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CONTENTS
Introduction 3
Features 4
Control Locations 5
Choosing a Power Supply............... 7
Preliminary Settings
10
Tuning the Radio
13
Clock Radio Operation
23
Special Tuning Techniques and Controls
26
Special SSB/CW Reception Techniques
28
Using the Shoulder Strap 33
Choosing
an
Antenna 34
System Grounding 36
Band Allocation 37
The Shortwave Hooby
38
Listening Notes 40
Frequency Conversion
41
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Troubleshooting Guide 46
Care and Maintenance 48
Specifications
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INTRODUCTION
You now have the world
at
your finger-
tips.Just press the buttons of yourDX-
440 to listen to a variety of voices from
around the world.
In
addition to your
local
AM
and
FM
broadcast stations,
you
can now enjoy broadcasts from
London, Tokyo, Paris, Berlin, and
Moscow.
This entertainment grade, general pur-
pose, communications receiver covers
an
extremely
wide
range
of frequencies
that also include shortwave and special
services such
as
marine and navigation.
If you understand international Morse
code, you can listen
in
and decode a
wide variety of transmissions.
The radio uses the latest solid-state
technology to provide programming,
a large liquid crystal display (LCD),
and a host of other convenient .
features. Because this product
is
so
versatile, please take a few minutes
to review the material
in
this manual
before you proceed. You'll enjoy the
radio much more if you
do.
Welcome to the world of the short-
wave listener.
For your own protection, we urge you
to record the serial number of this unit
in
the space provided below. The serial
number
is
located inside of the battery
compartment
Serial
Numberr
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©
1987 Tandy Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
Realistic is a registered trademark of
Tandy Corporation.
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