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This page will list links relating to MW and HF Broadcast listening between 530 khz and 30 Mhz. For information on antennas, see the [[Antennas]] wiki.
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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]
  
== MW Clubs ==
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==FAQs and Introductions==
* [http://www.ircaonline.org/ International Radio Club of America (IRCA)]
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* [http://www.dxing.com/swlintro.htm Introduction to SWL]
* [http://www.nrcdxas.org/ National Radio Club (NRC)]
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* [[Your First HF Receiver]]
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* [[DRM]] – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  
 
 
 
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[[http://WTHP1.coolhost.biz] [WTHPD1]]
 
[http://WTHP2.coolhost.biz  WTHPD2]
 
[[http://WTHP3.coolhost.biz | WTHPD3]]
 
[http://WTHP4.coolhost.biz | WTHPD4]
 
[WTHPD5 | http://WTHP5.coolhost.biz]
 
[[http://WTHP6.coolhost.biz WTHPD6]]
 
[[WTHPD7|http://WTHP7.coolhost.biz]]
 
http://WTHP8.coolhost.biz
 
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== MW (AM Band) Rejection Filters ==
 
* [http://www.kiwa.com/bcb.html Kiwa Broadcast Band Rejection Filter]
 
* [http://www.kiwa.com/bcblw.html Kiwa Broadcast Band filter for longwires]
 
* [http://www.parelectronics.com/swl_filters.htm PAR BCST-HPF Filter]
 
 
 
 
 
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[[http://WTHP1.coolhost.biz] [WTHPD1]]
 
[http://WTHP2.coolhost.biz  WTHPD2]
 
[[http://WTHP3.coolhost.biz | WTHPD3]]
 
[http://WTHP4.coolhost.biz | WTHPD4]
 
[WTHPD5 | http://WTHP5.coolhost.biz]
 
[[http://WTHP6.coolhost.biz WTHPD6]]
 
[[WTHPD7|http://WTHP7.coolhost.biz]]
 
http://WTHP8.coolhost.biz
 
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== 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]
  
 
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== DXing Websites ==
 
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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]
[[http://WTHP1.coolhost.biz] [WTHPD1]]
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* [http://www.dxing.com/ DXing.com] run by Universal Radio
[http://WTHP2.coolhost.biz  WTHPD2]
 
[[http://WTHP3.coolhost.biz | WTHPD3]]
 
[http://WTHP4.coolhost.biz | WTHPD4]
 
[WTHPD5 | http://WTHP5.coolhost.biz]
 
[[http://WTHP6.coolhost.biz WTHPD6]]
 
[[WTHPD7|http://WTHP7.coolhost.biz]]
 
http://WTHP8.coolhost.biz
 
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== DXing and programs ==
 
* [http://www.cumbredx.org/ Cumbre DX]
 
 
* [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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[[http://WTHP1.coolhost.biz] [WTHPD1]]
 
[http://WTHP2.coolhost.biz  WTHPD2]
 
[[http://WTHP3.coolhost.biz | WTHPD3]]
 
[http://WTHP4.coolhost.biz | WTHPD4]
 
[WTHPD5 | http://WTHP5.coolhost.biz]
 
[[http://WTHP6.coolhost.biz WTHPD6]]
 
[[WTHPD7|http://WTHP7.coolhost.biz]]
 
http://WTHP8.coolhost.biz
 
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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]
  
  
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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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[[http://WTHP1.coolhost.biz] [WTHPD1]]
 
[http://WTHP2.coolhost.biz  WTHPD2]
 
[[http://WTHP3.coolhost.biz | WTHPD3]]
 
[http://WTHP4.coolhost.biz | WTHPD4]
 
[WTHPD5 | http://WTHP5.coolhost.biz]
 
[[http://WTHP6.coolhost.biz WTHPD6]]
 
[[WTHPD7|http://WTHP7.coolhost.biz]]
 
http://WTHP8.coolhost.biz
 
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== Program Information ==
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== DX News and Information ==
Here, Glenn Hauser discusses both DX and program information world wide
 
 
* [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
* [http://anarc.org/naswa/swlguide/  The WWW ShortWave Listening Guide]
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** [https://groups.io/g/WOR World of Radio Reflector at groups.io]
  
  
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==Schedules==
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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]
  
  
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===Schedule Sources===
[[http://WTHP1.coolhost.biz] [WTHPD1]]
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* [http://www1.s2.starcat.ne.jp/ndxc/ Aoki]  
[http://WTHP2.coolhost.biz  WTHPD2]
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* [http://www.eibispace.de/ EiBi]
[[http://WTHP3.coolhost.biz | WTHPD3]]
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* [http://www.hfcc.org/ High Frequency Coordination Conference (HFCC)]
[http://WTHP4.coolhost.biz | WTHPD4]
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* [https://www.ilgradio.com/ ILGRadio]
[WTHPD5 | http://WTHP5.coolhost.biz]
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* [https://groups.io/g/swskeds SWSkeds] where you can get the NASWA master schedule list in Excel format
[[http://WTHP6.coolhost.biz WTHPD6]]
 
