RHF's Standard "QSL" Information Posting for Shortwave Radio Listeners (SWL) [ Reference Message with Links and URLs ]
RHF
(SWL)
[ Reference Message with Links and URLs ] -Revised- 27 April 2007
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INFO - For the Shortwave Radio Listeners (SWL)
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RadioShack Guide to Shortwave Listening (SWL)
and Shortwave Radios
http://support.radioshack.com/support_tutorials/communications/swave-0.htm
http://support.radioshack.com/support_tutorials/communications/swave-1.htm
http://support.radioshack.com/support_tutorials/communications/swave-5.htm
http://support.radioshack.com/support_tutorials/communications/swave-6.htm
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Shortwave Listening (SWL) Tutorial
http://www.etoncorp.com/shortwavetutorial
Understanding Shortwave Bands for Better Radio Listening
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Shortwave 101 : How To Listen to World Band Radio
http://www.21st-century-goods.com/ShortWaveGuide.pdf
A Shortwave Radio Listeners (SWL) Beginners Guide
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A Monitoring Times Beginners Corner Feature Article
* Getting Started in SW Listening - Part I -by- Ken Reitz
How-To Buy a Shortwave Radio - What To Buy
http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/mtswlprimer1.html
* Getting Started in SW Listening - Part 2 -by- Ken Reitz
Where, When, and How to Tune In
http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/mtswlprimer2.html
* Getting Started in SW Listening - Part III -by- Ken Reitz
Antennas, Accessories, and Niche Listening
http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/mtswlprimer3.html
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Introduction to Shortwave Listening (SWL) - DXing.Com
http://www.dxing.com/swlintro.htm
* Shortwave Listening (SWL) Links
http://www.dxing.com/swllink.htm
* Tuning 150 kHz to 30 MHz - What's Out There !
http://www.dxing.com/tuning.htm
* Selecting a Shortwave Radio
http://www.dxing.com/swrx.htm
* Reporting and QSLs
http://www.dxing.com/reportin.htm
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International Shortwave Listening (SWL) Bands
http://www.radios4you.com/shortwave-listening.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortwave_bands#International_broadcasti...
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Shortwave Radio is High Frequency (HF) Broadcasting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_frequency
http://www.dxtuners.com/shortwave.htm
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THE INTERNATIONAL SHORTWAVE (SW) BANDS
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BAND = MEGAHERTZ (MHz) = KILOHERTZ (kHz)
SWB => http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortwave_bands#International_broadcasting_bands
120 Meters = 2.300 - 2.500 MHz = 2,300 - 2,500 kHz
90 Meters = 3.20 - 3.40 MHz = 3,200 - 3,400 kHz
75 Meters = 3.90 - 4.00 MHz = 3,900 - 4,000 kHz
60 Meters = 4.750 - 5.060 MHz = 4,750 - 5,060 kHz
49 Meters = 5.950 - 6.20 MHz = 5,950 - 6,200 kHz
41 Meters = 7.10 - 7.60 MHz = 7,100 - 7,600 kHz
31 Meters = 9.20 - 9.90 MHz = 9,500 - 9,900 kHz
25 Meters = 11.600 - 12.200 MHz = 11,600 - 12,100 kHz
22 Meters = 13.570 - 13.870 MHz = 13,570 - 13,870 kHz
19 Meters = 15.10 - 15.80 MHz = 15,100 - 15,800 kHz
16 Meters = 17.480 - 17.90 MHz = 17,480 - 17,900 kHz
13 Meters = 21.450 - 21.850 MHz = 21,450 - 21,850 kHz
11 Meters = 25.60 - 26.10 MHz = 25,600 - 26,100 kHz
REF - Handy Shortwave Chart -by- Bill McFadden
http://www.rdrop.com/~billmc/handy_chart
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Shortwave Frequency List -by- Country {Short List}
http://www.ccrane.com/shortwave-frequency-list.aspx#TIPS
Lists 90 Countries and the Frequencies to try to hear them.
COUNTRIES => http://www.windupradio.com/swfreqs.htm
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Plus the "Hot" 100 Shortwave Radio Listener (SWL) List
http://www.icomamerica.com/downloads/manuals/receivers/ic-r5_shortwave_list.pdf
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PrimeTime Shortwave WebSite {Long Lists}
PT SW => http://www.primetimeshortwave.com/index.html
Your Guide for English Shortwave Broadcast Schedules
* English Language Shortwave Broadcasts Sorted-by-Time
http://www.primetimeshortwave.com/time.txt
* English Language Shortwave Broadcasts Sorted-by-Country
http://www.primetimeshortwave.com/country.txt
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List of International Shortwave Radio Broadcasters and Links
http://www.ability.org/international_radio_broadcasters.html
http://www.primetimeshortwave.com/radio.html
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Another look at the International Shortwave Broadcast Bands with the
Best Shortwave Bands and Expected Characteristics for Reception
http://www.hamuniverse.com/shortwavebandfreqs.html
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International Broadcasting has become more than Shortwave Radio
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_broadcasting
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UTC to Local Time Zone Conversion for North America
http://www.primetimeshortwave.com/timeconv.html
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Plus High Frequency is more than Shortwave Broadcasting
Monitoring Times - Top 1000 HF Frequencies -by- Larry Van Horn
TOP 1000 HF => http://www.grove-ent.com/mttopHF.html
MONITORING TIMES => http://www.monitoringtimes.com/
Monitoring Times - Quick Guide to Shortwave Listening
http://www.monitoringtimes.com/MT_Quick_Guide_to_the_Shortwave_Spectrum.pdf
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Top 100 Military Shortwave [HF] Frequencies
MIL FREQ => http://w6yra.bol.ucla.edu/hfmil.htm
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ABOUT - The "S I O" Codes => http://tinyurl.com/7up5u
S = Signal Strength
I = Interference
O = Overall Quality
SIO Codes => http://www.ewtn.com/radio/monitoring_form.htm
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LIST - Global HF Transmitter Site Table
List of the World's Shortwave Radio Relay Stations (from HFCC)
http://www.radiobanter.com/showthread.php?t=28900
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INFO - "Grey Line" Map and Near-Real-Time "MUF" Map
http://dx.qsl.net/propagation/propagation.html
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QSL - Information Pages
http://www.schoechi.de/qip.html
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REPORTING - QSLs from DXing.Com
http://www.dxing.com/reportin.htm
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What is a QSL Card? - Radio Netherlands
http://www2.rnw.nl/rnw/en/features/media/practical/what_.html
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QSL - Hints
http://www2.rnw.nl/rnw/en/features/media/practical/hints.html
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Writing Shortwave Listener Reception Reports
and Obtaining QSL Cards
http://www.inwit.com/inwit/links/shortwavereceptionreport.html
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What is a proper Shortwave Reception Report for a QSL ?
