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This page will list links relating to MW and HF Broadcast listening between 530 khz and 30 Mhz
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This page will list links relating to HF Broadcast listening between 2 and 30 Mhz. <br>
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The RR forum for this topic can be found [http://www.radioreference.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=79 here]
  
== Antennas ==
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==FAQs and Introductions==
You can't hear anything without them...
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*  [http://www.dxing.com/swlintro.htm Introduction to SWL]
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* [[Your First HF Receiver]]
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* [[DRM]] – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  
*  [http://www.alphadeltacom.com Alpha Delta Communications]
 
*  [http://www.greertech.com/hfloop/mymagloop.html Coax Loop Antennas]
 
*  [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/ant-1.html History, Definitions and Building a random length antenna (from the MT website)]
 
*  [http://www.parelectronics.com/swl_end.htm Par Electronics EF-SWL antenna]
 
*  [http://www.radioworks.com/PDFantenna.html RadioWorks Antennas page (PDF Catalog)]
 
*  [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/ant-2.html Terminology, and building a Dipole (from the MT website)]
 
 
== MW Clubs ==
 
* [http://www.ircaonline.org/ International Radio Club of America (IRCA)]
 
* [http://www.nrcdxas.org/ National Radio Club (NRC)]
 
 
== MW (AM Band) Rejection Filters ==
 
* [http://www.kiwa.com/bcb.html Kiwa Broadcast Band Rejection Filter]
 
* [http://www.parelectronics.com/swl_filters.htm PAR BCST-HPF Filter]
 
  
 
== HF (SW) Clubs ==
 
== HF (SW) Clubs ==
* [http://www.anarc.org/cidx/ Canadian International DX Club (CIDX)]
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* [http://www.air-radio.it/ AIR] (in Italian)
* [http://www.odxa.on.ca/ Ontario DX Association (ODXA)]
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* [http://www.angelfire.com/mb/amandx/ AMANDX]
* [http://www.anarc.org/naswa/ North American SW Association]
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* [https://www.bclnews.it/2020/12/01/asian-dx-review-december-2020-edition-now-available-for-download/ Asian DX Review (via bclnews)]
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* [http://www.mundodx.net/ Asociacion DX de Barcelona] (in Spanish)
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* [http://www.bdxc.nl/ Benelux DX Club]
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* [http://www.bdxc.org.uk/ British DX Club]
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* [http://www.cidx.ca/ Canadian International DX Club (CIDX)]
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* [http://www.dx.cz/ Czechoslovak DX Club]
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* [http://www.dx-antwerp.com/ DX Antwerp] (Flemish/English)
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* [http://www.iswl.org.uk/ International SW League (UK)]
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* [http://www.irkutsk.com/radio/index.html Irkutsk DX]
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* [http://mare.radio.tripod.com/ Michigan Area Radio Enthusiasts]
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* [http://www.radiodx.com/ New Zealand Radio DX League]
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* [http://www.naswa.net/ North American SW Association]
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* [http://www.wwdxc.de/ World Wide DX Club]
  
== DXing and programs ==
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== DXing Websites ==
* [http://www.cumbredx.org/ Cumbre DX]
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* [http://www.aer-dx.org/ AER (in Spanish)]
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* [http://www.abiweb.jp/ Asian Broadcasting Institute (in Japanese)]
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* [http://www.dxer.ca  DXer.ca]
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* [http://www.dxing.com/ DXing.com] run by Universal Radio
 
* [http://www.dxing.info/ DXing.Info]
 
* [http://www.dxing.info/ DXing.Info]
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* [http://www.fenu-radio.ch/ Fenu Radio (in German)]
 
* [http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ Hard Core DX]
 
* [http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ Hard Core DX]
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* [http://www.hfradio.org/ HFRadio.org] 
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* [http://www.kawamura-photo.sakura.ne.jp/bcl/sound/index.html Interval Signal Library]
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* [http://www.dxer.info/ Klaus-Dieter Scholz DX-WEB (in German)]
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* [http://myafn.dodmedia.osd.mil/RadioFrequencies.aspx myAFN]
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* [http://www.shortwave.org/ National Association of SW Broadcasters (NASB)]
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* [http://www.pateplumaradio.com/ Patepluma Radio]
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* [http://www.schoechi.de/qip.html QIP - the QSL Information Pages for BC DXers]
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* [http://www.schoechi.de/ Radio Home page Martin Schoech]
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* [http://mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/ Shortwave Central]
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* [http://www.swld.com.au/default.htm Short Wave Listener's Delight]  specializing in Aus/NZ area
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== Media News ==
 
== Media News ==
 
And lots more...
 
