Winter 2017-2018 International Shortwave Broadcast Guide Now Available at Amazon
Many
long time shortwave radio listeners remember the bevy of shortwave radio stations
that broadcasted a constant drumbeat of political propaganda from around the
world during the old Cold War years. Shortwave radio frequencies, played a very
important role in promoting the then ideological confrontation between the East
and the West.
Once again shortwave radio has moved to the forefront of a new Cold War, as tensions heat up around the various world hotspots. To follow the action on shortwave radio, you need an accurate and comprehensive broadcast guide.
Teak
Publishing is pleased to announce the release of that important radio reference
– Winter 2017-2018 International Shortwave Broadcast Guide (ISWBG) electronic
book by Amazon bestselling author Gayle Van Horn, W4GVH. This all important
semi-annual information resource is your electronic guide to the world of
shortwave radio listening.
The release of this book is very timely for international radio monitors given the recent outbreak of tensions in the world hotspots of Eastern Europe, Middle East, East Asia and specifically, the Korean Peninsula.
Shortwave
radio listeners are routinely entertained with unique perspectives to events,
music, culture, history, and news from other countries that you won’t see or
hear on your local or national broadcast channels. Shortwave radio broadcast is
not restricted by country borders or oceans, and can propagate thousands of
miles, reaching millions of listeners worldwide, in over 300 different
languages and dialects. These worldwide transmissions are monitored on internationally
assigned radio frequencies between 1700 kHz and 30 MHz.
There
are even broadcasts from the dark side, transmitted from broadcasters known as
clandestine or clanny stations. Clandestine broadcasters are wrapped in mystery
and intrigue, and they usually exist to bring about some sort of political
change to the country they are targeting. Programming may largely be
half-truths or sometimes even outright lies, but it is essentially propaganda
for their cause.
Listeners
who live in the United States can easily hear shortwave broadcast stations from
China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Iran, Japan, New Zealand,
North/South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States,
Vietnam, and many other counties if you have an inexpensive shortwave radio
receiver, and you know when and where to listen!
If
you want to get in on the action, then this Amazon electronic book is your
ticket the travel the world via radio. The ISWBG is our exclusive 24-hour
station/frequency guide to “all” of the known longwave, selected medium wave and
shortwave radio stations currently broadcasting at time of publication. This
unique radio hobby resource is the “only”
radio hobby publication that has by-hour station schedules that include all
language services, frequencies and world target areas.
New
in this ninth edition of the ISWBG is a feature, “Monitoring the Secret State
of North Korea” by ISWBG author Gayle Van Horn. This timely article will guide
you through the various broadcasts medium from rogue regime in Pyongyang. Other
authors in this edition include The Spectrum Monitor’s Fred Waterer, and Hans
Johnson. There are also two equipment reviews (Gospell GR-216 and T1VDIO
receivers), a review of the NRC AM Radio Log and a review of the DXTreme Monitor
11 software program by the Teak Publishing team.
There
is also an expanded special feature on Who’s Who in the shortwave radio
spectrum by former Monitoring Times
editor and Spectrum Monitor e-zine columnist/feature writer Larry Van Horn
N5FPW. This story covers services and frequencies outside the regular broadcast
and amateur radio bands, and includes our new, exclusive Hot HF 1000+
non-broadcast frequency list.
Also
included in this edition is increased frequency and station coverage of
longwave broadcasters, selected medium wave broadcast frequencies used by
international broadcasters, all known international standard time and frequency
stations transmitting worldwide, and some selected spy numbers broadcasts.
International Shortwave Broadcast Guide 9th edition
of this semiannual Teak Publishing publication is available worldwide
from Amazon and their various international websites at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077SF99SS/.
The price for this latest edition is still US$7.99.
