Grundig YACHT BOY 400, Owner'S Manual

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GENERAL RADIO OPERATION
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HOW TO TURN THE RADIO ON AND OFF
Press the ON/OFF button.
HOW TO LISTEN TO YOUR LOCAL AM
STATIONS
On the YB400PE, the AM broadcast band is called
medium wave. When you are listening to AM, the letters
“MW” appear in the display.
• Press the ON/OFF button to turn the radio on.
• Press the AM button several times until MW appears
near the center of the display.
• If “STEP” appears in the display, press the STEP
button to choose 10 KHz tuning rate.
• Automatically tune using the AUTO TUNING button.
The radio will automatically stop on stations. A quick
press-and-release tunes up-frequency; a long press-
and-release tunes down frequencies.
• Manually tune using the TUNING buttons.
HOW TO USE THE WIDE/NARROW
SWITCH (left side of radio)
Experiment with this switch and let your ears be your guide.
WIDE gives the best audio fidelity; NARROW best minimizes
interference from other nearby stations. This switch is used for
AM, shortwave and longwave listening.
HOW TO LISTEN TO YOUR LOCAL FM
STATIONS
• Press the FM button.
• Automatically tune using the AUTO TUNING button.
The radio will automatically stop on stations. A quick
press-and-release tunes up-frequency; a long press-
and-release tunes down frequencies.
• Manually tune using the TUNING buttons.
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MARITIME SSB WEATHER FREQUENCIES
(kilohertz; USB; times in UTC/GMT)
6753 Canada, St. John’s, NF; each hr. +40 min.
8722 Ft. Lauderdale, FL; 0100, 1300, 2300
8749 Manahakin, NJ; 1200, 2200
8764 U.S. Coast Guard
8764 Virginia; 1130, 1600, 2200, 2330
8764 Virginia; 1730 UTC
8764 Virginia; 0400, 0530, 1000
8828 Oakland, CA; 5, 10, 35, 40 min. past hr.
8828 Honolulu, HI; 24 hr.
8843 USB, Aeronautical
10051 New York, NY; 24 hr.
10051 Canada, Gander, NF; 25, 30, 50, 55 min. past hr.
12382 Oakland, CA; 5, 10, 35, 40 min. past hr.
13083 Inverness, CA; 0000, 1200
13089 U.S. Coast Guard
13089 Virginia; 1130, 1600, 2200, 2330
13089 Virginia; 1730
13092 Ft. Lauderdale, FL; 0100, 1300, 2300
13270 USB, Aeronautical
13270 New York, NY; 24 hr.
13270 Canada, Gander, NF;25, 30, 50, 55 min. past hr.
13282 Honolulu, HI; 24 hr.
2670 U.S. Coast Guard
2863 Oakland, CA; 5, 10, 35, 40 min. past hr.
2863 Honolulu, HI; 24 hr.
3485 New York, NY; 24 hr.
4363 Ft. Lauderdale, FL; 0100, 1300, 2300
4387 Manahawkin, NJ; 1200, 2200
4402 Inverness, CA; 0000, 1200
4426 U.S. Coast Guard
4426 Virginia; 0400, 0530, 1000
5547 USB, Aeronautical
5753 Canada; Edmonton, AB; each hr. +20 min., 2300-
1200 U.S. Coast Guard; 6501
6501 Virginia; 1130, 1600, 2200, 2330
6501 Virginia; 0400, 0530, 1000
6604 New York, NY; 24 hr.
6604 Canada, Gander, NF; 25, 30, 50, 55 min. past hr.
6679 Oakland, CA; 5, 10, 35, 40 min. past hr.
6679 Honolulu, HI; 24 hr.
6753 Canada, Trenton, ON; each hr. +30 min., 2300 - 1200