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Frequency conversion – Radio Shack DX-350 User Manual

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* The 41-meter band is shared by ham operators in the Unit-

ed States and international stations.

• Stations can change frequencies. For an up-to-date listing, see

RadioShack’s

Listening to Short Wave

(Cat. No. 62-1021) or

other popular communications magazines.

FREQUENCY CONVERSION

The location of a station can be expressed in frequency (kHz or
MHz) or in wavelength (meters). To find your way around interna-
tional broadcasts, it is helpful to be able to convert frequencies from
MHz to kHz, kHz to MHz, and MHz to meters.

1 MHz (million) = 1,000 kHz (thousand)

To convert MHz to kHz, multiple by 1,000. For example:

9.62 MHz

×

1,000 = 9620 kHz

To convert from kHz to MHz, divide by 1,000. For example:

2780 kHz/1,000 = 2.780 MHz

To convert from MHz to meters, divide 300 by the number of MHz.
For example:

300/7.1 MHz = 42.25 meters.

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17.480–17.900

13

21.450–21.850

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25.670–26.100

Band (in meters)

Frequency Range (in MHz)

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