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx/dxlab/qsl_id.html
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QSL Report Form (PDF File) - BCL News .It
http://www.bclnews.it/form/inglese.pdf
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World Wide DX Club - Top News - compiled by Wolfgang Büschel
WWDXC => http://www.wwdxc.de/topnews.htm
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Comprehensive Listings of Worldwide Shortwave Broadcasts
in English and Other Languages
http://www.anarc.org/naswa/swlguide/
- Hosted by the North American Shortwave Association
HOURLY => http://www.anarc.org/naswa/naswa-bin/swlguide.pl
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International Broadcasters Frequency "Look-Up"
- by Tomas Hood [NW7US]
LOOK-Up => http://hfradio.org/swbc/
Note - The Frequencies in this database
start at 3000 kHz and end at 30000 kHz
NOW => http://hfradio.org/english/
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Prime Time Shortwave - Your Guide for
English Shortwave Broadcast Schedules
http://www.primetimeshortwave.com/
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EIBI Shortwave DXing Data Base
DATA => http://www.susi-und-strolch.de/eibi/
* DX Page - Current Shortwave Broadcast Schedule
* Addresses of Shortwave Stations
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International Shortwave Broadcasters - DX Zone .Com
http://www.dxzone.com/catalog/Shortwave_Radio/Broadcasters/index.shtml
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DXing USA - List of Radio DXing Links
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Park/3232/dxing_usa.htm
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Shortwave Radio Transmitters in USA
- "TDP" c/o Ludo Maes
http://www.tdp.info/usa.html
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Governmental and Public Shortwave Radio Stations
and International Broadcasters - "TDP" c/o Ludo Maes
http://www.shortwave.be/gov.html
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- - - AM/MW Radio Info - - -
"Radio-Locator" the most comprehensive AM/MW Radio Station
search engine on the internet for the USA and Canada.
AM SEARCH => http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/home
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AM Radio Database Query (AMQ) - via the FCC (USA)
AM SEARCH => http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/amq.html
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North American Radio Logbook - by Lee J Freshwater
http://www.amlogbook.com/amlog.htm
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AM-DX - Distant AM Station Info for 150 kHz to 1800 kHz
AM DX => http://www.am-dx.com/
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AM/FM DXing - by Scott Fybush and Earl Higgins
http://www.ehiggins.com/amfmfaq/
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Clear Channel USA AM Radio Stations 50 KW
- compiled by AC6V
http://www.ac6v.com/clearam.htm#USA
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AM Band DXing - DXing.Com
http://www.dxing.com/amband.htm
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WELCOME TO : Rec.Radio.Shortwave (Shortwave) FAQs
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/radio/monitoring/shortwave-faq/
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Best Wishes - Good Radio Listening To One and All ~ RHF
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OBTW - ALL ARE WELCOME TO VISIT AND JOINT
ONE OF THESE YAHOO GROUPS :
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* Shortwave Listeners (SWL) AM/FM Antennas
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
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* Eton E1 " AM / FM / Shortwave "World Band" Receiver
with "XM" Satellite Radio -and- Grundig G1 Radio too !
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ETON-E1-XM-Radio/
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* Eton Elite Series E5, E10 and E100 Radios
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Eton-Elite-Series-Radios/
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* Grundig S350 Eton S350DL Tecsun BCL-2000
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grundig-S350/
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* Grundig Yacht Boy "YB" Radios
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Grundig-Yacht-Boy-Radios/
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* Kenwood R-5000 Communications Receiver
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kenwood-r5000/
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* Redsun RP2100 Radio / Receiver
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/redsun-rp2100-rp2000-radio/
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PLUS - These other fine YAHOO! Groups :
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* Grundig Satellit 800 AM/FM/AIR Shortwave Radio
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Satellit800/
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* DX-398 / ATS-909 Radio Users Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DX398/
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* Sony ICF-2010/2001D Radio Users Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/icf2010/
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* Icom IC-R75 Receiver
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/icomr75/
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* Loop Antenna News and Information Forum
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/loopantennas/
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* SkyWire Loop Antennas
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SkyWires/
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* General Electric "GE" Superadios I, II & III
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SuperadioIII/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/longrange/
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* K9AY Terminated Loop Antenna for AM/MW/SW DXing
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/K9AYloop/
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* CC Radio and CC Radio Plus +
* http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CCRadio/
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* Sony ICF-SW7600GR Radio Groups
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/7600GR/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/7600group/
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BONUS - Here are a few YAHOO! Groups focused on
Shortwave Listening (SWL) and DXing the Shortwave Bands
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.radio.shortwave/msg/7bc3d3ed4a870d1a
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