New Summer 2015 International
Shortwave Broadcast Guide
Shortwave radio is your window to the
world, states the well known radio writer Gayle Van Horn. Throughout the world, shortwave remains the
most readily available and affordable means of communication and
information. It lets you listen to
voices from around the world. You'll
also learn about the lives and concerns of people from all walks of life, from
soldiers, to farmers, to retired scholars.
Shortwave radio provides nearly instantaneous coverage of news and
events from all across our globe.
Shortwave listening, or SWLing, is the
hobby of listening to shortwave radio broadcasts located on frequencies between
1700 kHz and 30 MHz, also known as HF or the High Frequency bands. You can easily listen to shortwave broadcast
stations from countries all around the world; all you need is a shortwave
receiver. When and what to listen for is
covered comprehensively in the pages of a new edition of the International
Shortwave Broadcast Guide.
The International Shortwave Broadcast
Guide (Summer 2015 edition), by Amazon bestselling author Gayle Van Horn,
W4GVH, is an important information resource you need to tap into the worldwide
shortwave broadcast radio spectrum. It
is a 24-hour station/frequency guide to almost all of the known stations
currently broadcasting on shortwave radio at the time of publication.
We might add that this
unique shortwave resource offers an hour by hour schedule that includes all
language services, frequencies and world target areas for each broadcast
station. In addition, there are new
chapters that cover basic shortwave radio listening and Who’s
Who in the Shortwave Radio Spectrum.
Also extensive work has been done to improve the readability of this
edition on the various Kindle platforms.
The International Shortwave Broadcast
Guide (Summer 2015 edition) is now available for purchase worldwide from
Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00X8BIF0K. The price for this latest edition is still
the amazingly low US $4.99. This book
is being released internationally from all Amazon websites.
This new e-publication edition is an
expanded version of the English shortwave broadcast guide formerly printed in
the pages of Monitoring Times magazine for over 20 years. This one of a kind
e-book is now being published twice a year to correspond with station seasonal
time and frequency changes. Frequency
updates between editions are posted on the Shortwave Central blog at:
http://mt- shortwave.blogspot.com/.
The
International Shortwave Broadcast Guide will have wide appeal to a large array
of shortwave radio hobbyists, amateur radio operators, educators, foreign
language students, news agencies, news buffs and many more who are interested
in listening to a global view regarding news and events as they happen.
QSLing the World - A How-to Guide
Another book written by Gayle Van Horn that is available electronically tells the story “QSLing the World”. Gayle was previously a Monitoring Times columnist and the shortwave frequency manager for the magazine. Her book is a comprehensive resource and reference ebook for any radio hobbyist who is interested in acquiring a verification of reception from almost any type of radio station, whether it is broadcast, utility, amateur, satellite, or clandestine.
While some radio hobbyists are program listeners who listen simply for program content, there is a large segment of listeners in the hobby who like to collect written proof that they have indeed monitored the stations they have received or talked to. They do this by sending a report of reception in the hope that the station staff will return a card or letter, a QSL, verifying the radio reception. Along with QSLs, some radio hobbyists also collect station memorabilia that may include such items as frisbees, bumper stickers, pennants, decals, T-shirts, or anything associated with the station logo, slogan or call sign.
This new 140 plus page eBook, “QSLing the World”, draws from Gayle's 30 plus years of experience in the radio hobby. This includes best general practices in logging, reporting, and mailing a station reception report. Gayle also addresses an often-neglected question: What do you do with your QSL cards and letters after they start to accumulate?
This second edition of “QSLing the World” is now in Kindle eBook format; it is the most comprehensive compilation of trends and tips on the art of QSLing ever published for the radio listening hobbyist. It is an important reference guide in any radio shack for those who want to QSL the stations they are hearing on their radios.
(AWR-Wavescan/333)