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    WORLD RECEIVER Y ACHT BOY 400 PE[...]

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    NEED HELP? CALL OUR SHOR TW A VE HOTLINE IMPOR T ANT NOTICE QUICK SETUP (But please read the rest of the manual later!) 1. Insert batteries or connect the included AC adaptor . 2. Set the DX/LOCAL switch to DX (left side of radio). 3. T urn the SSB switch OFF (right side of radio). 4 . Fully extend the telescopic antenna. 5. W ith the radio off, pr[...]

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS P AGE 1 2 3 4 5 6-8 9-10 1 1-12 13-14 15-22 23-27 26 28 29 SUBJECT GRUNDIG TOLL-FREE PHONE NUMBER………………………………………………………….............................. T ABLE OF CONTENTS………………………………………………………….……………………............................[...]

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    INITIAL SET-UP IMPOR T ANT! SET-UP FOR NOR TH AMERICAN USE North America’ s AM stations are exactly 10 kilohertz apart. At the factory , the radio is set up for the 9 kilohertz spacing of stations in Europe. T o change this to the 190KHZ spacing: 1. W ith the radio OFF , press and release the AM button once. 2. Immediately press and release the S[...]

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    SUPPL YING POWER AND USING EXTERNAL ANTENNAS NOTE: when using the adaptor , it is OK to leave batteries in the radio. HOW TO USE THE INCLUDED “REEL” ANTENNA AND THE EXTERNAL ANTENNA SOCKET (left side of the radio) The SW EXT . ANT . Socket is for shortwave antennas. Use it with the included “reel” antenna. Always fully unroll the “reel”[...]

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    6 GENERAL RADIO OPERA TION HOW TO TURN THE RADIO ON AND OFF Press the ON/OFF button. HOW TO LISTEN T O YOUR LOCAL AM ST A TIONS 1. On the YB 400PE, the AM broadcast band is called medium wave. When you are listening to AM, the letters “MW” appear in the display . 2. Press the ON/OFF button to turn the radio on. 3. Press the AM button several ti[...]

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    HOW TO USE THE STEREO/MONO SWITCH (left side of radio). For true stereo reproduction in FM, select STEREO when you use earphones or headphones. When STEREO is selected, and the broadcast is in stereo, two circles appear above and to the right of the frequency in the display . Use the MONO position whenver reception is poor or marginal. HOW TO USE T[...]

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    When the radio is off: Pressing the LOCK button locks all keys. This will keep the radio from accidentally turning on when packed in a briefcase, etc. When you want to listen to your radio, press LOCK and then the ON/OFF switch. HOW TO USE THE AM BUTT ON’S LAST ST A TION MEMOR Y FEA TURE Pressing the AM button over and over steps through the last[...]

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    9 HOW TO LISTEN T O SHOR TW A VE ST A TIONS If you already know the specific frequency of a shortwave station, enter it, using the direct frequency entry technique described earlier . For a complete list of shortwave frequencies, use the major shortwave publications mentioned on page 22. Even if you do not know any specific frequencies of short- wa[...]

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    MANUAL TUNING: Use the regular TUNING buttons to go up or down frequency . Be aware that when using manual tuning, it is possible to tune right out of the shortwave band you have entered. Y ou are in the band as long as the band’ s number , e.g. 25m, is in the display . HOW TO CHOOSE THE BEST SHOR TW A VE BAND TO TUNE AROUND IN This information a[...]

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    1. Press 5975 2. Immediately press the FREQU./METER button 3. Press 3 2 4. Immediately press the STORE button. If the display flashes, it means that a frequency is already stored into this memory . T o overwrite it, immediately press STORE again. If you do not want to overwrite it, start over and use a different memory . HOW TO ACCESS WHA T YOU HA [...]

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    12 HOW TO ERASE THE CONTENTS OF A MEMOR Y Enter the memory’ s number e.g. 2 5 , then press FREE twice.[...]

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    USING THE CLOCK, ALARM AND SLEEP TIMER FEA TURES This can be done with the radio on or off. The YB400PE’ s clock is a 24 hour clock only , e.g. 6’oclock in the morning will read as 6:00; 6 o’clock in the evening will read as 18:00. There are two clocks, TIME I and TIME II. Select one or the other by pressing the TIME 1/2 button. TIME I or TIM[...]

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    HOW TO SET THE SLEEP TIMER Press the SLEEP button over and over . Each press changes the amount of time the radio will play before shutting off automatically , 60 through 0 minutes. HOW TO USE THE DIAL LIGHT (button on top of radio) The LIGHT button causes the display to be illuminated. After 10 seconds, or when the LIGHT button is pressed again, t[...]

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    Listed below are the characteristics of the major shortwave bands. Follow these guidelines for best listening results. Because shortwave signals depend on such factors as the sun, the iono- sphere and the earth itself, signals cannot be heard on all bands throughout the day . Some bands are best during the daylight hours, and some are best at night[...]

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    EVENING/NIGHT LISTENING This is the best time to listen, because the broadcasters are deliberately transmitting to North America. These bands may be extremely good around sunset and sunrise too. Best bands are BOLD. NIGHT BANDS CHARACTERISTICS 19m Summer Months 22m Summer Months 25m Best two hours before/after sunrise/ sunset 31m Good all night eve[...]

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    BAND MEGAHER TZ KILOHER TZ 11 m 13m 16m 19m 22m 25m 31m 41m 49m 60m 75m 90m 120m 25.67-26.10 21.45-21.50 17.55-17.90 15.10-15.60 13.60-13.80 1 1.65-12.05 9.500-9.900 7.100-7.300 5.950-6.200 4.750-5.060 3.900-4.000 3.200-3.400 2.300-2.490 25670-26100 21450-21850 17550-17900 15100-15600 13600-13800 1 1650-12050 9500-9900 7100-7300 5950-6200 4750-5060[...]

