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Tables of Contents for The Complete Shortwave Listener's Handbook
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
xv
2
Introduction
xvii
1 What is shortwave radio?
1
14
Shortwave history
1
7
Why listen to shortwave?
8
1
Fun stuff
9
3
The future of shortwave radio
12
3
2 Choosing a shortwave radio that suits your needs
15
22
Buying a new or recent used receiver
15
3
Features
18
1
Receiver Checklist
18
3
Receiver Feature: Drake SW8
21
4
Receiver Review: Grundig YB-400
25
1
Can I Have a Second Opinion?
26
1
What are all of those knobs for?
27
2
Where to buy a receiver
29
1
What are the Leading Names in Shortwave Receivers?
30
2
Major Shortwave Mail-Order Companies
32
2
Accessories
34
1
The Whys and Whos of DSP
35
1
Conclusion
36
1
3 Antennas and more
37
18
Antennas for portable receivers
37
2
Popular Fallacies About Shortwave Antennas
39
1
Antenna Stringing Tips
40
6
The self-sticking screen antenna
46
1
Antennas for tabletop receivers
47
6
Conclusion
53
2
4 Longwave radio
55
8
Propagation
55
1
Broadcasting
56
1
Longwave receivers
56
1
Hobbyist beacons
57
2
Amateur radio
59
1
Government activity
59
1
Natural radio
60
2
Tuning in
62
1
5 Mediumwave radio
63
20
Propagation
63
1
Mediumwave in North America
64
4
Mediumwave broadcasting around the world
68
1
Mediumwave DXing
69
2
We Love Those Callsigns (WLTC?)
71
2
Pick a radio band, any radio band
73
1
Mediumwave DXing necessities
73
7
What is a DX Test?
80
3
6 Shortwave listening
83
32
Where to listen
83
3
Using that radio
86
2
Looking Back at 20 Years of Radio
88
8
DX friends
96
8
Finding and eliminating radio interference
104
1
DXpeditions
105
1
South Pacific Union of DXers Inc.
106
1
Locations
106
1
Antennas
107
2
Supplies
109
1
Excursion results
110
1
Australian DXpedition Results
110
5
7 International shortwave broadcasts
115
74
How to use this chapter
115
1
Albania
116
1
Algeria
116
1
Angola
116
1
Antigua
117
1
Argentina
117
1
Argentine Antarctica
117
1
Armenia
118
1
Ascension Island
118
1
Australia
118
1
Australia (Radio Australia)
119
1
Austria
120
1
Azerbaijan
120
1
Bahrain
121
1
Bangladesh
121
1
Belarus
121
1
Belgium
121
1
Benin
122
1
Bhutan
122
1
Bolivia
122
1
Bosnia-Hercegovina
122
1
Botswana
122
1
Brazil
123
1
Bulgaria
123
1
Burkina Faso
123
1
Cambodia
123
1
Cameroon
124
1
Canada
124
1
Canada (Radio Canada International)
125
2
Central African Republic
127
1
Chad
127
1
Chile
127
1
China
127
1
Colombia
128
1
Congo
128
1
Cook Islands
128
1
Costa Rica
128
1
Costa Rica
129
1
Cote d'Ivoire
130
1
Croatia
130
1
Cuba
130
1
Cyprus
131
1
Czech Republic
131
1
Denmark
132
1
Dominican Republic
132
1
Ecuador
132
1
Egypt
133
1
Equatorial Guinea
133
1
Eritrea
134
1
Estonia
134
1
Ethiopia
134
1
Finland
134
1
France
135
1
French Guiana
136
1
Gabon
136
1
Georgia
136
1
Germany
136
1
Ghana
137
1
Greece
137
1
Guam
138
1
Guatemala
139
1
Guinea
139
1
Guyana
139
1
Honduras
139
1
Hungary
140
1
Iceland
140
1
India
140
2
Indonesia
142
1
Iran
142
1
Iraq
143
1
Ireland
143
1
Israel
143
1
Italy
144
1
Japan
145
1
Jordan
146
1
Kazakhstan
146
1
Kenya
146
1
Kirbati
147
1
Kuwait
147
1
Laos
147
1
Latvia
147
1
Lebanon
147
1
Lesotho
148
1
Liberia
148
1
Libya
148
1
Lithuania
149
1
Madagascar
149
1
Malawi
149
1
Malaysia
149
