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Alinco DX-R8 150 Khz -35 Mhz 600 Alpha Numeric Memories Communications Receiver (Link 1)
Added July 2010
Alinco DX-R8 150 Khz -35 Mhz 600 Alpha Numeric Memories Communications Receiver (Link 2) Added November 2010
Anjan DTS-10 High End Portable LW/MW/SW Receiver (Link 2) Added February 2010
Anjan DTS-10 High End Portable LW/MW/SW Receiver (Link 3: Lots of Pictures)
Added March 2010
Anjan DTS-13 Portable LW/MW/SW/FM 600 Memories Radio Receiver with MP3
Added October 2010
AOR AR-2300 40 Khz-3150 Mhz Computer Controlled Receiver
Added February 2010
AOR AR-5001 High End Wide Band (40 Khz-3150 Mhz) Communications Receiver
Updated June 2010
Apex Alsetac 35GR 10 Khz-3600 Mhz Communications Receiver with USB Added February 2011
Apex Alsetac 35GR-RM 10 Khz-3600 Mhz Computer Controlled Receiver with USB Added February 2011
Bangkok Post : Amateur radio operators answer call for assistance
Added November 2010
Bonito RadioJet 1102S PC-IF Receiver SDR 40 Khz to 30 Mhz
Added July 2011
CCRadiotech (Free Radio Scanner Control for Uniden UBC-3300, 780, 785) Updated March 2010
Chile Earthquake (March 2010): Ham (Amateur) Radio operators establish Communications
Added March 2010
ControlSoft (Software to control AOR-AR8600 & AOR-AR5000 Radio Receivers)
Added February 2012
CRPU-KV SDR Communications Receiver
Added September 2011
Cross Country Wireless SDR-4  0.85-30 Mhz Radio Receiver Added October 2011
Cross Country Wireless SDR Radio Receiver (Ham Bands)
Added June 2010
Degen DE-1106 High End 700 memories Portable Radio Receiver (Revised 2010 Version) Added September 2010
Degen DE-1125S AM/FM/SW Portable Receiver with DSP, 4 Gig MP3 Timer Player/Recorder USB Added July 2011
Degen DE-1126 225 Memories MP3/WAV Record USB Portable Radio Receiver
Added March 2011
Degen DE-1127 248 Memories MP3/WAV Record USB 4 Gig Portable Radio Receiver Added October 2011
Drake Virtual Museum Updated February 2012
Dressler Active Antennas
Added March 2010
DRM Software Tools
Added June 2011
Earth Orbit Objects (Satellite Tracking Software-Freeware)
Added December 2010
Elecraft KX3 Portable HF/VHF Transceiver
Added June 2011
Epirb Plotter (Software that decodes Epirb signals) Added September 2010
FlexRadio Flex-6700 HF/50 Mhz Software Defined Transceiver (3.1 Mb pdf) Added May 2012
FlexRadio Flex-6700R HF/VHF Software Defined Receiver (3.1 Mb pdf)
Added May 2012
Funcube Wide Band Receiver (64 -1700 Mhz) Added May 2011
GKBS (Communications Receiver Manufacturer) Russia
Added September 2011
GMDSS for MultiPSK (Radio Signal Decoding Software)
Added December 2011
Gre PSR-120 Analogue Radio Scanner Added April 2012
Gre PSR-310 Portable Analogue Trunking Radio Scanner
Added October 2010
Gre PSR-410 Tabletop/Mobile Analogue Trunking Radio Scanner Added October 2010
Gre PSR-700 Analogue Portable Trunking Scanner Added January 2010
Gre PSR-800 Digital P25 Hand Held Radio Scanner (Link 1)
Added January 2011
Gre PSR-800 Digital P25 Hand Held Radio Scanner (Link 2) Added January 2011
Grundig S450DLX Portable Shortwave Receiver
Added August 2010
Haiti (January 2010) Earthquake: HF (Shortwave) to the rescue again!
Added January 2010
Ham (Amateur) Radio Resource Guide Added March 2010
Ham Radio far from over and out!
Added July 2011
HeavenSat (Satellite Tracking Software)
Added August 2011
HF Schedules Added October 2010
Hilberling PT-8000 High End Radio Transceiver
Added February 2010
Icom IC-7410 HF/VHF DSP Transceiver
Added December 2010

