On Sun, 10 Jul 2005 20:06:25 +0200, "John Plimmer"
wrote:


That's absolute nonsense - there are thousands of Tropical Band stations
going strong,
and the WRTH is still the most authoritative source of information for
Mediumwave and Tropical Band that has ALL the info a serious DXer needs.
The blue pages are really for casual listeners to major broadcasters.
WRTH is kept uptodate by a comprehensive worldwide network of contributors
and there is no other publication to match it.
WRTH is published every year early December
see http://www.wrth.com/


There are 14 pages of Tropical Band stations listed in the Blue Pages.

That being said, this is from a review of WRTH 2005:

''RECEIVERS
We read that there continues to be a marked and continuing decline for
analogue broadcast systems worldwide, with digital radio becoming
widely accepted in many regions. We learn that the rate of
introduction of new SW receivers is in a downward spiral, with only a
very small number of new models appearing, except very cheap, limited
performance HF radios emerging from Asian sources.

WRTH strongly suggests that HF monitoring is now becoming mainly an
interest for technical hobbyists.''

This is from a review of WRTH 2003:

''National Radio

The steady movement of domestic SW services to MW and FM for local
coverage is again reflected, particularly in the African and Asian
entries. The Indonesian listings now number less than 20 active HF
broadcasters, and many African countries no longer provide any
domestic SW services at all. Many Pacific nations have also closed
down their SW services.''