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Sunday, February 04, 2007

Passport to World Band Radio 2007 Review


Passport to World Band Radio 2007 Review
Looking for a good reference guide to compliment your shortwave sessions ? You're in luck! As the DX season continues, radio listener's are scrambling for the newest edition of Passport to World Band Radio.
Opening features focus on Asia beginning with Taiwan: China on the Edge, followed by an in-depth look on Korea: Ancient Kingdom Makes Waves. If you're a beginner don't miss the Getting Started articles including the "must" not to miss, setting your world clock, best times and frequencies for 2007, best shows and don't forget the First Tries: "Big Ten" Catches.
In continuing their annual feature, you will find a large section covering How to Choose a World Band Radio, including shortwave portables, table tops, recorders and antennas in various price ranges.
The Addresses Plus section contain by-country listings of addresses, key contact personnel, website and email addresses and verification policies. Voices from Home 2007 section is a by-country listing of shortwave frequency schedules based on current and future predictions.
Passport's blue pages, contain a by-frequency listing of county/stations, to compliment you're band scanning. Because of seasonal frequency adjustments, no reference guide will remain a definitive source for the entire year, however Passport includes frequencies contributors have previously observed being active.
Passport 2007, continues to set the standard among hobbyists, and remains a good reference guide for advise, features, receivers, antennas and seasonal frequencies. Passport to World Band Radio 2007 (BK-18-07) is available through Grove Enterprises www.grove-ent.com/ (or) 1-800-438-8155 for $ 22.95 + 3.00 P/H.
(Gayle Van Horn via Monitoring Times Jan. 2007) www.monitoringtimes.com