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S450DLX OWNER’S MANUAL
TUNING IN SW (shortwave) STATIONS
Turn on radio.1.
Place the upper BANDWIDTH switch in the W or N position. 2.
Place the lower switch into SW1, SW2 or SW3.
Place AM/SW RF GAIN control into the 10 position; decrease 3.
if necessary.
SW appears in frequency range of 1711 to 29999 KHz. 4.
Tune in the station with the TUNING knob or by pressing the UP/5.
DOWN button or by pressing and holding the UP/DOWN button for
one second to engage auto tuning.
TUNING TO SW FREQUENCY RANGES (BANDS)
Tune to these frequency ranges for best results. The radio can also
tune between these ranges.
Meter Band (m) Frequency Best Time of Day
90m 3,200-3,400 kHz
75m 3,900-4,000 kHz
60m 4,750-5,050 kHz night
49m 5,800-6,200 kHz night
41m 7,100-7,500 kHz night
31m 9,500-10,000 kHz night
25m 11,650-12,200 kHz
19m 15,100-15,800 kHz day
16m 17,550-17,900 kHz day
15m 18,900-19,020 kHz
13m 21,450-21,850 kHz day
11m 25,600-26,100 kHz day