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==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 ==
 
* [http://www.air-radio.it/ AIR] (in Italian)
 
* [http://www.air-radio.it/ AIR] (in Italian)
 
* [http://www.angelfire.com/mb/amandx/ AMANDX]
 
* [http://www.angelfire.com/mb/amandx/ AMANDX]
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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.mundodx.net/ Asociacion DX de Barcelona] (in Spanish)
 
* [http://www.mundodx.net/ Asociacion DX de Barcelona] (in Spanish)
 
* [http://www.bdxc.nl/ Benelux DX Club]
 
* [http://www.bdxc.nl/ Benelux DX Club]
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* [http://www.cidx.ca/ Canadian International DX Club (CIDX)]
 
* [http://www.cidx.ca/ Canadian International DX Club (CIDX)]
 
* [http://www.dx.cz/ Czechoslovak DX Club]
 
* [http://www.dx.cz/ Czechoslovak DX Club]
* [http://www.dswci.org Danish SW Club International]
 
* [http://www.dxer.ca  DXer.ca]
 
 
* [http://www.dx-antwerp.com/ DX Antwerp] (Flemish/English)
 
* [http://www.dx-antwerp.com/ DX Antwerp] (Flemish/English)
* [http://www.dxlc.com/ DX Listener's Club] (in Norwegian)
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* [http://www.iswl.org.uk/ International SW League (UK)]
* [http://bpadula.tripod.com/ Electronic DX Press (EDXP)]
 
* [http://www.idxc.org/ Indonesian DX Club]
 
* [http://www.iswl.org.uk/ International SW Club (UK)]
 
 
* [http://www.irkutsk.com/radio/index.html Irkutsk DX]
 
* [http://www.irkutsk.com/radio/index.html Irkutsk DX]
 
* [http://mare.radio.tripod.com/ Michigan Area Radio Enthusiasts]
 
* [http://mare.radio.tripod.com/ Michigan Area Radio Enthusiasts]
* [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/radio_clubs.html MT Radio Clubs and Nets page]
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* [http://www.radiodx.com/ New Zealand Radio DX League]
* [http://radiodx.com/nzrdxl/ New Zealand Radio DX League]
 
 
* [http://www.naswa.net/ North American SW Association]
 
* [http://www.naswa.net/ North American SW Association]
* [http://www2.starcat.ne.jp/~ndxc/ NDXC website] (Japanese)
 
* [http://www.odxa.on.ca/ Ontario DX Association (ODXA)]
 
* [http://rusdx.narod.ru/ Russian DX League] (Russian/English)
 
 
* [http://www.wwdxc.de/ World Wide DX Club]
 
* [http://www.wwdxc.de/ World Wide DX Club]
  
 
== DXing Websites ==
 
== DXing Websites ==
 
* [http://www.aer-dx.org/ AER (in Spanish)]
 
* [http://www.aer-dx.org/ AER (in Spanish)]
* [http://www.africalist.de.ms/ AfricaList]
 
 
* [http://www.abiweb.jp/ Asian Broadcasting Institute (in Japanese)]
 
* [http://www.abiweb.jp/ Asian Broadcasting Institute (in Japanese)]
* [http://dxasia.info/ DXAsia]
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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]
 
* [http://www.fenu-radio.ch/ Fenu Radio (in German)]
 
* [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://digilander.iol.it/idswarehouse/index.htm IDs Warehouse]
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* [http://www.hfradio.org/ HFRadio.org]
* [http://www.intervalsignals.net/ Interval Signals Online]
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* [http://www.kawamura-photo.sakura.ne.jp/bcl/sound/index.html Interval Signal Library]
* [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~RP4N-KWMR/bcl/ Interval Signal Library]
 
 
* [http://www.dxer.info/ Klaus-Dieter Scholz DX-WEB (in German)]
 
* [http://www.dxer.info/ Klaus-Dieter Scholz DX-WEB (in German)]
* [http://www.mcdxt.it/LASWLOGS.html Latin American SW Logs]
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* [http://myafn.dodmedia.osd.mil/RadioFrequencies.aspx myAFN]
 
* [http://www.shortwave.org/ National Association of SW Broadcasters (NASB)]
 
* [http://www.shortwave.org/ National Association of SW Broadcasters (NASB)]
 
* [http://www.pateplumaradio.com/ Patepluma Radio]
 
* [http://www.pateplumaradio.com/ Patepluma Radio]
* [http://listen.to/playdx PlayDX]
 
 
* [http://www.schoechi.de/qip.html QIP - the QSL Information Pages for BC DXers]
 
* [http://www.schoechi.de/qip.html QIP - the QSL Information Pages for BC DXers]
 
* [http://www.schoechi.de/ Radio Home page Martin Schoech]
 
* [http://www.schoechi.de/ Radio Home page Martin Schoech]
* [http://rusdx.narod.ru/ Russian DX League]
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* [http://mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/ Shortwave Central]
* [http://www.skywaves.info/ Skywaves (UK)]
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* [http://www.swld.com.au/default.htm Short Wave Listener's Delight] specializing in Aus/NZ area
* [http://www.tdp.info/ Transmitter Documentation Project]
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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://cdxpodcast.ralabs.com/ DXing with Cumbre Audio recordings]
 
 
* [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.worldofradio.com/ Glenn Hauser's World of Radio website]
 
* [http://www.worldofradio.com/ Glenn Hauser's World of Radio website]
* [http://www.kimandrewelliott.com/ Kim Andrew Elliott.com]
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* [http://radiointel.net/ RadioIntel]
 
* [http://rciaction.org/ RCI Action Committee]
 
