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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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This topic is discussed in the {{Forum|shortwave-broadcast.135|Shortwave Broadcast}}
  
== 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.monitoringtimes.com/html/ant-1.html History, Definitions and Building a random length antenna (from the MT website)]
 
*  [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/ant-2.html Terminology, and building a Dipole (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]
 
*  [http://www.greertech.com/hfloop/mymagloop.html Coax Loop Antennas]
 
  
== MW Clubs ==
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== HF (SW) Clubs ==
* [http://www.ircaonline.org/ International Radio Club of America (IRCA)]
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* [http://www.air-radio.it/ AIR] (in Italian)
* [http://www.nrcdxas.org/ National Radio Club (NRC)]
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* [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)]
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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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* [https://idxci.in/ Indian DX Club International]
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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]
  
== HF (SW) Clubs ==
 
* [http://www.anarc.org/cidx/ Canadian International DX Club (CIDX)]
 
* [http://www.odxa.on.ca/ Ontario DX Association (ODXA)]
 
* [http://www.anarc.org/naswa/ North American SW Association]
 
  
== 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]
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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 ==
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
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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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===Schedule Sources===
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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] Reflector where you can get the above sources and many others combined in both a file and Excel spreadsheet. Updated frequently.
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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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== Receivers, Accessories and Reviews ==
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===Applications That Display Data===
* [http://www.eham.net/reviews/products/8 EHam General Coverage Rxs]
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* All of the following support the EiBi database
* [http://www.radiointel.com/reviews.htm RadioIntel Receiver Reviews page 1]
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** [http://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/ham-shortwave-radio-propagation-software.html DX Toolbox by Black Cat Systems]
* [http://www.radiointel.com/radioinfo.htm RadioIntel Receiver Reviews and links]
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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]
 
  
== Remote Receivers ==
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===Receiver/Transceiver/SDR Applications===
* [http://www.DXTuners.com DXTuners.com] Registration required
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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 SWSkeds 
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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, SWSkeds
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* [https://www.sdr-radio.com/console SDR Console]
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** Supports the .csv file found in the SWSkeds files
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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 SWSkeds (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
  
== Schedules (downloadable) ==
 
* [http://www.primetimeshortwave.com/ Prime Time Shortwave]
 
  
== Schedules (print media) ==
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=== Print Media ===
These 2 publications also have extensive receiver reviews...
 
 
* [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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* [https://www.itu.int/net/ITU-R/terrestrial/broadcast/hf/refdata/maps/  ITU HFBC CIRAF Zones and Maps]
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* What is [[Synchronous Detection]]?
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==YouTube==
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* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFEA_0aAapKjycYjM_K7RZA Canadian Prairies Shortwave]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC45UljjAMX-CkDrQp4NqE8w Dan Robinson]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/c/ShortwaveCentral Gayle Van Horn Shortwave Central]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7XW_ZdeCCI&ab_channel=OfficialSWLchannel Official SWL Channel]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChtXnzopFIr6wTIA6QwIeLw Oxford Shortwave Log channel]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=shortwave Shortwave generic search]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHntBZOSZ-QPJfMyn_M8QEw Tom Witherspoon (SWLing.com)]
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== Mailing Lists (reflectors) and Facebook ==
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; Facebook
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/785651348139814 Canadian International DX Club]
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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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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/2527073467511294 World of Shortwave]
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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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* [https://groups.io/g/hfnewsletter Radio HF Newsletter]
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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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* [https://www.reddit.com/r/shortwave/ Shortwave Radio (Reddit)]
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* [https://www.reddit.com/r/SWL/ SWL (Reddit)]
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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 15:17, 11 September 2021

This page will list links relating to HF Broadcast listening between 2 and 30 Mhz.
This topic is discussed in the Shortwave Broadcast Forum

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

Schedule Sources


Sites that utilize schedule information


Applications That Display Data


Receiver/Transceiver/SDR Applications


Print Media


Search Engines


Streaming


Terminology


YouTube


Mailing Lists (reflectors) and Facebook

Facebook


Groups.io


Other servers