1
Mali
149
1
Malta
150
1
Mauritania
150
1
Mexico
150
1
Moldova
150
1
Monaco
151
1
Mongolia
151
1
Morocco
151
1
Mozambique
151
1
Myanmar
152
1
Namibia
152
1
Nepal
152
1
Netherlands
152
1
Netherlands
153
1
New Zealand
153
1
Nicaragua
154
1
Nigeria
155
1
North Korea
155
1
Northern Mariana Islands
156
1
Norway
156
1
Oman
157
1
Pakistan
157
1
Palau
158
1
Papua New Guinea
158
1
Paraguay
159
1
Peru
159
1
Peru: Musical Transmitters
159
1
Philippines
160
1
Poland
160
1
Portugal
161
1
Qatar
161
1
Romania
161
1
Russia
162
1
Rwanda
162
1
Sao Tome
163
1
Saudi Arabia
163
1
Serbia
163
1
Seychelles
163
1
Sierra Leone
163
1
Singapore
164
1
Slovakia
164
1
Soloman Islands
165
1
Somalia
165
1
South Africa
165
1
South Korea
166
1
Spain
167
1
Sri Lanka
167
1
St. Helena
167
1
St. Helena (Radio St. Helena)
168
1
Sudan
169
1
Suriname
169
1
Swaziland
169
1
Sweden
170
1
Sweden
170
2
Switzerland
172
1
Syria
173
1
Tahiti
173
1
Taiwan
173
1
Tajikistan
173
1
Tanzania
174
1
Thailand
174
1
Togo
175
1
Tunisia
175
1
Turkey
176
1
Turkey (Voice of Turkey)
176
1
Uganda
177
1
Ukraine
177
1
United Arab Emirates
177
1
United Kingdom
178
1
Uruguay
179
1
USA
180
5
United States (Voice of America)
185
1
Uzbekistan
186
1
Vanuatu
186
1
Vatican
187
1
Venezuela
187
1
Vietnam
187
1
Yemen
187
1
Zaire
188
1
Zambia
188
1
Zimbabwe
188
1
8 Weird and oddball radio listening
189
30
Pirate radio
190
10
Clandestine radio
200
6
The Clandestine Granddaddy of Central America
206
9
More information
215
1
Numbers stations
216
3
9 Utilities monitoring
219
16
What can you hear on the utilities?
220
5
The legality of listening to utilities
225
1
Equipment
225
6
Receiving utility QSLs
231
3
For more information
234
1
10 CB radio
235
10
What is CB radio?
235
1
Roots
236
1
CB radio today
237
3
Community Radio Network (CRN)
240
1
Outbanders
241
4
11 Amateur radio
245
20
Functions of amateur radio
246
1
Beginning of Amateur Radio
246
2
Getting into ham radio
248
1
Ham radio and the SWL
249
5
Callsigns
254
1
Codes
255
1
Other interesting aspects of amateur radio
256
5
Sending QSL reports
261
2
Amateur radio online
263
2
12 FM and TV DXing
265
14
Propagation
265
4
Equipment
269
1
Antennas
270
2
DXing
272
3
QSLs
275
1
FM and TV resources
275
4
13 Radio-related collections
279
20
Value
279
1
QSLs
279
2
Pennants
281
1
Tapes
282
2
Stickers
284
1
T-shirts
284
1
Photos
284
1
Radios
285
4
Visiting Radio's Past
289
5
Radio magazines and bulletins
294
5
14 Computers and radio
299
8
Receiver-control programs
301
3
Computerized receivers
304
2
Shortwave receivers of the future?
306
1
15 Reporting and verifications
307
20
Report preparation
307
4
Report data
311
3
Codes
314
2
Postage
316
1
Time
317
1
Tape-recorded reports
318
1
Foreign-language reports
319
7
Enclosures
326
A Useful shortwave tables
327
30
Worldwide time chart
327
2
Commonly used SWL abbreviations
329
1
Language abbreviations
330
1
RST method of signal reports
331
1
Q signals
332
2
The NASWA radio country list
334
1
NASWA station-counting rules
335
1
Practical tips for using the NASWA Radio Country List
336
21
Africa
337
4
Antarctica
341
1
Asia
341
3
Europe
344
2
North America
346
1
Oceania
347
1
South America
348
1
Totals
349
8
B SWECHO FidoNet BBS list
357
14
Using BBSs
358
13
C Utility frequencies
371
24
Index
395