And lots more...
* [http://www.radiointel.com/ RadioIntel]  
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* [http://adxr.podbean.com/ Australian Internet Radio Magazine]
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* [http://www.endtimesreport.com/shortwave.html End Times Report SW Broadcasts Worldwide]
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* [http://www.worldofradio.com/ Glenn Hauser's World of Radio website]
  
== Program Information ==
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Here, Glenn Hauser discusses both DX and program information world wide
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===Blogs===
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* [http://acquamarina.blogspot.com/ Acquamarina Radio]
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* [http://cobaltpet.blogspot.com/ Cobalt Pet]
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* [http://www.dxersguide.blogspot.com/ DXers Guide]
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* [http://alokeshgupta.blogspot.com/ RadioActivity]
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* [http://radiodxinfo.blogspot.com/ Radio and Communication Info (Italian/English)]
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* [http://mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/ Shortwave Central Blog by Gayle Van Horn]
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* [http://swling.com/blog/ SWLing.com]
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==Newsgroups==
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* [http://www.radiobanter.com/ RadioBanter.Com]
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== DX News and Information ==
 
* [http://worldofradio.com/ World of Radio]
 
* [http://worldofradio.com/ World of Radio]
* [http://home.houston.rr.com/edmayberry/ International Listener]
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** Here, Glenn Hauser discusses both DX and program information world wide
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** [https://groups.io/g/WOR World of Radio Reflector at groups.io]
  
== Receivers, Accessories and Reviews ==
 
* [http://www.eham.net/reviews/products/8 EHam General Coverage Rxs]
 
* [http://www.radiointel.com/reviews.htm RadioIntel Receiver Reviews page 1]
 
* [http://www.radiointel.com/radioinfo.htm RadioIntel Receiver Reviews and links]
 
  
== Receiver Control Software ==
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==Schedules==
* [http://www.strongsignals.net/access/content/software.html#HF Strong Signals HF Desktop Software]
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* '''Note:''' Where possible each entry shows which of the following databases the application supports
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===Amazon Alexa===
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*[https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dalexa-skills&field-keywords=Shortwave+Signals SW Signals (Alexa Skill)]
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**Supports HFCC
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**Requires an Alexa compatible device or FireTV
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**[https://swling.com/blog/2018/11/guest-post-how-to-use-the-shortwave-signals-alexa-skill/ How to Use the SW Signals Alexa Skill]
  
== Remote Receivers ==
 
* [http://www.DXTuners.com DXTuners.com] Registration required
 
  
== Schedules (downloadable) ==
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===Schedule Sources===
* [http://www.primetimeshortwave.com/ Prime Time Shortwave]
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* [http://www1.s2.starcat.ne.jp/ndxc/ Aoki]
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* [http://www.eibispace.de/ EiBi]
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* [http://www.hfcc.org/ High Frequency Coordination Conference (HFCC)]
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* [https://www.ilgradio.com/ ILGRadio]
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* [https://groups.io/g/swskeds SWSkeds] where you can get the NASWA master schedule list in Excel format
  
