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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. 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>
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The RR forum for this topic can be found [http://www.radioreference.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=79 here]
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This topic is discussed in the {{Forum|shortwave-broadcast.135|Shortwave Broadcast}}
  
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==Terminology and FAQs==
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==FAQs and Introductions==
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;What is short wave broadcasting?  These FAQs will help explain it 
 
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*  [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]
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* [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
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;Some FAQs about the terminology you will hear used 
 
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*  [http://www.angelfire.com/mb/amandx/ AMANDX]
 
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*  This site has many basic articles on antennas, propagation, schedules and much more. Highly recommended reading
 
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*  [http://www.dxing.com/modesand.htm Commonly Used Modes]
 
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*  [http://www.dxing.com/tuning.htm Frequency Ranges and Uses]
 
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*  [http://www.dxing.com/frequenc.htm Frequency vs.Wavelength]
 
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*  [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/glossary.html Glossary of Terminology]
 
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*  [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/dynrange.html Receiver Dynamic Range]
 
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*  [http://www.radio-electronics.com/info/receivers/synchdet/sync_det.php Synchronous Modulation/Detection]
 
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*  [http://www.dxing.com/radterms.htm Terms and Abbreviations]
 
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*  [http://www.dxing.com/utcgmt.htm UTC and GMT]
 
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*  [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/selectivity.html Understanding Receiver Selectivity]
 
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*  [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/sensitivity.html Understanding Receiver Sensitivity]
 
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*  [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/specs.html Understanding Specifications]
 
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== 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]
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* [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)]
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* [http://www.dswci.org Danish SW Club International]
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* [http://www.mundodx.net/ Asociacion DX de Barcelona] (in Spanish)
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* [http://www.dxer.ca  DXer.ca]
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* [http://www.bdxc.nl/ Benelux DX Club]
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* [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]
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* [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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* [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]
 
* [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]
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== 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.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.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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== Manufacturers ==
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* [http://myafn.dodmedia.osd.mil/RadioFrequencies.aspx myAFN]
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* [http://www.aorusa.com/main.html AOR USA]
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* [http://www.shortwave.org/ National Association of SW Broadcasters (NASB)]
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* [http://www.etoncorp.com/GeneralMenu Eton]
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* [http://www.schoechi.de/qip.html QIP - the QSL Information Pages for BC DXers]
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* [http://www.icomamerica.com/ Icom America]
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* [http://www.schoechi.de/ Radio Home page Martin Schoech]
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* [http://www.sangean.com/ Sangean]
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* [http://rusdx.narod.ru/BUL.htm RUS-DX Bulletin and archive]
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* [http://www.tentec.com/ TenTec]
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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://adxr.podbean.com/ Australian Internet Radio Magazine]
 
* [http://adxr.podbean.com/ Australian Internet Radio Magazine]
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* [http://www.radiointel.com/ RadioIntel]
 
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* [http://www.clandestineradio.com/ Clandestine Radio Watch]
 
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* [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]
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* [http://www.shortwavemonitor.com/index.htm Shortwave Monitor]
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* [http://www.worldofradio.com/ Glenn Hauser's World of Radio website]
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* [http://swling.com/blog/ SWLing.com (blog)] A good place to start for newcomers
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* [https://www.wrth.com/ World Radio TV Handbook]  website
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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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== 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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* [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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* [https://www.dxinfo.se/ Shortwave Bulletin]
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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://skywave-schedules.en.aptoide.com/app SkyWave Schedules (Android)]
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* [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/swlist/id6471515485 SWList (Apple)]
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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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== Receivers, Accessories and Reviews ==
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===Sites that utilize schedule information===
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* [http://www.uhf-satcom.com/sdr-iq/ A brief review of the RF Space SDR-IQ Software Defined Radio]
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* [https://www.shortwave.am/ Shortwave AM]
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* [http://ac6v.com/swl.htm#RX AC6V Receiver Reviews and Surveys]
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* [https://shortwavedb.org/ ShortwaveDB]
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* [http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/AOR_Radios AOR Receivers]
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* [http://www.short-wave.info/ Short Wave Info]
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* [http://www.dxing.info/equipment/ DXing.Info Equipment Page]
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* [https://shortwaveschedule.com/ Shortwave Schedules.com]
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* [http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/mtfirstlook-etone5.pdf Eton E5 Review (MT - PDF file)]
 
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* [http://www.eham.net/reviews/products/8 EHam General Coverage Rxs]
 
