WRTH vs Passport to World Band Radio?
 

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I have been away from shortwave for about 3 years and am feeling the
itch. I am about to purchase either the new version of WRTH or
Passport to World Band Radio. Which is currently the best in terms of
having fairly up to date information on stations, and for QSLing?

Or is there another suggestion I am missing?

Thanks


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PWBR Blue Pages are killer for identifying HF stations. Last time I
checked WRTH had better addresses and Mediumwave info.

On Sun, 10 Apr 2005 21:21:50 GMT, "The Subject ®"
wrote:

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I have been away from shortwave for about 3 years and am feeling the
itch. I am about to purchase either the new version of WRTH or
Passport to World Band Radio. Which is currently the best in terms of
having fairly up to date information on stations, and for QSLing?

Or is there another suggestion I am missing?

Thanks

Hi,

In my opinion (and it's my opinion only) that you really need BOTH. I
buy both every year and, while there is inevitably some duplication,
for the most part the books complement each other rather than including
redundant information.

They're both rather dog-eared at the end of the year!

I know that's not the answer you wanted, but, as I said above, that's
my opinion.

Right now the cheapest (and easiest) place to buy them is Amazon.com.
If you do buy them both together, there will be no shipping charge.

Best,

Joe

Passport to World Band Radio.

You can usually find it at Huge bookstores like Barnes & Noble
or on Amazon



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I have been away from shortwave for about 3 years and am feeling the
itch. I am about to purchase either the new version of WRTH or
Passport to World Band Radio. Which is currently the best in terms of
having fairly up to date information on stations, and for QSLing?

Or is there another suggestion I am missing?

Thanks


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Joe Analssandrini wrote:

Hi,

In my opinion (and it's my opinion only) that you really need BOTH. I
buy both every year and, while there is inevitably some duplication,
for the most part the books complement each other rather than including
redundant information.

They're both rather dog-eared at the end of the year!

I know that's not the answer you wanted, but, as I said above, that's
my opinion.

Right now the cheapest (and easiest) place to buy them is Amazon.com.
If you do buy them both together, there will be no shipping charge.

Prior to the Internet, myself and many other hobbyists found both to be
extremely useful. However I rarely ever buy either one as more up-to-date info
is available on-line these days, as by the time they are published they are out
of date in months, if not weeks.

IMHO both are a waste of funds these days.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

TheSubject,
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...a/message/2890
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Why Not - Buy 'one' One Year and Buy the 'other' the Next Year :o)
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Passport To World Band Radio - by Lawrence Magne
PTWBR=3D http://tinyurl.com/6p4c3
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World Radio TV Handbook - by Nicholas Hardyman
WRTVH=3D http://tinyurl.com/6na65
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that are available "OnLine" { Links / URLS }
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/=ADSho...essage/=AD1889
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Shortwave Listening NewBie (Beginners) Resources
{ SWL "NewBies" Beginners Can Start Here }
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=2E . . . .

dxAce - Of course you are right, but the small Tropical banders I look for
rarely change frequencies or scheds, so I find the compact WRTH extremely
useful for that sort of DX.
--
John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa
South 33 d 47 m 32 s, East 20 d 07 m 32 s
Icom IC-756 PRO III with MW mods
RX Drake R8B, SW8 & ERGO software
Sony 7600D GE SRIII
BW XCR 30, Braun T1000, Sangean 818 & 803A.
Hallicrafters SX-100, Eddystone 940
GE circa 50's radiogram
Antenna's RF Systems DX 1 Pro, Datong AD-270
Kiwa MW Loop
http://www.dxing.info/about/dxers/plimmer.dx

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Aha! I don't DX mediumwave! However, I do find them both to be relatively
outdated for SW use rather quickly.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

John Plimmer wrote:

dxAce - Of course you are right, but the small Tropical banders I look for
rarely change frequencies or scheds, so I find the compact WRTH extremely
useful for that sort of DX.

Of course I'm right! But let me ask... first it was good for medium wave, then I
make a point... and then you switch to Tropical Banders... how can I win?

dxAce
Michigan
USA


--
John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa
South 33 d 47 m 32 s, East 20 d 07 m 32 s
Icom IC-756 PRO III with MW mods
RX Drake R8B, SW8 & ERGO software
Sony 7600D GE SRIII
BW XCR 30, Braun T1000, Sangean 818 & 803A.
Hallicrafters SX-100, Eddystone 940
GE circa 50's radiogram
Antenna's RF Systems DX 1 Pro, Datong AD-270
Kiwa MW Loop
http://www.dxing.info/about/dxers/plimmer.dx

"dxAce" wrote in message
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Aha! I don't DX mediumwave! However, I do find them both to be relatively
outdated for SW use rather quickly.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

dxAce wrote:

...how can I win?



Never.You're a born loser....

Volker Tonn wrote:

dxAce wrote:

...how can I win?



Never.You're a born loser....

Uh-huh...

LMAO

dxAce
Michigan
USA

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

Ace - you always win!

--
John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa
http://www.dxing.info/about/dxers/plimmer.dx

"dxAce" wrote in message
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John Plimmer wrote:

dxAce - Of course you are right, but the small Tropical banders I look
for
rarely change frequencies or scheds, so I find the compact WRTH
extremely
useful for that sort of DX.

Of course I'm right! But let me ask... first it was good for medium wave,
then I
make a point... and then you switch to Tropical Banders... how can I win?

dxAce
Michigan
USA

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.