* [http://www.rfprograms.com/ RFPrograms.com]
 
* [http://www.shortwavemonitor.com/index.htm Shortwave Monitor]
 
* [http://www.outfarpress.com/outfarpress/shortwave.shtml The Shortwave Report]
 
  
 
===Blogs===
 
===Blogs===
 
* [http://acquamarina.blogspot.com/ Acquamarina Radio]
 
* [http://acquamarina.blogspot.com/ Acquamarina Radio]
 
* [http://cobaltpet.blogspot.com/ Cobalt Pet]
 
* [http://cobaltpet.blogspot.com/ Cobalt Pet]
* [http://criticaldistance.blogspot.com/ Critical Distance]
 
* [http://dxasia-uadx.blogspot.com/ DXAsia UADX Blog]
 
 
* [http://www.dxersguide.blogspot.com/ DXers Guide]
 
* [http://www.dxersguide.blogspot.com/ DXers Guide]
* [http://fadein-annex.blogspot.com/ fade-in annex]
 
* [http://swli05639fr.blogspot.com/ Italian SWL Station I0-5639/FR]
 
* [http://www.mndx.blogspot.com/ Jim's DXing Page]
 
* [http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/ Media Network]
 
* [http://www.intlradio.blogspot.com/ Musings-International Broadcasting, Public Radio]
 
* [http://mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/ MT Shortwave Central Blog by Gayle Van Horn]
 
 
* [http://alokeshgupta.blogspot.com/ RadioActivity]
 
* [http://alokeshgupta.blogspot.com/ RadioActivity]
 
* [http://radiodxinfo.blogspot.com/ Radio and Communication Info (Italian/English)]
 
* [http://radiodxinfo.blogspot.com/ Radio and Communication Info (Italian/English)]
* [http://radiolawendel.blogspot.com/ RadioPassioni (Italian/English)]
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* [http://mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/ Shortwave Central Blog by Gayle Van Horn]
* [http://swling.com/blog/ SWLing.com]
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* [http://swling.com/blog/ SWLing.com]
* [http://hfsurfing.blogspot.com/ Surfing the Radio Waves]
 
  
 
==Newsgroups==
 
==Newsgroups==
 
* [http://www.radiobanter.com/ RadioBanter.Com]
 
* [http://www.radiobanter.com/ RadioBanter.Com]
  
== Program Information ==
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* [http://www.cumbredx.org/ Cumbre DX]
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== DX News and Information ==
 
* [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
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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]
  
== Schedules (downloadable) ==
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* [http://www.geocities.jp/binewsjp/ Bi Newsletter for DXers]
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===Schedule Sources===
* [http://www.dxasia.info DXAsia]
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* [http://www1.s2.starcat.ne.jp/ndxc/ Aoki]  
* [http://www.eibi.de.vu/ EiBi]
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* [http://www.eibispace.de/ EiBi]
** Multi lingual website - links to the Aoki database, updated '''daily'''
 
 
* [http://www.hfcc.org/ High Frequency Coordination Conference (HFCC)]
 
* [http://www.hfcc.org/ High Frequency Coordination Conference (HFCC)]
* [http://www.hfskeds.com/skeds/ NASWA spreadsheet schedules page]
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* [https://www.ilgradio.com/ ILGRadio]
* [http://www.primetimeshortwave.com/ Prime Time Shortwave]
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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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===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
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=== Print Media ===
 
* [http://www.wrth.com/ World Radio TV Handbook (WRTH)]
 
* [http://www.wrth.com/ World Radio TV Handbook (WRTH)]
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== Search Engines ==
 
== Search Engines ==
 
* [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]
 
 
* [http://www.radio-portal.org/ Radio Portal.org]
 
* [http://www.radio-portal.org/ Radio Portal.org]
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==Streaming==
 
==Streaming==
* [http://www.mikesradioworld.com/index.html Mike's Audio World] 
 
 
* [http://malm.hard-core-dx.com/ Voces de America Latina]
 
* [http://malm.hard-core-dx.com/ Voces de America Latina]
  
== Yahoo Groups and other Mailing Lists ==
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* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ASWLC/ ASWLC]
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==Terminology==
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/domesticasytropicales/ domesticasytropicales] (in Spanish- covers tropical band DXing)
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* What is [[Synchronous Detection]]?
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dxld/ DX Listening Digest]
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* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/enigma2000/ Enigma 2000 Numbers Stations]
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* [http://groups.google.com/groups?oi=djq&as_q=&as_ugroup=es.rec.radio.ondacorta es.rec.radio.ondacorta - SWLing (Spanish)]
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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
 
* [http://www2.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx Hard core DX]
 
* [http://www2.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx Hard core DX]
 
* [http://www.hfunderground.com/board/ HF Underground Message Board]
 
* [http://www.hfunderground.com/board/ HF Underground Message Board]
* [http://groups.google.com/groups/dir?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&newwindow=1&c2coff=1&q=it.hobby.radioascolto it.hobby.radioascolto (Italian)]
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NASWA/ NASWA]
 
* [http://espanol.groups.yahoo.com/group/ondacortapr/ Onda Corta PR (Spanish)]
 
* [http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/ondescourtes/ Ondes Courtes] (in French)
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odxa/ Ontario DX Association (ODXA)]
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PakistanDxers/ Pakistan DXers]
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shortwave/ Shortwave Yahoo group]
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shortwaves/ Shortwaves Yahoo group]
 
 
* [http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/swl SWL List]
 
* [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]
 
* [http://dallas.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms SWPrograms]
 
* [http://dallas.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms SWPrograms]
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shortwave-radio/ Shortwave Radio]
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[[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