The Radio Shack DX-350
Is a Super-Heterodyne;
AM/FM, Longwave12 Band Receiver Portable, Shortwave Radio.
On the shortwave radio you can hear the 'Voice of the World'. The Shortwave radio transmission from all over the world, plays music, news, and other programs, from different countries.
Coverage:
AM: 520-1700 kHz
LW: 150-281 kHz
SW1: 5.9-6.2 MHz
SW2: 7.10-7.35 MHz
SW3: 9.40-9.90 MHz
SW4: 11.60-12.10 MHz
SW5: 13.47-13.87 MHz
SW6: 15.10-15.60 MHz
SW7: 17.48-17.90 MHz
SW8: 21.45-21.85 MHz
SW9: 25.67-26.10 MHz
FM: 88-108 MHz
The Ham radio operators usually broadcast emergency information with Morse code.
The DX-350 receiver can receive continuous wave frequencies; but it cannot receive single sideband signals.
Ham Radio Frequencies:
3.500-3.800 kHz
7.000-7.150 kHz
14.000-14.200 kHz
21.000-21.500 kHz
28.000-28.500kHz
The National Bureau of Standards WWV, broadcast the exact time of day on 2.500 MHz, 5.000 MHz, 10.000 MHz, 15.000 MHz, and 20.000 MHz. Canada's broadcast CHU, on 7.335 MHz. Australia’s broadcast VNG, on 12.000 MHz.
The 'International Radio Stations' comercial broadcasts; can be heard mostly from 6:00 PM to midnight, on all of the shortwave bands.
The 49 Band (in meters), 5.950-6.200 Frequency Range (in MHz);
The 41 Band (in meters), 7.100-7.30 Frequency Range (in MHz);
The 31 Band (in meters), 9.400-9.900 Frequency Range (in MHz);
The 25 Band (in meters), 11,600-12.100 Frequency Range (in MHz);
The 19 Band (in meters), 15.100-15.800 Frequency Range (in MHz);
The 49 Band (in meters), 5.950-6.200 Frequency Range (in MHz);
are the most popular bands.
Sometimes you can start hearing Puerto Rico transmissions early in the evening, Europe, and then China.
Shortwave listening, is a very interesting hobby.
