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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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This topic is discussed in the {{Forum|shortwave-broadcast.135|Shortwave Broadcast}}
  
== 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
  
== 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]
 
  
 
== 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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* [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]
  
== DXing and programs ==
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* [http://www.cumbredx.org/ Cumbre DX]
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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.donmooredxer.com/ Don Moore DXer]
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* [http://www.dxer.ca  DXer.ca]
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* [http://www.dxing.com/ DXing.com] run by Universal
 
* [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://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.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://rusdx.narod.ru/BUL.htm RUS-DX Bulletin and archive]
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* [http://www.thomasn.sverige.net/ Shortwave Bulletin]
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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
  
 
== 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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* [https://www.wrth.com/ World Radio TV Handbook]  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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== 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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== Propagation and Solar Information ==
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==Schedules==
* [http://ac6v.com/propagation.htm AC6V Propagation Links]
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* '''Note:''' Where possible each entry shows which of the following databases the application supports
* [http://www.eham.net/DX/propagation EHam Propagation Links]
 
* [http://www.spaceweather.com Spaceweather.Com]
 
  
== Receivers, Accessories and Reviews ==
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===Schedule Sources===
* [http://ac6v.com/swl.htm#RX AC6V Receiver Reviews and Surveys]
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* [http://www1.s2.starcat.ne.jp/ndxc/ Aoki]  
* [http://www.dxing.info/equipment/ DXing.Info Equipment Page]  
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* [http://www.eibispace.de/ EiBi]
* [http://www.eham.net/reviews/products/8 EHam General Coverage Rxs]
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* [http://www.hfcc.org/ High Frequency Coordination Conference (HFCC)]
* [http://anarc.org/naswa/issues/column-index.html NASWA Column Index (1995-2000)]
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* [https://www.ilgradio.com/ ILGRadio]
* Contains numerous receiver and accessory reviews, among many other things
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* [https://skywave-schedules.en.aptoide.com/app SkyWave Schedules (Android)]
* [http://www.radiointel.com/reviews.htm RadioIntel Receiver Reviews page 1]
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* [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/swlist/id6471515485 SWList (Apple)]
* [http://www.radiointel.com/radioinfo.htm RadioIntel Receiver Reviews and links]
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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.
* [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
 
  
== Receiver Control Software ==
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===Sites that utilize schedule information===
* [http://www.strongsignals.net/access/content/software.html#HF Strong Signals HF Desktop Software]
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* [https://www.shortwave.am/ Shortwave AM]
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* [https://shortwavedb.org/ ShortwaveDB]
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* [http://www.short-wave.info/ Short Wave Info]
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* [https://shortwaveschedule.com/ Shortwave Schedules.com]
  
==Receiver Modifications==
 
* [http://www.qth.com/inrad/ INRAD Filters and Enhancements]
 
* [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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===Applications That Display Data===
* [http://www.DXTuners.com DXTuners.com] Registration required
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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]
  
== Schedules (downloadable) ==
 
* [http://www.ilgradio.com/ilgradio.htm ILGRadio]
 
* 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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===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 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
  
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 ==
 
== 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 and other Mailing Lists ==
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* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ASWLC/ American SW Listeners Club (ASWLC)]
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==Terminology==
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dxld/ DX Listening Digest]
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* [https://www.itu.int/net/ITU-R/terrestrial/broadcast/hf/refdata/maps/  ITU HFBC CIRAF Zones and Maps]
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/enigma2000/ Enigma 2000 Numbers Stations]
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* What is [[Synchronous Detection]]?
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shortwave-radio/ Shortwave-Radio]  
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* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odxa/ Ontario DX Association (ODXA)]
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* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCADS/ Southern California Area DXers]
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==YouTube==
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWpirates/ SW Pirates]  
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* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFEA_0aAapKjycYjM_K7RZA Canadian Prairies Shortwave]
* [http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/swl SWL] on QTH.net
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* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC45UljjAMX-CkDrQp4NqE8w Dan Robinson]
* [http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/swltalk SWLTalk] on QTH.net
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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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* [http://www.radiobanter.com/ RadioBanter.Com]
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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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* [http://malm.hard-core-dx.com/ Voces de America Latina]
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[[Category:HF Topics]]

Revision as of 08:45, 14 February 2024

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


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


Search Engines


Terminology


YouTube


Mailing Lists (reflectors) and Facebook

Facebook


Groups.io


Other servers