Rise and
set. Day and night. For many, that is
the most observation that is required of the sun.
For radio
hobbyists, however, our celestial neighbor holds a larger influence on our
daily lives, requiring much closer examination.
The role it plays in our hobby can be that of a great awakener or a
great destroyer.
Now, as we
stand on the first steps of Solar Cycle 25, which is already positioning itself
to be one of the most talked-about solar cycles among radio hobbyists in
decades, there is a renewed energy in the hobby for all things HF. Many are venturing out, some for the first
time, into the vastness of radio bands that once again crackle with life.
For this
journey, you will need an experienced and knowledgeable guide. Gayle Van Horn, as she has for the past 30
years, has stepped up to answer that call.
Teak
Publishing is proud to announce the 15th Edition of the Amazon
bestselling e-book, the Global Radio Guide (Winter 2020-21), by Gayle
Van Horn, W4GVH.
“This
publication will have wide appeal to amateur radio operators, shortwave radio
hobbyists, news agencies, news buffs, educators, foreign language students,
expatriates, or anyone interested in listening to a global view of world news
and major events as they happen,” says Larry Van Horn, co-founder of Teak
Publishing and editor of the Global Radio Guide (GRG)
With the
help of the GRG, you can tune in shortwave broadcast stations from hotspots
such as China, Cuba, India, Iran, North/South Korea, Taiwan, and many other
counties. If you have a shortwave radio receiver, SDR or Internet connection,
pair it with this unique radio resource to know when and where to listen to the
world.
This newest
edition of the GRG carries on the tradition of those before it with an
in-depth, 24-hour station/frequency guide with schedules for selected AM band,
longwave, and shortwave radio stations. This unique resource is the only radio
publication that lists by-hour schedules that include all language services,
frequencies, and world target areas for over 500 stations worldwide.
The GRG
includes listings of DX radio programs and Internet website addresses for many
of the stations in the book. There are also entries for time and frequency
stations as well as some of the more “intriguing” transmissions one can find on
the shortwave radio bands.
Gayle has
also updated her now famous SDR Buyer’s Guide, a must-have
compendium that helps you navigate through revolutionary world of
software-defined radios (SDRs), the digital frontier of the radio hobby.
New in this 15th
edition of the GRG, Gayle dives into how and where to hear exotic shortwave
stations transmitting in the world’s tropical radio bands. Located in the lower
portion of the HF spectrum, these stations serve as a window into the culture
and daily lives of countries not served by large international broadcast
stations. Even in an increasingly
connected and digital world, for many of the citizens in these countries, these
radio stations serve as the only source of news and information they have at
their disposal.
Spectrum
Monitor magazine
editor, Ken Reitz checks in with a primer on where you can hear global radio
and television media broadcasters via satellite.
Fred
Waterer, also of Spectrum Monitor, checks in with a feature on listening
to music from around the globe on shortwave. There is a nostalgic look back at
radio in 1922 by our friends at AWR Wavescan. Teak Publishing's Larry
Van Horn will give the reader an exclusive tour of frequencies and radio
services below 530 kHz in Radio's Basement Bands.
Whether you
monitor shortwave radio broadcasts, amateur radio operators, or aeronautical,
maritime, government, or military communications in the HF radio spectrum, this
book has the frequencies to help you to hear it all. Teak Publishing’s Global
Radio Guide "brings the world to you."
You can find this edition
of the Global Radio Guide, along with all of our titles currently
available for purchase, on the Teak Publishing Web site at www.teakpublishing.com
The 15th edition of the Global Radio Guide e-Book
(electronic book only, no print edition available) is available worldwide from
Amazon and their various international websites at https://www.amazon.com//dp/B08PHX81Z1/
The price for this latest
edition is US$8.99. 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 e-Book from Amazon websites
directly servicing these countries. Customers in all other countries can use
the regular Amazon.com website to purchase this e-Book.
You can read any Kindle e-Book with Amazon’s ‘free’ reading
apps on literally any electronic media platform. You do not have to own a
Kindle reader from Amazon to read this e-book. There are Kindle apps available
for iOS, Android, Mac and PC platforms. You can find additional details on
these apps by checking out this link to the Amazon website at https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/fd/kcp.
First review of the new Global Radio Guide 15th edition:
