Dear John,

I guess I'm from the "old school." Sure I use a laptop too - I even
control my AOR AR7030 Plus with Jan Arkesteijn's fantastic RxWings
program which can also incorporate ILG's database - and I like to get
the latest updates from WRTH's site and, especially, from
PrimeTimeShortwave. Much of which that's available on the web is very
useful indeed and would have been undreamed of when I was first
starting out as an SWL.

But when I'm "down-and-dirty" DXing and I need to see what's on a
frequency to which I'm tuned, out comes a BOOK which I can hold in my
hand and leaf through VERY quickly. And that book is either PASSPORT or
WRTH depending on the particular situation at the time.

I find that the SW frequency listings (not the transmission times
though) stay fairly current throughout the year and you're right: the
tropical band and MW listings in WRTH are unparalleled.

But I suppose that, for some, books are just "old-hat!"

Best,

Joe

Well said Joe, although my WRTH gets more dog eared for serious DXing
use.
I can't agree with dxAce that the internet info makes these two
compendium's
redundant.
I find using a laptop when DXing somewhat cumbersome and using
printouts
from the net is just plain awkward.
Besides, I know of no single comprehensive source for MW DXing that
comes
anywhere near the usefulness and compactness of the WRTH.