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This page will list links relating to HF Broadcast listening between 2 and 30 Mhz. For information on antennas, see the [[Antennas]] wiki. Our [[HF Propagation]] article has links regarding how HF signals travel great differences. It's an important topic to understand if you wish to be successful in this game.<br>
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This page will list links relating to HF Broadcast listening between 2 and 30 Mhz. <br>
 
The RR forum for this topic can be found [http://www.radioreference.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=79 here]
 
The RR forum for this topic can be found [http://www.radioreference.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=79 here]
  
==Terminology and FAQs==
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==FAQs and Introductions==
;What is short wave broadcasting?  These FAQs will help explain it 
 
*  [http://www.shortwave.org/faq.htm FAQ from the National Association of SW Broadcaster (NASB)]
 
 
*  [http://www.dxing.com/swlintro.htm Introduction to SWL]
 
*  [http://www.dxing.com/swlintro.htm Introduction to SWL]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short-wave_radio Wikipedia article on SW Radio]
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* [[Your First HF Receiver]]
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* [[DRM]] – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  
;Some FAQs about the terminology you will hear used 
 
*  [http://www.angelfire.com/mb/amandx/ AMANDX]
 
**  This site has many basic articles on antennas, propagation, schedules and much more. Highly recommended reading
 
*  [http://www.dxing.com/modesand.htm Commonly Used Modes]
 
*  [http://www.dxing.com/tuning.htm Frequency Ranges and Uses]
 
*  [http://www.dxing.com/frequenc.htm Frequency vs.Wavelength]
 
*  [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/glossary.html Glossary of Terminology]
 
*  [http://www.dxing.com/radterms.htm Terms and Abbreviations]
 
*  [http://www.dxing.com/utcgmt.htm UTC and GMT]
 
  
 
== HF (SW) Clubs ==
 
== HF (SW) Clubs ==
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* [http://www.air-radio.it/ AIR] (in Italian)
 
* [http://www.angelfire.com/mb/amandx/ AMANDX]
 
* [http://www.angelfire.com/mb/amandx/ AMANDX]
* [http://www.anarc.org/cidx/ Canadian International DX Club (CIDX)]
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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)]
* [http://www.dswci.org Danish SW Club International]
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* [http://www.mundodx.net/ Asociacion DX de Barcelona] (in Spanish)
* [http://www.dxer.ca  DXer.ca]
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* [http://www.bdxc.nl/ Benelux DX Club]
* [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/radio_clubs.html MT Radio Clubs and Nets page]
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* [http://www.bdxc.org.uk/ British DX Club]
* [http://www.odxa.on.ca/ Ontario DX Association (ODXA)]
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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]
 
* [http://www.naswa.net/ North American SW Association]
 
* [http://www.naswa.net/ North American SW Association]
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* [http://www.wwdxc.de/ World Wide DX Club]
  
 
== DXing Websites ==
 
== 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]
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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]
* [http://www.mcdxt.it/LASWLOGS.html Latin American SW Logs]
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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://adxr.podbean.com/ Australian Internet Radio Magazine]
 
* [http://adxr.podbean.com/ Australian Internet Radio Magazine]
* [http://www.radiointel.com/ RadioIntel]
 
* [http://www.clandestineradio.com/ Clandestine Radio Watch]
 
* [http://mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/ MT Shortwave Central Blog by Gayle Van Horn]
 
 
* [http://www.endtimesreport.com/shortwave.html End Times Report SW Broadcasts Worldwide]
 
* [http://www.endtimesreport.com/shortwave.html End Times Report SW Broadcasts Worldwide]
* [http://www.shortwavemonitor.com/index.htm Shortwave Monitor]
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* [http://www.worldofradio.com/ Glenn Hauser's World of Radio website]
* [http://swling.com/blog/ SWLing.com (blog)] A good place to start for newcomers
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* [http://hfsurfing.blogspot.com/ Surfing the Radio Waves (blog)]
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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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== Program Information ==
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== DX News and Information ==
* [http://www.cumbredx.org/ Cumbre DX]
 
 
* [http://worldofradio.com/ World of Radio]
 
* [http://worldofradio.com/ World of Radio]
 
** Here, Glenn Hauser discusses both DX and program information world wide
 
** Here, Glenn Hauser discusses both DX and program information world wide
* [http://intlradio.blogspot.com/ Musings - International Broadcasting, Public Radio]
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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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== Schedules (downloadable) ==
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===Schedule Sources===
* [http://www.geocities.jp/binewsjp/ Bi Newsletter for DXers]
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* [http://www1.s2.starcat.ne.jp/ndxc/ Aoki]  
** Multi lingual website - links to the Aoki database, updated '''daily'''
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* [http://www.eibispace.de/ EiBi]
* [http://www.primetimeshortwave.com/ Prime Time Shortwave]
 
 
* [http://www.hfcc.org/ High Frequency Coordination Conference (HFCC)]
 
* [http://www.hfcc.org/ High Frequency Coordination Conference (HFCC)]
* [http://www.eibi.de.vu/ EiBi]
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* [https://www.ilgradio.com/ ILGRadio]
* [http://www.dxasia.info DXAsia]
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* [https://groups.io/g/swskeds SWSkeds] where you can get the NASWA master schedule list in Excel format
* [http://www.mikechambers.com/shortboard/ ShortBoard (Macs)]
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* [http://www.hfskeds.com/skeds/ NASWA schedules page]
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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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== Schedules (print media) ==
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===Receiver/Transceiver/SDR Applications===
* [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/ ''Monitoring Times'' magazine - Hourly English Language Broadcast]
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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
  
These 2 publications also have extensive receiver reviews...
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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 ==
* [http://www.radio-portal.org/ Radio Portal.org]
 
 
* [http://hfradio.org/swbc/ HFRadio.org SWBC freq searches]  
 
* [http://hfradio.org/swbc/ HFRadio.org SWBC freq searches]  
 
** Note: limited to SWBCers, evidently doesn't cover tropical bands
 
** Note: limited to SWBCers, evidently doesn't cover tropical bands
* [http://www.itu.int/cgi-bin/htsh/glad/cga_callsign.sh?lng=E ITU Callsign Prefixes]
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* [http://www.radio-portal.org/ Radio Portal.org]
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==Streaming==
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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]
  
== Yahoo Groups and other Mailing Lists ==
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ASWLC/ 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/NASWA/ NASWA]
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odxa/ Ontario DX Association (ODXA)]
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWpirates/ SW Pirates]
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shortwave-radio/ Shortwave Radio]
 
  
 
[[Category:HF Topics]]
 
[[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