The Complete Shortwave Listener's Handbook

Shortwave radio may be the most fun you can have sitting down,and this A-to-Z guide for everyone from absolute beginners to advanced hobbyists is your all-in-one partner in listening,with up-to-date information on equipment,listings of stations around the inhabited glove,clubs,satellites,and computers,and much more. Written by a man who has "impressive talen as a writer,making him today one of the hobby's brightest stars," according to Monitoring Times,this guide will alert you to pirate and illegal broadcasts,web sites full of helpful programs,and hard-to-find information to enhance every aspect of this exciting hobby.

Now shortwave is more fun than ever! Shortwave radio may be the most fun you can have sitting down,and this A-to-Z guide for everyone from absolute beginners to advanced hobbyists is your all-in-one partner in listening. It gives you complete,up-to-date information on equipment,worldwide stations,clubs,satellites,computers,and much more! All you need is enthusiasm to use this book's: Help with choosing and using equipment—from the simplest to the most sophisticated; Guidance on finding hot,newsworthy stations,espionage broadcasts,and pirate and illegal frequencies; Up-to-date listings on stations and frequencies for all inhabited portions of the globe; Insider's guide to web sites with shareware for translating audio Morse code to text,receiver-control demo programs,and much more: Simple,cheap ways to improve reception; Convenient lists of station and equipment dealer addresses; And much more! "Yoder has honed his impressive talent as a writer,making him today one of the hobby's brightest stars. "—Monitoring Times.