In article , =20
says...
Anyone know this, very strong/clear here in Dallas. I think Radio =D6=
sterreich
International (=D6RF)?

Here's why I always make sure I have the latest copy of Passport to
World Band Radio handy. In the "Blue Pages" you can look up a frequenc=
y
and see who is scheduled to broadcast on that frequency at what time.
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Unfortunately any 'hardcopy' publication dealing with shortwave frequenci=
es is
prone to go out of date rather quickly. Not to knock any of these publica=
tions as
there is a wealth of other information contained in their pages. But, one=
must be
aware of their limitations and not be so quick to assume 'Station X' is t=
he one
being heard, rather it is important to listen for the ID or other clues t=
o
determine what the station is, then suddenly one discovers that it is act=
ually
'Station Y' on the frequency.

True, but it does give you a starting point at the very least.

Maybe the folks at Passport are missing a money-maker here. I'd pay a=20
little extra to get interim (quarterly?) updates for the Blue Pages,=20
especially if it were in some software form that I could keep on my=20
notebook for reference.

For that matter, I'd love to be able to get the whole book in PDF format=20
on CD-ROM....

--=20

-- //Steve//

Steve Silverwood, KB6OJS
Fountain Valley, CA
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