Icom IC-9100 HF/VHF/UHF DSP Transceiver

Added August 2009

Icom R-6 Wide Band Portable Radio Scanner
Added January 2010
Ionoprobe (Propagation Prediction Software)
Added September 2010
IZT R-3301 9 kHz to 3000 MHz, Colour LCD Screen , RF 20 Mhz Wide Continous Record Added October 2011
Kenwood TS-590S HF Transceiver Added May 2010
Kenwood TS-990 High End HF/50 Mhz Transceiver Dual TFT Colour Display & Receive (Site 1)
Added May 2012
Kenwood TS-990 High End HF/50 Mhz Transceiver Dual TFT Colour Display & Receive (Site 2) Added May 2012
Krypto500 (Multi-Mode Decoder)
Added February 2012
Marks Scanners (Radio Scanner Manuals)
Added July 2011
Morse Code: A Closer Look Added January 2012
Newstar DR-111 Portable Radio Receiver 100 Memories FM, SW 2.3-27 MHz, MW, DRM decoding Added April 2012
Newstar Electronics (Receiver Manufacturer - PR of China)
Added April 2012
Oniip (Communications Receiver Manufacturer) Russia
Added September 2011
Oniip Sapphire-04 100 Khz-30 Mhz
Added September 2011
Oniip Sapphire-09 1.5-30 Mhz Added September 2011
Oniip Sapphire-09W 1.5-30 Mhz Added September 2011
On-Line Icom R-75 Shortwave Receiver via EI7DAR (Ireland) Added February 2010
On-Line Software Defined Receiver (Mainly Amateur Radio Freq & Requires Java)
Added February 2010
On-Line Yaesu FRG-100/DRM Wellington, New Zealand Added June 2010
Pakistan Amateur Radio Society helps with Floods
Added August 2010
Phil's Radio Designs (Radio Equipment info in PDF format)
Added June 2011
Pixel Technologies (HF Loop Antennas)

Added September 2010

PK's Shielded Magnetic Longwave Loop Antennas (150 Khz to 500 Khz)

Updated May 2010

PK's Shielded Magnetic Medium Wave Loop Antennas for Portables (500 Khz to1700 Khz) Updated May 2010
PK's Shielded Magnetic Medium Wave Loop Antennas for Receivers (500 Khz to1700 Khz) Updated May 2010
PK's Shielded Magnetic Shortwave Loop Antennas (2 Mhz to 20 Mhz) Updated May 2010
Proton Kharkov Radio Works (High End Communications Receivers)
Added January 2011
Proton Kharkov Radioworks R-324A Communications Receiver Added January 2011
Proton Kharkov Radioworks R-399A Communications Receiver Added January 2011
QRO Communications (Radio Dealer, Australia)
Added December 2011
Radio Books (Australia)
Added January 2012
Radio Geeks  (Amateur "Ham" Radio) (Australia) Added September 2010
R & L Electronics (Radio Dealer, USA)
Added January 2012
Radiowavz Antennas (Antenna Manufacturer, USA)
Updated February 2012
Redsun RP-007 Portable Rugged AM FM Shortwave Radio Receiver
Added September 2010
Redsun RP-3100 1000 Memories Shortwave Radio Receiver
Added August 2010
Reuter Elektronik (Transceiver and Receiver Manufacturer) (Germany) Added May 2012
RF Space NetSDR 10 Khz-34 Mhz Updated February 2011
Rohde & Schwarz EB510 9-32 MHz Direct Conversion, Real Time Display, Communications Receiver Added February 2012
Rohde & Schwarz ESMD Professional Receiver (9 Khz - 26.5 Ghz)
Added April 2010
Ryda Communications (Radio Scanner Dealer, Australia)
Added August 2010
Sangean ATS-909X High End Portable Shortwave Receiver (Link 2)
Added June 2010
Sangean ATS-909X High End Portable Shortwave Receiver (Link 3)
Added August 2010
Satbuster (Satellite Tracking Software)
Added November 2011
Shortwave Radio Info

