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Updated: January 26, 2003


Copyright 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 by
 R. Charles Rippel

Listening to distant radio stations is not only an interesting and educational past time, it can be very, very challenging.  This site brings together many aspects of the Radio Listening hobby for your consideration and enjoyment.

Some might say the Internet has been the death knell of the 21st Century.  Traditional SWBC Broadcasters come and go, contract then expand services.  Some might say there is nothing to listen to.

Nothing can be further from the truth!  AM/BCB DX'ing, Military Monitoring, Long Wave DX'ing and Aero-Nav monitoring are new frontiers for the listening enthusiast.

Here you will find links to interesting hobby related WWW sites.  Audio clips of both rare and more commonly heard DX stations I have heard are also available.  There are pictures of my own receivers with comments as to their performance, features, strengths and weaknesses.  Finally, my goal is to use this site as an outlet to share over 30 years of Shortwave Broadcast DX'ing techniques with other hobby enthusiasts.

Navigate through this site using the links on the left hand side of the page. 

Receivers of the 21st Century.  If there has been one major stride in hobby receivers, it has been the appearance of DSP audio detection and filtering.  Even better, this technology has become affordable and can fit virtually every budget thanks to the US company, Ten-Tec.  They offer 3 fine, US made receivers which represent outstanding values:

RX-320 @ $295  (see our RX-320 Page on this site)

RX-350 @ $1199

RX-340 @ $3950
 


Audio Recording in the 21st Century.  A primer on the MD format and its excellent utility in the listening hobby