[[WTHPD7|http://WTHP7.coolhost.biz]]
 
http://WTHP8.coolhost.biz
 
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== Propagation and Solar Information ==
 
* [http://ac6v.com/propagation.htm AC6V Propagation Links]
 
* [http://www.eham.net/DX/propagation EHam Propagation Links]
 
* [http://www.spaceweather.com Spaceweather.Com]
 
  
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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]
  
== Receivers, Accessories and Reviews ==
 
* [http://ac6v.com/swl.htm#RX AC6V Receiver Reviews and Surveys]
 
* [http://www.dxing.info/equipment/ DXing.Info Equipment Page]
 
* [http://www.eham.net/reviews/products/8 EHam General Coverage Rxs]
 
* [http://anarc.org/naswa/issues/column-index.html NASWA Column Index (1995-2000)]
 
* Contains numerous receiver and accessory reviews, among many other things
 
* [http://www.radiointel.com/reviews.htm RadioIntel Receiver Reviews page 1]
 
* [http://www.radiointel.com/radioinfo.htm RadioIntel Receiver Reviews and links]
 
* [http://www2.rnw.nl/rnw/en/features/media/productreviews/rx_index.html R Netherland Receiver Shopping List]
 
* Even tho it's not updated with new rxs, this is still a valuable resource for receiver tests
 
  
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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]
  
== Receiver Control Software ==
 
* [http://www.strongsignals.net/access/content/software.html#HF Strong Signals HF Desktop Software]
 
  
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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
  
==Receiver Modifications==
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=== Print Media ===
* [http://www.qth.com/inrad/ INRAD Filters and Enhancements]
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* [http://www.wrth.com/ World Radio TV Handbook (WRTH)]
* [http://www.kiwa.com Kiwa Electronics]
 
* [http://www.mods.dk Mods.DK]
 
* [http://www.sherweng.com/ Sherwood Engineering]
 
* [http://www.radiolabs.com/products/modifications/modifications.php RadioLab Modifications for Sangean ATS-909]
 
* [http://www.radiointel.com/review-sangeansuper909.htm RadioIntel review of RadioLab modified ATS909]
 
* [http://www.drmrx.org/receiver_mods.html DRM Receiver Modifications file(PDF)]
 
* [http://www.g7ltt.com/drm/rx320mods/ DRM Modifications for Ten Tec RX320]
 
* [http://www.g7ltt.com/drm/rx321mods/index.htm DRM Modifications for Ten Tec RX321]  
 
  
 
  
== Remote Receivers ==
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== Search Engines ==
* [http://www.DXTuners.com DXTuners.com] Registration required
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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
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* [http://www.radio-portal.org/ Radio Portal.org]
  
 
  
== Schedules (downloadable) ==
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==Streaming==
* [http://www.ilgradio.com/ilgradio.htm ILGRadio]
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* [http://malm.hard-core-dx.com/ Voces de America Latina]
* A password registration is required to get data files from ILGRadio
 
* [http://www.primetimeshortwave.com/ Prime Time Shortwave]  
 
  
 
  
== Schedules (print media) ==
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==Terminology==
* [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/ ''Monitoring Times'' magazine - Hourly English Language Broadcast]
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* What is [[Synchronous Detection]]?
  
These 2 publications also have extensive receiver reviews...
 
* [http://www.wrth.com/ World Radio TV Handbook (WRTH)]
 
* [http://www.passband.com/ Passport to World Band Radio (PWBR)]
 
 
 
 
== Search Engines ==
 
* [http://www.radio-portal.org/ Radio Portal.org]
 
  
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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]
  
== Yahoo Groups and other Mailing Lists ==
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ASWLC/ American SW Listeners Club (ASWLC)]
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dxld/ DX Listening Digest]
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/enigma2000/ Enigma 2000 Numbers Stations]
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shortwave-radio/ Shortwave-Radio] 
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odxa/ Ontario DX Association (ODXA)]
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCADS/ Southern California Area DXers]
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWpirates/ SW Pirates]
 
* [http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/swl SWL] on QTH.net
 
* [http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/swltalk SWLTalk] on QTH.net
 
  
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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]]
[[http://WTHP1.coolhost.biz] [WTHPD1]]
 
[http://WTHP2.coolhost.biz  WTHPD2]
 
[[http://WTHP3.coolhost.biz | WTHPD3]]
 
[http://WTHP4.coolhost.biz | WTHPD4]
 
[WTHPD5 | http://WTHP5.coolhost.biz]
 
[[http://WTHP6.coolhost.biz WTHPD6]]
 
[[WTHPD7|http://WTHP7.coolhost.biz]]
 
http://WTHP8.coolhost.biz
 
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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