- Paperback: 409 pages
- Publisher: TAB Books Inc; 5th Revised edition edition (1 May 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0079130100
- ISBN-13: 978-0079130105
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 18.5 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,272,819 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This updated edition includes information on the latest shortwave broadcasting stations, their frequencies and formats. Also included is the latest information on popular Web sites maintained by shortwave enthusiasts, as well as a directory of E-mail addresses of broadcasters.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Okay book, but why hype its sales?,
By A Customer
This review is from: Complete Shortwave Listener's Handbook (Paperback)
Andy Yoder has done a yeoman's job with this book, but calling it "far and away the #1 bestseller in the field" is beyond hyperbole. Just look at its Amazon ranking and compare it to, say, Passport to World Band Radio or other books in the field.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
OK for beginners; others should skip,
By A Customer
This review is from: Complete Shortwave Listener's Handbook (Paperback)
Yoder's book provides a clear and useful account of a great many subjects dealing with SW listening that can be exceptionally useful for beginners without being at all patronizing. Nowhere else, for instance, have I seen as understandable a description of SSB (which I had never quite understood before), and the beginner or even devoted non-fanatical listener can learn about a large number of both essential and delightfully arcane topics (utility, number and pirate stations spring immediately to mind) that are either completely uncovered in the major guides or treated so cursorily that they are useless. On the other hand, much of Yoder's volume is devoted to a country-by-country survey of SW listening, and it is here that his guide is severely inadequate for nearly all users, for he fails to provide the detailed information about frequencies and programming that is essential for any SW listener. Much better is the superb Passport to World Band Radio and (if you can stomach it) the World Radio and TV Handbook (WRTH), both of which are far more up-to-date (since they're published annually) and significantly less expensive as well. Still, Yoder's volume contains info on a lot of topics that are either unexplained in the other volumes or explained so cursorily as to be useless. If you think of it as a book for people interested in learning about SW without having a radio nearby, then it has real merit, but if you're looking for a vade mecum to keep next to your radio, this isn't the book you want.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good reference for beginners,
By A Customer
This review is from: Complete Shortwave Listener's Handbook (Paperback)
This book may help you to start with shortwave listening. It is a good reference, from choosing the most suitable receiver to building your own antenna. It is, however, too US-centric. European or Asian listeners may find 50% of the book useless...
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