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Subject: Re: SWL DX Help Needed - (nf)
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Date: Tue, 10-Jan-84 23:05:06 EST
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cmcl2!sullivan    Jan 10 23:04:00 1984

Since I imagine that a few people might be interested in a answer, I'm posting
this to the net.

The major (only?) magazine for SWLing is Popular Communications, which you
should find in a good magazine shop.  Their address is 76 North Broadway,
Hicksville, New York, 11801.  It's a pretty good, general interest magazine,
but with some slant to clandestine and survivalist communications.

Several `clubs' publish newletters on a regular basis.  The American Shortwave
Listeners Club (ASWLC) publishes a fairly packed newsletter, about 45 pages
worth, covering all aspects of SWLing, and even FM DXing.  Their address is
16182 Ballad Lane, Huntington Beach, California, 92649.  Of a similar vein,
the Society for the Promotion of the Engrossing Enjoyment of DX (SPEEDX) puts
out roughly the same number of pages, but is concerned only with SWL, and not
Broadcast Band (BCB) and FM too like the ASWLC.  Their address is P.O. Box E,
Lake Elsinore, California, 92330.

For all BCB DXing, which is easy for anyone to get into, and surprisingly
fun, the two major groups which cover BCB only are the National Radio CLub
(NRC), and the International Radio Club of America (IRCA).  They publish
their newsletters, roughly 40 pages each, about 30 times a year, with 
issues coming weekly in the winter DX months.  The NRC publishes `DX News',
and their address is P.O. Box 24, Cambridge, Wisconsin, 53523.  The IRCA
publishes the `DX Monitor', and their address is P.O. Box 21074, Seattle,
Washington, 98111.

For those with a penchant for the out-of-the-way, their is a group which
specializes in the frequencies from 150 - 500 KHz, and they are named
appropriately the Longwave Club of America (LWCA). Their publication,
`The Lowdown', is about 20 to 30 pages a month, and their address is 
45 Wildflower Road, Levittown, Pennsylvania, 19057.

All of the clubs also offer various publications and guides to all aspects
of the hobby.  They all run about $10 to $20 a year to subscribe to.

And, before I forget, the World Radio and TV Handbook (WRTVH) is a bible,
and even for the casual listener, it is a boon.

Enough?  I hope this helps!


David Sullivan, WA1TNS		UUCP:   ...!floyd!cmcl2!sullivan
(212) 460-7287			ARPA:	SULLIVAN@NYU
New York University

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David Sullivan, WA1TNS		UUCP:   ...!floyd!cmcl2!sullivan
(212) 460-7287			ARPA:	SULLIVAN@NYU
New York University