35Amateur radio operators use the fol-lowing bands. Portions of these bandsare set aside for continuous wave(CW) Morse code communication orfor single sideband (SSB) voice com-munication, as shown below.160 meters:1,800–2,000 kHz: SSB80 meters:3,500–3,800 kHz: CW3,800–4,000 kHz: SSB40 meters:7,000–7,150 kHz: CW7,150–7,300 kHz: SSB20 meters:14,000–14,200 kHz: CW14,200–14,350 kHz: SSB15 meters:21,000–21,250 kHz: CW21,250–21,450 kHz: SSB10 meters:28,000–28,500 kHz: CW28,500–29,700 kHz: SSBNote: These ranges are not preciselyobserved everywhere in the world.International FrequenciesInternational commercial broadcastsare found in the following shortwavebands. Programs (often in English)usually contain news, commentaries,music, and special features reflectingthe culture of the broadcasting country.Reception for this range is best be-tween 6:00 PM and midnight (yourtime).* These bands are reserved for sta-tions in tropical areas.** Interference is heavy in the 41mband (7.100–7.300 MHz) because am-ateur radio operators and internationalstations share this range.Band(in meters)FrequencyRange(in MHz)120 2.300–2.49590 3.200–3.40075 3.900–4.00060 4.750–5.06049 5.900–6.20041 7.100–7.35031 9.400–9.99025 11.600–12.10021 13.500–13.87019 15.100–15.80016 17.480–17.90013 21.450–21.75011 25.600–26.100******