Since this book is being released internationally, Amazon customers in the
United Kingdom, Germany, France Spain, Italy, Japan, India, Canada, Brazil,
Mexico and Australia can order this electronic book (e-Book) from Amazon websites
directly servicing these countries. All other countries can use the regular
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The
International Shortwave Broadcast Guide will have wide appeal to amateur radio
operators, shortwave radio hobbyists, educators, foreign language students,
news agencies, news buffs, or anyone interested in listening to a global view
of world news and major events as they happen.
Whether
you are an amateur radio operator or shortwave radio enthusiasts, and want to
get in on the action outside of the ham bands, then this new electronic book
from Teak Publishing is a must in your radio reference library.
Here are some of the public comments from radio hobbyists who purchased previous editions of the International Shortwave Broadcast Guide Amazon e-book.
Old-School Shortwave
Folks Need to Buy This by James Tedford
There is still a lot to hear on the over-the-air
analog shortwave radio bands. This book, updated semiannually will help you
hear it. Good comprehensive frequency listings. A must-have for those of us who
refuse to totally succumb to digital media.An excellent guide for shortwave listeners of all levels everywhere by Bill Tilford
This is the best $7.99 you will ever spend on shortwave. This is excellently done and has some of everything - an excellent hour by hour "who is on", discussions of radios, propagation, antennas and some newsworthy items related to the B16 season. The author, Gayle Van Horn, also does the excellent Shortwave Central blog, and the book also has contributions from Fred Waterer, who writers about shortwave for The Spectrum Monitor. I am not a regular Kindle user and was originally concerned about the e-book format, but the Kindle app turned out to be easy to download and use (and the app, unlike the book, is free).
Broadcasters listed by
UTC By
E. Kapetanakis
Guide
offers a lot of useful information for the novice as well as the seasoned
shortwave radio listener. Listing of broadcasters and their respective
frequencies has been broken down by the Universal Coordinated Time slot that
they broadcast. Very useful to check and see who you are listening to at any
time of day in your particular geographical location.
Five Stars by DLR and Heatwave
A great source and informative read and great
book, well written.VERY Useful Guide! By Dave in Ohio
Being rather new to the SW DXing, I needed a guide. Most of them were pretty pricey so I decided to give this one a try. When it arrived, I didn't have a lot of time to review it, just glanced at it and was a little upset. I had expected something with page after page of countries with their frequency listings, much like other guides I'd heard about. This one seemed to have a lot of articles about SWL and only in the back did I find frequency listings. But the next day I had about an hour to sit and review the book on my Kindle and I discovered how clever Ms. Van Horn had been in her formatting. I realized that the last thing I needed was just a list of frequencies. The gem of the book is the section that divides the day into UTC hours and what frequency in which country is likely to be on the air at that time. After all, what good does it do me to know that Radio Slobovia broadcasts on 1305 if I have no idea of when to listen for them? (The book also contains a long listing by frequency for identifying those broadcasts that you stumble upon.) I've looked around the articles towards the beginning of the book and the ones I've read are well written and interesting. I strongly recommend that the new readers of Ms. Van Horn's guide use the table of contents to skip around and become familiar with the format. Very useful book at a good price. Ms. Van Horn has herself a new fan )
Essential reference for SWLs By Hundedrek
Gayle knows international SW like few others. She used to write a monthly column and directory in the late, lamented Monitoring Times mag. A big reason why I I subbed to it for years. This guide continues the tradition. The Kindle version is more convenient to use. Now that so many international broadcasters are streaming their programming, Gayle's guide is even more valuable.
Gayle does us a great
service by publishing this Shortwave Radio Guide
By
Tampa
A needed re hash of
previous books. Gayle does us a great service by publishing this Shortwave
Guide. Many on ships have stopped using short wave as they do not have radio
distribution systems for the crews as Satellite takes over. Many ships have
wired hanging out of portholes as a result and all kinds of antennas stuck
around the ships creating hazards so they can listen to their home countries.
CBC has shut down Radio Canada to save money OMG #Stupid. Clandestine Radio is
on the Rise and this book lists and explains. That in itself is interesting.
Should be of interest to any #SWL or #HamRadio people.
