{"id":29794,"date":"2017-12-23T06:00:40","date_gmt":"2017-12-23T10:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=29794"},"modified":"2017-12-22T16:04:44","modified_gmt":"2017-12-22T20:04:44","slug":"wrth-2018-a-look-inside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/wrth-2018-a-look-inside\/","title":{"rendered":"WRTH 2018: A look inside"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I received my copy of the 2018\u00a0World Radio and TV Handbook (WRTH)<\/em><\/a> directly from the publisher yesterday, just prior to my Christmas holiday travels. As I mention every year, I look forward to receiving this excellent staple radio reference guide–and this\u00a0is their\u00a072nd edition!<\/strong><\/p>\n

WRTH\u2019<\/em>s team of noted DXers from around the world curate frequencies and broadcaster information by region; while I\u2019m not sure how they orchestrate all of this, the end result is truly a symphony of radio information. In addition to broadcaster listings, WRTH<\/em>\u2019s radio reviews, feature articles, and annual HF report make for excellent reading.<\/p>\n

But the WRTH<\/em> isn\u2019t just<\/em> a frequency guide: the publication always devotes the first sixty\u00a0or so pages to articles relating to various aspects of the radio hobby. Following, I offer a quick overview of these.<\/p>\n

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WRTH broadcast listings are incredibly thorough and informative<\/p><\/div>\n

The first article always features a WRTH<\/em> contributor<\/strong>:\u00a0 this year, they feature Torgeir Woxen <\/strong>who is the\u00a0contributor for Norway and editor of the Asia & Pacific frequency list. Reading about how Woxen became interested in radio and DXing reminds me of how I–and many of my radio friends–got their start as well.<\/p>\n

The second set of articles is always my favorite: WRTH<\/em> receiver reviews<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

This year, WRTH<\/em>\u00a0begins with a review of\u00a0the Icom IC-R8600 <\/strong>wideband tabletop SDR\u00a0receiver.\u00a0 They also review the Tecsun PL-880, Tecsun S-8800, Expert Electronics ColibriNano,<\/strong>\u00a0SDRplay RSP2<\/strong>, and the new AOR AR-DV10<\/strong> wideband handheld.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(Photo: Cross Country Wireless)<\/p><\/div>\n

Besides radio reviews, WRTH also includes an evaluation of the Cross Country Wireless Active Loop<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

I must admit: the Cross Country sounds like an effective and affordable portable mag loop antenna. I might need to grab one in the future to use on impromptu travels and DXpeditions.<\/p>\n

The following article features WRTH contributor, Brian Clark<\/strong>, and his travels from New Zealand to the geographic\u00a0antipodes<\/a> of his home: Spain, Portugal and Morocco. Of course, enjoying diverse radio broadcasts was an integral part of his journey!<\/p>\n

I was pleased to find that the following feature article, entitled Receiving Noise<\/strong>, explores the radio interference that plagues our hobby. <\/strong>The article mentions several common sources of noise and some of the antennas that most effectively mitigate RFI. Sadly, radio noise\/interference is an important topic for most radio enthusiasts.<\/p>\n

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Following this, WRTH<\/em>\u00a0writer, Hans Johnson<\/strong>, features an article on Radio Romania International<\/strong>. RRI is one of my favorite shortwave broadcasters, so this was a treat to find indeed–Johnson’s piece sheds light on the past, present and future of the station.<\/p>\n

Next, in A New Voice of Hope in the Middle East<\/strong>, Founder and President of the Strategic Communications Group,\u00a0John Taylor,<\/strong>\u00a0writes about setting up a new mediumwave station in Israel.<\/p>\n

The following article features Dr. Martin Hadlaw<\/strong>, a former advisor to the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC), who explores the history of broadcasting in the South Seas.<\/p>\n

Next, WRTH feature their Digital Update <\/b>which assesses the state of digital broadcasting and–this year a special note about–Digital Radio Mondiale.<\/p>\n

The final article\u2013a tradition\u2013is the WRTH \u00a0HF propagation report\/forecast <\/strong>by Ulf-Peter Hoppe. Always an informative read and this year he ends on a positive note despite the fact we’ve hit the solar rock-bottom!<\/p>\n

The 72nd is another fantastic edition of the World Radio TV Handbook. <\/em>As I say every year,\u00a0<\/em>I’ve never been disappointed with WRTH. Their publishing standards are such that the quality of their reviews, their writing, and (most importantly) their broadcast listings are simply unparalleled.<\/p>\n

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My WRTH 2018 and Digitech AR-1780 fit perfectly in my Red Oxx Lil Roy and are ready for holiday road travel and radio fun!<\/p><\/div>\n

For DXers who collect QSL cards, you\u2019ll find that broadcaster contact information in WRTH<\/em> is often more up-to-date than a broadcaster\u2019s own website. When readers contact me asking for QSL information from an obscure broadcaster, the first place I search is the current WRTH. Remember: their information is based on volunteer contributors who specialize in specific regions of the world–the most knowledgeable regional DXers keep this publication accurate.<\/p>\n

Purchase your copy of WRTH 2018<\/em>\u00a0directly from WRTH<\/em>\u2019s publishers<\/a>, or from a distributor like Universal Radio <\/a>(US)\u00a0and\u00a0Amazon.com<\/a>\u00a0(US),\u00a0Radio HF <\/a>(Canada), or BookDepository.com<\/a> (International).<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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WRTH\u2019s team of noted DXers from around the world curate frequencies and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[373,251,56,5935,960,433,3,651,43],"tags":[208,193,6690],"class_list":["post-29794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-am","category-books","category-broadcasters","category-dx","category-international-broadcasting","category-mediumwave","category-news","category-schedules-and-frequencies","category-shortwave-radio","tag-world-radio-and-tv-handbook","tag-wrth","tag-wrth-2018"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-7Ky","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":23000,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/wrth-2017-a-look-inside\/","url_meta":{"origin":29794,"position":0},"title":"WRTH 2017: A look inside","author":"Thomas","date":"December 29, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"I received my copy of the 2017\u00a0World Radio and TV Handbook (WRTH) directly from the publisher last\u00a0week, just prior to Christmas holiday ravels. 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