Jari Savolainen wrote:

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On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 02:50:54 -0400, starman wrote:

aristotle wrote:

What is the difference between shortwave dxing and swling.


If you have a beginner class SWL call sign, such as WA4009SWL, you are only
allowed to listen to the major broadcasters with a strong signal on a
portable receiver without a tuning knob (up and down buttons only).

If you get an advanced class DX call sign, such as IQ0001DX, you are allowed
to start chasing those hard to get stations like Radio Huuhaa from Vyborg,
Russia. However, you're limited to a single receiver with a tuning knob and
cannot mix SWL with DX except on government holidays.

If you get a combination masters class call sign, such as IQ1007SWLDX, you
are allowed to SWL and DX simultaneously, one receiver each. However, one of
the receivers has to be a portable without a sync detector.

If you decide to get no call sign whatsoever, you can do anything you want.

Jari S.

I did have one of those callsigns back in the 1960's, it was/is WPE8JSS. That
darn certificate is the only thing I've lost from those beginnining days in
shortwave.

I still have some certificates that Electronics Illustrated offered at the time.

dxAce
Michigan

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm