Radio Monitoring: The How-To Guide

Creative Commons License......Page 2
Debts of Gratitude......Page 6
Preface to 3rd Edition......Page 9
Preface to Second Printing......Page 10
Introduction......Page 11
A Breif History of Radio......Page 15
Forms of Listening......Page 21
DC to Daylight Listening Guide......Page 27
Medium Wave Monitoring......Page 47
What Can You Hear on Medium Wave......Page 49
Medium Wave Cost and Budget Issues......Page 55
Receiver Choices for Medium Wave......Page 57
Medium Wave Antennas......Page 63
Medium Wave Accessories......Page 69
Medium Wave Propagation......Page 73
Medium Wave Techniques......Page 79
Time......Page 87
Medium Wave Clubs......Page 89
Medium Wave Publications......Page 93
Medium Wave Resources......Page 95
Medium Wave and Computers......Page 97
Advancing Your Medium Wave Skills......Page 101
Are We Having Fun Yet?......Page 107
Shortwave Monitoring......Page 109
What Can You Hear on Shortwave......Page 115
Shortwave Cost and Budget Issues......Page 119
Shortwave Receivers......Page 121
Shortwave Antennas......Page 139
Shortwave Accessories......Page 153
Shortwave Propagation......Page 157
Shortwave Modes......Page 163
Shortwave Monitoring Techniques......Page 169
Shortwave Time......Page 177
Shortwave Clubs......Page 181
Shortwave Publications......Page 187
Shortwave Resources......Page 191
Shortwave and Computers......Page 195
Advancing Your Shortwave Skills......Page 199
Are We Still Having Fun?......Page 205
VHF/UHF Monitoring......Page 207
What You Can Hear of VHF/UHF......Page 209
VHF/UHF Cost and Budget Issues......Page 215
Evaluating VHF/UHF Scanning Receivers......Page 217
VHF/UHF Antennas......Page 225
VHF.UHF Monitoring Accessories......Page 235
VHF/UHF Propagation......Page 241
VHF/UHF Modes......Page 247
VHF/UHF Monitoring Techniques......Page 249
VHF/UHF Time Practices......Page 257
Scanning Clubs......Page 259
VHF/UHF Publications......Page 263
VHF/UHF Resources......Page 267
VHF/UHF and Computers......Page 271
Advancing Your VHF/UHF Skills......Page 277
Are We Really Still Having Fun?......Page 283
Amateur Radio......Page 285
Other Monitoring Opportunities......Page 289
Setting Up a Monitoring Post......Page 291
Safety......Page 295
Logs and Confirmation......Page 299
Listening, The Law and Common Sense......Page 307
I'm Still Having Fun!......Page 313
Equipment Suppliers......Page 317
Selected Bibliography......Page 323
Radio Monitoring On-Line......Page 327
Radio Spectrum Allocations......Page 331
Biographical Statement......Page 339
Index......Page 341