New to SW. How do I tell I'm on am SW or lw? Am stays on screen I never see SW or lw. Pressed am repeatedly and get diff kHz. Help.
144570
Shortwave frequencies have 4 or 5 digits - for example, 3215, 7490, 12160, 21470, etc.
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The long answer starts here... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_frequency
1185470
You seem to be looking for good reception on AM and FM specifically (not really focused on SW)? If I understand your question right, then perhaps the RCA RP7887 AM/FM Super Portable Radio might work. This radio is reputed to have superior AM reception to almost all other portable radios on the market. FM reception is at least average. Quality control and product consistency can be questionable. According to literature, this RCA (used to be the GE Super Radio III) has an 8" AM antenna inside giving it incredible AM reception.
1860557
Only one of the four bands can be on at one time. If you're on FM then AM, Ham and weather are off, etc. Weather alerts do not break in automatically as they did on some older radios.
1615173
That's the only thing I don't like about it. There is no switch. You put it on AM ( because there's less stations on AM) and you dial it in between stations so it's not picking up radio. Then you can't turn it up to high or else you get the static from AM. Just turn up the AU device and it's fine. If you move around a lot you might have to adjust AM again to get off an AM station if you pick one up as you move around. Buy them there really good for the money. And I'm cheap!
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Check your manual. There is a setting for the tuning steps to be set. In some parts of the world the AM Broadcast band steps are 10 KHZ apart and other areas are 9 Khz. If you arein the USA it should be set for 10 Khz. There is also a filter setting that you might want to widen for better sounding AM. Does this help?
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I'm trying to find out the same thing. It's weird. Mine detects stations that are very faint yet misses some of the major ones with strong signals. So how do I get those major stations?!? Hello Creative Labs: You're missing some obvious features, so plus update so you'll really be the best.
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Since I've only listened to FM,I had not listened to any AM stations, but tried a bit since you inquired. I was able to pull in AM stations, but I'm not well versed on AM stations in my area my test wasn't very satisfactory. I did bring in some and they were ok. Hope someone else can respond to this issue better than I've been able to. I do really really like my Sangean PR-D9W radio. I compared and conducted quite a lengthy research marathon before purchasing. Good luck!
1130085
Reception is great for me. AM stations will break up after sundown here in Philly, but that happens with nearly every stationary radio. FM is consistently strong - never had a proble
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I have an aftermarket Alpine stereo and in L.A. it boosted all of my am and fm stations i I also learned that some stations come in, in HD!!! Which was a welcomed surprise not sure where you are but it really helped me alot. Good Luck!!
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I also have not been able to get my clock to the correct time zone...it has the right time, but mountain time....I unplugged it various times, and it does correct the 12:00 time eventually, and push the button that says EST, but it doesn't take it...I really got it for the size and sound of the radio, so I have given up on getting the getting the correct time. I even looked up others who explained how to get the time going on amazon, but didn't work for me.
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The radio dial goes to 1710. The specs on Kaito's website say 1710. Most radios built for sale in North American since 1993 have been capable of receiving the extended AM band. There are no AM stations in the extended band where I live. Depending on the weather sometimes at night there are out of town stations that can be heard. I will try to remember to check and will update the post. I would go with what appears on Kaito's website or send an email to Kaito and ask them. It is evening here. I am listening to a station on 1660 AM. No question about it. This radio does indeed receive stations up to 1710.
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Hi! I looked this up in the set-up guide. The channel step for AM is 10 kHz and for FM is 0.1 MHz. The ranges are 530--1710 kHz for AM and 87.5--108 MHz for FM.
1180577
This is an am antenna. It is not really suitable for LW. It is extremely sensitive but whether you will get noise or not in your area I have no idea.
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I don't know what "au" means. If you mean am to fm, there is a toggle that switches from on to the other.
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not certain as to how to answer this. mechanically? hit the button until its to AM in general? same as any other AM stations on a radio.
1965889
I have had my Kaito for several years. The manual is difficult to understand but the actual product has been great for me. As far as the firmware goes I recall seeing that as well at some point in time but there wasn't a version issued that I know about. I don't think there was any need for one. I noticed that you mentioned in your previous review about AM reception being very poor. I have don't use the AM or the shortwave band (very much) but wonder if the optional external antenna would help. Please don't give up too soon. Believe it or not it has a lot of potential.
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There are two FM channels, one MW(mid wave) and 8 shortwave channels. Nothing has been designated as AM. In Lake Tahoe, CA mountains, in Kings Beach, I only get FM channels. No AM or short wave channels. This was not the case when I had a short wave radio from Radio Shack. It had excellent BBC reception. With this DEGEN, absolutely nothing. I don't think their short wave channels are properly tuned. Waste of money and time! Don't buy it!