- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 3rd Revised edition edition (22 Oct 1986)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0830626557
- ISBN-13: 978-0830626557
- Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 13 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,173,369 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format: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
Format: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
Format: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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