Shortwave
LIVES!!!!!!
By Walter C. Thurman
The
Van Horns are shining stars in the Shortwave Radio and MilComms World.... this
read is helpful for us DIE HARD shortwave listener's and Ham Radio folks alike.
THANK FOR WHAT YOU GUYS DO!!!!! N0RDC
Great Useful (and
highly affordable) Data For SWLs By Randy S.
Gayle's monthly Monitoring Times roundup
of shortwave broadcast schedules was always tremendously useful. With the
demise of the magazine itself it's nice to see that her massive database (and
the years of work on it) aren't going to waste. And at the price (less than the
cost of a monthly issue of the magazine) it makes for a fine bargain and is
well worth it for shortwave-broadcast listeners with e-reader capability. The
twice- yearly updates will keep the project relevant and useful.
Solid for HF listening! By Mr geocacher
Very useful for
identifying what you hear on HF. Lot's of good tidbits for listening hints too.
Shortwave Broadcast
Guide
by Kindle Customer
Since Monitoring
Times is no longer in publication, this guide is required for the
dedicated shortwave listener. There is information provided that I have found
no where else. It will be a welcome addition to any listener's equipment. Gayle
Van Horn has been publishing this research for many years and the followers are
numerous, from beginners to professionals. The author's work is accurate,
concise and thorough. If you have a shortwave radio, you need this publication
as much as a set of earphones. There is none better.
Very Good Source for
Shortwave Stations Broadcast Schedules by Kenneth Windyka
I've got to admit up
front that I don't have a strong interest in this part of the hobby. HOWEVER,
Gayle Van Horn makes it easy to determine what one can hear on the short wave
bands during a particular time period (in GMT time sorted format). I also like
the internet reference available, so that one can listen to programs via the
internet even if its' not possible via the shortwave radio.
NJ Shortwave listener hears International Frequencies with
new guide help
by Stanley E Rozewski
This
e-book is complete and accurate in presenting a low cost SW frequency guide and
important must read topics for the new or experienced user. I liked the easy
reading format, and understandable frequency guide. I will order the second
edition next year. This is my go-to-first reference by Mary C Larson
When I turn on the shortwave receiver and want to find out what's on and where to look, Van Horn's handy frequency guide is a smart place to begin. The format is not unlike the one Monitoring Times (R.I.P.) used each month. Presumably, updated ISBGs will be published twice per year, but you can check for the updates on her blog, (mt-shortwave.blogspot.com).
Good value by DrP
This is an excellent
well-written book that is very affordable when compared to encyclopedic guides,
e.g., the WRTH. Much the same information is included. The first part is
a nice introduction to SW listening pitched to the beginner. Included is an
informative section on purchasing a radio spanning low-end <$100 models up
through the most advanced transceivers. The bulk of the book contains a list of
world-wide SW broadcasters, organized by frequency band. This makes it ideal
for browsing one band at a time, but much less so if you want to search for
broadcasts from a particular country.
I like this one by Charles
I have only had a brief
chance to scan through this book. From what I have seen of it I will enjoy
getting in to it.
Excellent Shortwave
Introduction and Program Guide by Don K3PRN
Excellent, very reasonable
guide to shortwave radio. As a longtime shortwave listener, the listing of all
shortwave stations by UTC time is very useful to me. I had previously a
shortwave website that listed only English broadcasts rather than an all
station listing with the language that will be broadcast. I would highly
recommend this e book for all new shortwave listeners and those that interested
in a very portable listing of all stations by UTC. I only hope that this will
be updated twice a year for many more years.
Good Product by Radio Freq
Since
Monitoring Times stopped publishing shortwave radio schedules, there has been a
dearth of resources for radio-heads. This guide nicely fulfills gap. It is very
comprehensive. It is nice someone is dedicated to SWL by Robert K. Mallory
Very concise and well organized. Not much to choose from these days, it is nice someone is dedicated to Shortwave Radio Listening.