[net.ham-radio] SWL DX Help Summary

jhv@houxu.UUCP (James Van Ornum) (01/15/84)

A summary of the SWL DX information I received to date follows:


PUBLISHERS    ------------
  CRB Research; PO Box 56; Commack, NY 11725
    "The Top Secret Registry of US Government Radio Frequencies," 5th edition,
    about $15; "Rail-Scan," "Air-Scan," "Confidential Frequency List."

  Centry Print Shop; 6059 Essex Street; Riverside, CA 92504
    "World Radio-TV Handbook (WRTH)," $15 UPS, $16 1st class mail; schedule
    and club listings, receiver reviews.

PROGRAMS    --------------
  Radio Canada SWL Digest
    Sat 2130GMT 17875, 17820, 15325, 15150, 11945 kHz,
    Sun 1930GMT 17875, 15325, 11905 kHz (abbrevuated version),
    Sun 2330GMT 11895, 9755 kHz,
    Mon 0300GMT 9755, 5960 kHz
    Tue 1920GMT 17820, 15260 kHz.

MAGAZINES    -------------
  "Monitoring Times;" Grove Enterprises; (704) 837-2216; $10.50/year.

  "Popular Communications;" 76 North Broadway; Hicksville, NY 11801; general
    interest with clandestine and survivalist coverage.

  "Review of International Broadcasting;" Glenn Hauser; PO Box 6287; Knoxville,
    TN 37914; $15/year, $1.25 sample; program content, schedules, equipment.

DEALERS    ---------------
  Gilfer Associates; Park Ridge, NJ  (201) 391-7887
    CRB books, WRTH, customized general coverage receivers, other hardware.

CLUBS    -----------------
  American Shortwave Listeners Club (ASWLC); 16182 Ballad Lane;
    Huntington Beach, CA 92649; bulletin 45 pages covering SWL and FM DX.

  Association of North American Radio Clubs (ANARC); 1500 Bunbury Drive;
    Whittier, CA 90601; $5/year, $0.75+SASE sample, $0.50+SASE club list;
    newsletter with club and equipment news.

  International Radio Club of America (IRCA); PO Box 21074; Seattle, WA 98111;
    DX Monitor bulletin; "DX Monitor" bulletin covers broadcast band DX only.

  Longwave Club of America (LWCA); 45 Wildflower Road; Levittown, PA 19057;
    "The Lowdown" bulletin specializes in 150 - 500 kHz.

  NASWA; PO Box 13; Liberty, IN 47353; $16/year, $1 sample; "FRENDX" bulletin,
    SW BC station logs, extensive schedule and station info.

  National Radio Club; PO Box 24; Cambridge, WI 53523; "DX News" bulletin covers
    broadcast band DXing only

  Society for the Promotion of the Engrossing Enjoyment of DX (SPEEDX);
    PO Box E; Lake Elsinore, CA 92330; $18/year, $1 sample; bulletin w/ logs
    (especially utility stations), some schedule and program info.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS    ------
  Margot Flowers, ihnp4!decvax!Flowers
  Dan Halbert, ihnp4!decvax!ucbvax!halbert
  Robert S. Parnass, ihnp4!inuxf!parnass
  David Sullivan, harpo!floyd!cmc12!sullivan