== Schedules (print media) ==
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These 2 publications also have extensive receiver reviews...
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===Sites that utilize schedule information===
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* [https://www.shortwave.am/ Shortwave AM]
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* [http://www.short-wave.info/ Short Wave Info]
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* [https://shortwaveschedule.com/ Shortwave Schedules.com]
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===Applications That Display Data===
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* All of the following support the EiBi database
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** [http://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/ham-shortwave-radio-propagation-software.html DX Toolbox by Black Cat Systems]
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** [http://sdr-labs.com/software/eibimanager/ EiBi Manager]
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** [https://sourceforge.net/projects/kb6ibbswllogger/ KB6IBB SWL Logger]
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** [http://www.radioexplorer.com.ru/en/ Radio Explorer]
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** [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.msi.shortwave&hl=en_US Shortwave Radio Schedules (Android)]  from Google Play
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** [http://www.blackcatsystems.com/iphone/SWBC.html SWBC Schedules by Black Cat Systems]
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** [https://icom.va2fsq.com/free-stuff/ Win4SWL]
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===Receiver/Transceiver/SDR Applications===
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* [http://www.df8ry.de/htmlen/csvub/download.htm  CSVUserList]
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** Supports Aoki, EiBi, HFCC
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* [https://www.dxtreme.com/prods_ml.htm DXTreme Monitor Log 12]
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** Supports Aoki, EiBi
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* [http://www.freqmgrsuite.com/ Frequency Manager Suite] SDR# plugin
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** Supports Aoki, EiBi, HFCC
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* [http://www.hdsdr.de/ HDSDR]
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** Supports EiBi
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* [https://www.dogparksoftware.com/MacLoggerDX.html MacLogger]
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** Supports PrimeTime SW
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* Perseus (native software)
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** Supports NASWA Master schedules
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* [https://www.ke9ns.com/flexpage.html PowerSDR]
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** Supports EiBi
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* [http://www.k-code.de/rx-tuner/ RX Log and Tuner]  Note: uses Excel
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** Supports Aoki, NASWA Master Schedules
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* [https://www.sdr-radio.com/console SDR Console]
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** Supports the .csv file found in the NASWA Master schedules
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* [https://shinysdr.switchb.org/ Shiny SDR]
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** Supports HFCC
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* SDRUno (SDRPlay support)
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** Supports NASWA Master schedules (use the Perseus userlist.txt file), EiBi
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* [http://www.trx-manager.com/FTmane.htm TRX Manager]
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** Supports ILG, HFCC
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* [https://www.winradio.com/home/wavebase3.htm WinRadio Wavebase 3]
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** For WinRadio G3xx SDRs; supports EiBi and HFCC
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* [https://va2fsq.com/ Win4k3Suite]
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* [https://icom.va2fsq.com/ Win4IcomSuite]
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* [https://yaesu.va2fsq.com/ Win4YaesuSuite]
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** These 3 support the EiBi database
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=== Print Media ===
 
* [http://www.wrth.com/ World Radio TV Handbook (WRTH)]
 
* [http://www.wrth.com/ World Radio TV Handbook (WRTH)]
* [http://www.passband.com/ Passport to World Band Radio (PWBR)]
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== Search Engines ==
 
== Search Engines ==
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* [http://hfradio.org/swbc/ HFRadio.org SWBC freq searches]
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** Note: limited to SWBCers, evidently doesn't cover tropical bands
 
* [http://www.radio-portal.org/ Radio Portal.org]
 
* [http://www.radio-portal.org/ Radio Portal.org]
  
== Yahoo Groups ==
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* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ASWLC/ American SW Listeners Club (ASWLC)]
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==Streaming==
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dxld/ DX Listening Digest]
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* [http://malm.hard-core-dx.com/ Voces de America Latina]
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==Terminology==
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* What is [[Synchronous Detection]]?
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== Mailing Lists (reflectors) and Facebook ==
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; Facebook
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/ExtremeShortwaveListening/ Extreme SW Listening]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/339520209502031/ Short Wave Listener's group]
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; Groups.io
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* [https://groups.io/g/bdxc-news British DX Club News]
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* [https://groups.io/g/cidx Canadian International DX Club]
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* [https://groups.io/g/NASWA/topics NASWA]
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* [https://groups.io/g/odxa Ontario DX Association (ODXA)]
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; Other servers
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* [http://www2.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx Hard core DX]
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* [http://www.hfunderground.com/board/ HF Underground Message Board]
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* [http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/swl SWL List]
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* [http://www.eham.net/ehamforum/smf/index.php/board,38.0.html SWL Forum on eHam]
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* [http://dallas.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms SWPrograms]
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[[Category:HF Topics]]

Revision as of 21:58, 14 December 2020

This page will list links relating to HF Broadcast listening between 2 and 30 Mhz.
The RR forum for this topic can be found here

FAQs and Introductions


HF (SW) Clubs

DXing Websites


Media News

And lots more...


Blogs

Newsgroups


DX News and Information


Schedules

  • Note: Where possible each entry shows which of the following databases the application supports

Amazon Alexa


Schedule Sources


Sites that utilize schedule information


Applications That Display Data


Receiver/Transceiver/SDR Applications

Print Media


Search Engines


Streaming


Terminology


Mailing Lists (reflectors) and Facebook

Facebook


Groups.io


Other servers