Shortwave Listening (SWL) Resources & Guides
Find essential resources for shortwave listening, including receiver reviews, antenna tips, frequency lists, and DX news.
Shortwave Listening (SWL) involves the reception of radio signals from distant or international broadcasters, utility stations, and amateur radio operators across the high-frequency (HF) spectrum. This activity provides insights into global communications, propagation conditions, and diverse radio services. Resources within this category support both novice and experienced listeners in identifying stations, understanding transmission schedules, and enhancing their reception capabilities.
The collected resources include frequency lists and broadcast schedules for various international stations, weblogs detailing reception reports and equipment reviews, and guides for optimizing receiving setups. Listeners can find information on antenna configurations, receiver specifications, and techniques for improving signal clarity. Additionally, there are tools for logging received stations, participating in SWL contests, and exchanging QSL cards to confirm contacts, fostering a community among shortwave enthusiasts. These resources collectively aid in the practical aspects of monitoring the shortwave bands and documenting listening experiences, often including details on propagation and station identification.
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In this site SWL can find many thing he needs: Contest rules and results, software, awards info and photos, forums, chat and more. -
An introduction to portable shortwave receivers and sw radio. What to look for in a good portable. Reviews of Sangean ATS505. Band info and frequecies. -
Cobalt Pet is a weblog focusing on shortwave radio. It features shortwave reception reports, product reviews, photos, listening tips, and links. International broadcasters and amateur / ham radio operators are monitored and discussed. -
Free internet only Shortwave Broadcast DX newsletter. -
N9EWO's "Dave's Radio Receiver Page" offers over 25 years of unbiased, hands-on reviews and commentary on shortwave and amateur radio equipment. -
The Research and Documentation Center for the History of Radio Communications and the Electronic Media (our full name) is the world's biggest organization to collect, save, research and present whatever relates to the history of radio communications, particularly amateur radio and broadcasting -
Whith more than 20 years of ham practicen SWL Thierry LOMBRY, alias ONL5183, has written several technical pages about ham activities, including propagation, radio perturbations, radioastronomy, DXing, QSLing, ham-spirit, review of material and more. This very interesting website is completed by a large French section devoted to amateur astronomy illustrated with vivid colors pictures. -
FM dx logs, MW carrier offset monitoring, lists of RDS codes in use in the UK, London pirate bandscan and much more from a London QTH. -
AM DXing taken to the extreme. Reports and station logs from DXpeditions to Arctic Northern Finland. Also articles, QSL news, links, audio and video on AM DXing. Published by Finnish DXer Mika Mikelainen. -
FM & SWL, broadcasting, media, FMDX,frequency lists, ham adio -
Shortwave listener blog from near Rome Italy -
Personal (b)log by a SWL in north Italy -
Personal SWL log with various information from SWL tips and tricks to Frequecy Logs to general SWL information. -
Many NDB radio enthusiasts publish their reception logs on the web. A completely separate system designed for individual listeners to make their own logs and obtain statistics on NDBs, DGPS and now Navtex Stations they have received. Log listings can be exported in a multitude of formats and then emailed to the NDB List -
A free to download and print, paper log sheet for shortwave listerners in PDF format. -
Radio worldwide on shortwave with schedules -
This is the web site dedicated to all the Amateurs Radio, SWL and BCL looking for news and info, DX'ing and all about that, in italian -
RTTY press services in english sorted by frequency -
This resource provides a directory listing of files related to a shortwave broadcast station search utility. It includes CGI scripts and templates. -
Here you will find broadcast, pirate, and clandestine information including loggings, QSLs tips, and last-minute news -
Shortwave Monitoring Station in Berlin: DX news, HF propagation, greyline, DRM news, QSL gallery, audio recordings and more -
News, frequency guides and programme information, on shortwave and other international media. -
Search-Find-View-Download SWL/Ham Call Signs world-wide. Create-Send-Receive eQSL cards on-line - free, including bureau. Much more, ALL especially for the discriminating SWL. -
Your beginner's guide to shortwave radio, include an up to date blog and news about products and events. -
A site dedicated for the AM Radio Amateur and vintage radio. Home of the AM Press/Exchange, The AM Forum (the largest BBS of it's kind),and The AM Classifieds, Photos, Audio, and technical information. Audio and Video chat rooms. -
The Shortwave Radio Audio Archive is a collection of shortwave radio recordings in both the form of a podcast and blog with embedded audio. The collection grows every day and includes both historic and modern day shortwave radio audio recordings -
UDXF is a forum and resource for Utility DXers, focusing on non-broadcast, non-amateur radio signals from 0-30 MHz. It covers maritime, aeronautical -
A comprehensive guide to receive Weather Satellites signals in wefax mode -
A blog dedicated to military communications shortwave intercepts, sponsored by the Teak Publishing