Philco 116 - Using Shadow Tuning; Tuning Police, Amateur and Aircraft; Tuning Short-Waves; Tuning Weather Reports

PHILCO
M 0 DEL 16 INSTRUCTIONS
Using Shadow Tuning
The sl ot or w indo w d irectly above the dial is the Shad ow- Tuning sc reen . When
tuning a s ta tion, a dju st unti l th e shad ow is narr owest. This is the point of correc t and
b est tone.
Tuning Police, Amateur and Aircraft
Turn the \•Va,·e Band Tndicator to pos i tion "3." Yo u ca n now receive U. S. Po lict
Stations at the 'ection marked on the scale. Amateur and A ir craft Stations may also
be heard on thi' scale, at th e p oints ind ic at ed. Turn the Stat ion Se l ector slowly, and
use the Slm v-Spee d Tun in g- Knob if necess ary. A li st of U. S. Police Stati o ns will be
found
on the , '\ 11- 'v\l;n·e L og- suppliecl with this fold er.
Tuning Short-Waves
Short -waYe st at iom (A m er ic an and foreign) are received on B an ds I a nd 2 ,-
m. os th · at the 'ections "·h ere tlw ho rizo ntal li ne bel ow the divisions is h eav ier and
clarke~.
Band I is the "Dayt i me " band . Stations ma y be rece ived on this band during
th e da y until about 4 P.M . (standard time).
On Band 2 sh ort-wave reception is obtain ed in the af te rno on and evening (till
midni
ght). Tun e b etwee n 9.5 and 10 .0 during the afternoon (till about 6 P . M.) and
f rom 4.1 to 4.4. a nd 5.7 to 6 .8 , durin g the evening (6 P. M. till midn ig ht).
Refer to the All-VI ave Log supplied w ith th ese in struc tions for a li st of fo rei g 11
an d Am er ican sh or t -wave stat ion s, wi th th e ir fr eque ncies in " megacycles" and the
corr espo ndin g wave length in "meters." (A me gacycle is 1,000 kilocycl es; th is unit
is
us ed in sh ort wave' to avoid using l arge number s wi th man y zeros. Band s 1, 2
an d 3 ar e calib rate d in m eg ac ycle s.)
\ -\Then tryin g for a ce rt ain st at ion, tune ve ry slowly back and forth across the
pr o per numb er on the dia l, using the Slow-Speed Tuning K nob wh i ch enables yo u to
get the exact point for· b est reception. The "g lowing arrow" will also assist you in
tunin g accurately.
Tuning Wea the r Reports
Turn the \.Yave Band Indi ca tor to pos1t10n "5." On thi s band you may hear
government weather report s from the airc r aft b eacon stat ions.
Program Contr ol
Pos itions A. B and C are ge n era ll y best fo r Am eri ca n sta tions (standard or s hort-
wave ) . E ith er pos ition A (me ll ow) or B (brilli ant) m ay be used for receptio n of
mu si c; p os iti on C is reco mm e nd ed fo r receiving speech broadcasts .
Eithe r position n (n or ma l) or E (no ise-re du cin g) will usua ll y be fo und best for
foreign reception.
Note : Th e ab ove posit i ons a re not arbitrar y, an d mu ch will d epend on the type
of program ancl incliv iclu al t aste of the li stener.
FACTS ABOUT SHORT-WAVE RECEPTION
Time Difference
Th ose who have b ee n acc u stomed to li ste nin g to distan t st at i ons tn the standcbrd
b roadcast band know that the y ge t the best re s ult s at night. Howevet ·, in short- wave
t un ing this ru le does not apply. Ow ing to th e difference in ti me b etween the pla ~e
wh ere yo u are l oca ted a nd the p la ce where the b roa d cast comes fro m, you will hear
th e vario us dist ant s hort - wave s tation s at diff erent times du ring th e twen ty-four hours .
For
exa mpl e: En gland. France, Germany, Spa in a nd Ita ly are heard be st here d urin g
th e da y and e arl y eve nin g; Siberia, Japan and Au stral ia in the early morning ho urs ;
Ce
ntr al and South Am er ican st ati ons are heard througho ut the evening. No rth
Am er ican sh ort-wave s tation s may be h ea rd at various times of the da y or night.
The t ab le on the prev iou s page will gi ve yo u an idea as to when a nd where to tune
for th e most freq uently h ea rd short -wave statio ns which broadcast regu l arl y. A lways
rememb er that st ation s us ually br oadca~ (except in the c as e of special progra m s)
duri ng thei•· ev en·inq, which may be mornin g or aftern oon when yo u are li ste ning.