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    Australia (Radio Australia): 9580, 9860,15365,17795 Austria (Radio Austria International): 6015, 9655 Canada (Radio Canada International): 5960, 6120, 9755 China (China Radio International): 9690, 9780, 1 1680, 1 1715, 1 1840 Cuba (Radio Habana): 6060, 6080, 6180, 9510, 9820 Ecuador (HCJB-voice of the Andes): 9745, 1 1925, 12005, 15140 France (Radi[...]

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    IF A COUNTR Y IS NOT TRANSMITTING ITS SIGNAL SPECIFICALL Y FOR RECEPTION IN NOR TH AMERICA, IS THERE ANY CHANCE OF RECEIVING IT? Y es, with detailed research into broadcast time and frequency and patience, it is possible but never guaranteed. A profession- ally engineered outdoor antenna can make a major difference. Call Grundig technical support f[...]

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    HOW CAN I DETERMINE IF AN OUTDOOR ANTENNA WILL HELP? While inside your normal listening environment, tune in a rela- tively weak shortwave signal. Staying tuned to this signal, step outside and away from your building. If the signal strength increases significantly , an outdoor antenna will help considerably . If there is little or no improvement i[...]

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    in Coordinated Universal time (UTC), also known as Greenwich Mean T ime (GMT), W orld T ime and Zulu T ime. Just what is UTC? It is the time in Greenwich England with no correction for daylight savings time, and is always stated in 24 hour format. In North America, UTC is ahead of our local time, 5 hours EST , 6 hours CST , 7 hours MST , 8 hours PS[...]

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    SHOR TW A VE GUIDES AND MAGAZINES A V AILABLE IN BOOKSTORES If you cannot find these publications locally , call our toll-free number . W e will help you find them. P ASSPOR T T O WORLD BAND RADIO, International Broadcasting Services, Ltd., Box 300, Penn’ s Park, Pennsylvania 18493. (EASIEST T O USE FOR BEGINNERS). Published annually in early Sep[...]

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    GETTING ST AR TED WITH SINGLE SIDEBAND (SSB); MARITIME & AERONAUTICAL WEA THER AND COM- MUNICA TION FREQUENCIES; HAM RADIO COMMUNICAA TION FREQUENCIES; TIME SIGNALS High end shortwave radios, such as the Grundig YB400PE, have a feature called SSB, a highly efficient way of electronically processing transmitted and received signals for two-way c[...]

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    Below are some selected frequency ranges on which SSB communication can be found. All frequencies are shown in Kilohertz. AMA TEUR RADIO 3700-4000, LSB, night. 7150-7300, LSB, night. 14150-14350, USB, day . 21 150-21450, USB, day . AERONAUTICAL (usually USB) 2850-3155 3400-3500 4650-4750 5480-5730 6525-6765 8815-9040 10005-10100 1 1 175-1 1400 1320[...]

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    2670 U.S . Coas t Guar d 6753 CA N: S t . Jo hn’ s NF; eac h hr + 40 m i n 2863 Oak land, CA ; 5 , 10, 35, 40 m in pas t hr. 8722 Ft . Lauderda l e, FL; 0100, 1300, 2300 2863 Honolulu. , HI ; 24 hour 8749 M anahaw k in, N J; 1200-22 00 3485 New Y o rk , NY ; 24 hour 8764 U.S . Coas t Guar d 4363 Ft . Lauderda l e, FL; 0100, 1300, 2300 8764 V i rg[...]

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    13270 New Y ork , NY; 24 hr. 13270 CAN: Gand er NF: 25, 30, 50, 55 mi n pas t hr . 13282 Hono l ul u, HI ; 24 hr . 13300 USB , A eronaut ic al 13345 USB , A eronaut ic al 15035 CAN: Edm nt n AB ; eac h hr + 20 m i n, 2300-1200 15035 CAN: T rent on ON; eac h hr + 30 m i n, 1000-0100 15035 CAN: St . J ohn ’ s NF; eac h hr + 40 m i n 1200- 2300 1724[...]

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    accessories, including books on SSB communication. Among the accessories are a variety of professionally engineered shortwave antennas which will significantly improve signal strengths and reception. MONTHL Y MAGAZINES WITH SSB RELA TED INFOR- MA TION AND AR TICLES: These magazines are available from bookstores and magazine displays. MONITORING TIM[...]

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    BA TTER Y REQUIREMENTS Six AA batteries (alkaline for best results) AC ADAPTOR Output of 9 volts DC, negative polarity (tip negative); 300 millampere current capability; coaxial plug outer diameter of 5.5 millimeter , inner diameter of 2.1 millimeter . NOTE: Using a plug tip diameter smaller than 5.5 millimeter may not cut off voltage to the batter[...]

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    INDEX TO THE RADIO’S CONTROLS (batteries, switches & sockets). CO NT RO L P AGE CO NT RO L P AGE AM BU T T ON 4 , 6 , 8 R ESET h o le 8 AU T O b utto n 1 3 SL EEP b u tto n 1 4 AU T O T U N I N G b u tto n 6 , 9 , 1 0 SN O OZ E 8 , 1 3 , 1 4 D C 9 V so cke t 5 SS B - O N /O FF sw it ch 2 3 D X /L OC AL sw itch 1 , 4 ST EP b u tto n 4 , 6 , 8 [...]