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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
11
25.670–26.100
Band (in meters)
Frequency Range (in MHz)
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