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* [http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/Icom_Radios Icom Receivers]
 
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* [[Kaito KA1103 Degen DE1103]]
 
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* [http://www.naswa.net/journal/bycolumn/equipment-reviews/ NASWA (selected) Equipment Reviews]
 
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* [http://www.radiointel.com/phil/phils_06_buyguide.pdf Phil's Buyers Guide 2006 (PDF)]
 
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* [http://www.radiointel.com/reviews.htm RadioIntel Receiver Reviews page 1]
 
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* [http://www.radiointel.com/radioinfo.htm RadioIntel Receiver Reviews and links]
 
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* [http://www.mwcircle.org/res-receiver.htm R Netherlands Receiver Shopping List (archive by MWCircle)]
 
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* [[Realistic DX394 Receiver]]
 
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* [http://www.sherweng.com/table.html Receiver Test Data from Sherwood Engineering]
 
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* [http://blacktailbooks.com/rx321.html Tentec/GW RX321 Reference Page]
 
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* [http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/Yaesu_Radios#Receivers Yaesu Receivers]
 
  
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== Software ==
 
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* [http://apps.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/drm/index.php?title=Main_Page DReaM wiki]
 
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* [http://www.drmrx.org/ DRM Software Radio Site]
 
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* [http://home.arcor.de/carsten.knuetter/drm.htm DRM Tools]
 
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* [[Radio Control Software#Other_HF_Related_Control_Packages|Receiver Software Control]]
 
  
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==Receiver Modifications==
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===Applications That Display Data===
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* [http://www.qth.com/inrad/ INRAD Filters and Enhancements]
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* All of the following support the EiBi database
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* [http://www.kiwa.com Kiwa Electronics]
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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://www.mods.dk Mods.DK]
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** [http://sdr-labs.com/software/eibimanager/ EiBi Manager]
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* [http://www.sherweng.com/ Sherwood Engineering]
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** [https://sourceforge.net/projects/kb6ibbswllogger/ KB6IBB SWL Logger]
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* [http://www.radiolabs.com/products/modifications/modifications.php RadioLab Modifications for Sangean ATS-909]
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** [http://www.radioexplorer.com.ru/en/ Radio Explorer]
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* [http://www.radiointel.com/review-sangeansuper909.htm RadioIntel review of RadioLab modified ATS909]
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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.drmrx.org/receiver_mods.html DRM Receiver Modifications file(PDF)]
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** [http://www.blackcatsystems.com/iphone/SWBC.html SWBC Schedules by Black Cat Systems]
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* [http://www.g7ltt.com/drm/rx320mods/ DRM Modifications for Ten Tec RX320]
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** [https://icom.va2fsq.com/free-stuff/ Win4SWL]
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* [http://www.g7ltt.com/drm/rx321mods/index.htm DRM Modifications for Ten Tec RX321]
 
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* [http://www.ab9il.net/ats-909/ats909.html AB9IL - ATS-909 Modification and Alignment]
 
  
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== Schedules (downloadable) ==
 
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* [http://www.geocities.jp/binewsjp/ Bi Newsletter for DXers]
 
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** Multi lingual website - links to the Aoki database, updated '''daily'''
 
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* [http://www.primetimeshortwave.com/ Prime Time Shortwave]
 
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* [http://www.hfcc.org/ High Frequency Coordination Conference (HFCC)]
 
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* [http://www.eibi.de.vu/ EiBi]
 
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* [http://www.dxasia.info DXAsia]
 
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* [http://www.mikechambers.com/shortboard/ ShortBoard (Macs)]
 
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* [http://www.hfskeds.com/skeds/ NASWA schedules page]
 
  
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== Schedules (print media) ==
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===Receiver/Transceiver/SDR Applications===
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* [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
  
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These 2 publications also have extensive receiver reviews...
 
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* [http://www.wrth.com/ World Radio TV Handbook (WRTH)]
 
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* [http://www.passband.com/ Passport to World Band Radio (PWBR)]
 
  
 
== Search Engines ==
 
== Search Engines ==
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* [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
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* [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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==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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* [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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* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ASWLC/ ASWLC]
 
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* [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.yahoo.com/group/NASWA/ NASWA]
 
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* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odxa/ Ontario DX Association (ODXA)]
 
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* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWpirates/ SW Pirates]
 
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* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shortwave-radio/ Shortwave Radio]
 
  
 
[[Category:HF Topics]]
 
[[Category:HF Topics]]

Latest revision as of 10:25, 16 April 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
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