Added August 2010

Soft66AD 2.5 Mhz to 70 Mhz Software Defined Receiver
Added August 2010
SSB Electronic LAN-SDR 0.1-30 Mhz Software Defined Receiver
Added September 2010
SwissLog (Amateur (Ham) Radio Logging) Added January 2011
SWL Log System (Freeware Logging for Windows)
Added December 2010
Tecsun PL-210 PLL Dual Conversion LW,MW, SW, FM, 1700 memories Portable Radio Receiver
Added August 2010
Tecsun PL-360 DSP Portable Receiver with built in MW loop antenna
Added January 2010
Tecsun PL-398BT PLL DSP Bluetooth World Band, 550 Memories w / Dual Speaker Radio Receiver Added October 2011
Tecsun PL-398MP PLL DSP MP3 Play World Band, 550 Memories w / Dual Speaker Radio Receiver Added October 2011
Tecsun PL-505 FM/MW/LW /SW 550 Memories DSP Portable Radio Receiver Added October 2011
Tecsun PL-606 MW/SW DSP 550 Memories Portable Receiver
Added October 2010
Tecsun PL-660 2000 memories, Sync Detection Shortwave Receiver (Link 1)
Added October 2010
Tecsun PL-660 2000 memories, Sync Detection Shortwave Receiver (Link 2) Added November 2010
Ten Tec Eagle HF/50 Mhz DSP Amateur (Ham) Radio Transceiver
Uniden BC-125AT Portable Radio Scanner Added November 2011
Uniden Home Patrol Added July 2010

USSR/CCCP Portable Radios (Many Photos - Site 01)

Added May 2009

USSR/CCCP Portable Radios (Many Photos - Site 02) Added May 2009
Utility DXing: A Primer (25 Megabyte pdf)
Added February 2012
Vega RP-007 Russian Army issue Shortwave Receiver Added February 2010
VK4VFX's Amateur Radio Page
Added March 2011
VKMail Free e-mail address for Amateur (Ham) Radio Operators
Added February 2012
Web SDR On Line Radio Receivers (Mainly Amateur Radio and requires Java)
Added February 2010
What's on Shortwave Now?
Added January 2011
WiNRADiO AX-48H Broadband 2 -18 Gigahertz Horn Antenna
Added November 2011
WiNRADiO RLX-800 9 Khz-1800 Mhz Linux Network Radio Receiver
Added August 2010
WiNRADiO WR-G31DDC "EXCALIBUR" Receiver (9 Khz - 50 Mhz + 50 Mhz  real time analyzer) Added December 2009
WiNRADiO WR-G33DDC "EXCALIBUR" Pro Receiver (9 Khz - 50 Mhz + 50 Mhz  real time analyzer) Added June 2010
WiNRADiO WR-G39DDC "EXCELSIOR" Professional Receiver (20 Khz - 3500 Mhz) Added June 2010

WiNRADiO WSS-420 HRPT-CHRPT Weather Satellite System

Added October 2009

WWV, WWVB and WWVH (Time Signal Stations) (USA) Updated February 2011
Yaesu FTDX-3000 LCD Display, Spectrum Scope HF/50 Mhz Transceiver (3.5 Mb pdf) (Site 1) Added May 2012
Yaesu FTDX-3000 LCD Display, Spectrum Scope HF/50 Mhz Transceiver (Site 2) Added May 2012

Yaesu FTM-350 Wide Band Receive/Transceiver

Added September 2009

Yaesu FT-450D DSP 500 memories, HF/6 Metres Amateur (Ham) Radio Transceiver
Added October 2010
Yaesu VR-160 Wide Band Portable Receiver (0.1 -1299.990 Mhz) Link 1
Added November 2009
Yaesu VR-160 Wide Band Portable Receiver (0.1 -1299.990 Mhz) Link 2 Added August 2010
Yaesu VX-8GR Hand Held 2 metres & 70cms with GPS,  receive 108-999 MHz

Added March 2010

YaND (Yet another NAVTEX Decoder Added July 2010
Zycomm Electronics Ltd (Manufacturer of the HF-7070 Communications Receiver)
Added July 2011
Zycomm HF-7070 Communications Receiver (Due 20??)
Added July 2011

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