I subscribe to both MT & Pop Comm although I like them for different things.
MT is more useful for the SWLer as a frequency guide but I really like the
restoration articles in Pop Comm. I'm not (yet at least) into all the
scanner stuff they both offer but I still read much of it to have an idea of
what its all about. Since you asked specifically about SWLing, I would have
to choose Monitoring Times.

My general information for sw listening consists primarily of Monitoring
Times, Passport To World Band Radio and Prime Time Shortwave. I tend to be a
program listener rather than hard core DXer and these three sources
generally provide the bulk of the info I need. Additionally I visit the
websites of the major stations I listen to and print out their frequency
listings...that's useful for, say, being able to find a listenable BBC
signal at any hour of the day or night.

Other listeners with different interests can recommend other sources of info
for serious DXing, utility monitoring, listening to HAMS and stuff like
that.

Jay

"Kachina 78" wrote in message
...
A recent order from Grove Enterprises included a copy of the July, 2004
Monitoring Times. I have been a subscriber of Pop Com, since it used to be
Popular Electronics, so how's that for aging oneself. Monitoring Times is
impossible to get at any local store that sells magazines, in my midwest
location. I must say that unless this edition of Monitoring Times was an
exception, I liked it a lot more than Pop Com. I am interested in knowing
what
my fellow SWL's feel about The Monitoring Times, and is it worth the extra
expense, when compared to Pop Com? Good DXing to you, Gary.