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GMDSS RADIO & RADAR COURSES FOR YACHTSMEN

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Broadcast Stations: News and entertainment!!
There are a large number broadcast stations on the HF bands, most countries seem to transmit at some time of the day on the HF bands in one language or another.
The most popular broadcast station is the BBC World Service which transmits to various parts of the world at different times of the day.

Short Wave Broadcast Bands

Band Frequency kHz BBC world service Radio Australia Radio New Zeeland
120 metres 2300 - 2495 kHz      
90 metres 3200 - 3400 kHz      
75 metres 3950 - 4000 kHz      
60 metres 4750 - 5060 kHz      
49 metres 5850 - 6200 kHz 6195   5950
41 metres 7100 - 7350 kHz      
31 metres 9400 - 9900 kHz 9410, 9740 9475, 9625, 9765 9765
25 metres 11600 - 12050 kHz 11760, 11810, 12095, 11660, 11945 11725
21 metres 13570 - 13870 kHz   13730
19 metres 15100 - 15800 kHz 15400, 15420, 15575 15415 15720
16 metres 17480 - 17900 kHz 17640, 117790, 17830   17675
13 metres 21450 - 21850 kHz 21470 21725  
11 metres 25500 - 25670 kHz      
Stations are 5 kHz a part and all transmissions are AM    


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