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<\/a><\/p>\nFor Immediate Release Friday, April 23, 2021<\/p>\n
16<\/b>th<\/b> Edition of the Global Radio Guide (Summer 2021) Now Available<\/b><\/p>\n
Sometimes in life, what is old becomes new again.\u00a0 Familiar names and voices we long have placed into the recesses of our minds, suddenly spring back to the forefront.<\/p>\n
It can be that way with radio as well.\u00a0 What we sometimes consider to be antique transmissions of a bygone era can re-emerge in a digital world, as if time had merely paused.\u00a0 They ensnare the attention of both those who were around for the glory days, as well as those hearing these signals for the first time.<\/p>\n
Such is the case with the recently resurfaced \u201cRussian Woodpecker.\u201d\u00a0 The Cold War-era stalwart that once placed its distinct signal across large swaths of the HF band, is once again being heard amongst the crackles of static on shortwave radios and SDRs around the world.<\/p>\n
For those who want to be part of the action, Gayle Van Horn\u2019s 16th Edition of her Amazon bestselling Global Radio Guide (Summer 2021)<\/i> has all the details you need to catch up with our vintage friend.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy first thought was, \u2018I have heard this signal before,\u2019\u201d writes Teak Publishing co-founder and editor of the Global Radio Guide<\/i> (GRG), Larry Van Horn, in his in-depth look into the return of Russia\u2019s famous Over-The-Horizon-Radar (OTHR) transmissions.\u00a0 \u201cIt did not take long for me to connect what I was hearing to the past and realize I was hearing a form of the old Russian Woodpecker again.\u201d<\/p>\n
Included in Van Horn\u2019s article is everything you need to become a grizzled \u201cwoodpecker\u201d expert:\u00a0 a historical review of Russia\u2019s OTHR system, information on where in the world \u2013 and on the HF band \u2013 the newest version of the Woodpecker is being heard, links to audio samples so you know what to listen for, maps of transmitting locations and more.<\/p>\n
Russia radars are not the only focus of this completely updated edition of the GRG, though.\u00a0 Worldwide, tensions are continuing to escalate and \u2013 in another case of what is old becoming new \u2013 people around the world are once again turning to shortwave radio to place themselves on the front lines.<\/p>\n
With the help of the GRG, you can tune in shortwave broadcast stations from hotspots such as China, Cuba, India, Iran, North\/South Korea, Taiwan, and many other counties. If you have a shortwave radio receiver, SDR or Internet connection, pair it with this unique radio resource to know when and where to listen to the world.<\/p>\n
This newest edition of the GRG carries on the tradition of those before it with an in-depth, 24-hour station\/frequency guide with schedules for selected AM band, longwave, and shortwave radio stations. This unique resource is the only radio publication that lists by-hour schedules that include all language services, frequencies, and world target areas for over 500 stations worldwide.<\/p>\n
The GRG includes listings of DX radio programs and Internet website addresses for many of the stations in the book. There are also entries for time and frequency stations as well as some of the more \u201cintriguing\u201d transmissions one can find on the shortwave radio bands.<\/p>\n
Larry Van Horn has also updated his now famous SDR<\/i> Buyer\u2019s Guide<\/i>, a must-have compendium that helps you navigate through revolutionary world of software-defined radios (SDRs), the digital frontier of the radio hobby.<\/p>\n
Continuing with the theme of this 16th edition of the GRG:\u00a0 Gayle takes a stroll into the seemingly not too distant past, into the role that radio played during the Falkland Island War, even as new government leaders within Argentina jockey for position to reclaim sovereignty over the islands.<\/p>\n
Spectrum Monitor<\/i> magazine editor, Ken Reitz, dives into the rise and fall of Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) on shortwave radio.\u00a0 Reitz gives the rundown on where you can still find DRM signals on the shortwave bands, even if you do not have a DRM-capable radio in your home.<\/p>\n
Fred Waterer, also of Spectrum Monitor<\/i>, checks in with a feature on one of the great pastimes of shortwave radio \u2013 travelling the world without leaving home.\u00a0 This is an especially poignant topic of discussion given the current travel restrictions found in most of the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic.\u00a0 Waterer gives us a detailed RF-itinerary for circumnavigating the globe via broadcasters on shortwave radio.\u00a0 While many of the station names may be different than they once were, Waterer proves that there is still plenty of diversity and culture to be found on the bands.<\/p>\n
Whether you monitor shortwave radio broadcasts, amateur radio operators, or aeronautical, maritime, government, or military communications in the HF radio spectrum, this book has the frequencies to help you to hear it all. Teak Publishing\u2019s Global Radio Guide<\/i> “brings the world to you.”<\/p>\n
You can find this edition of the Global Radio Guide<\/i>, along with all of our titles currently available for purchase, on the Teak Publishing Web site at\u00a0www.teakpublishing.com<\/a>.\u00a0 For a limited time, all previous editions of the Global Radio Guide will also be available at a reduced price.\u00a0 Details will be available at www.teakpublishing.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n The 16th edition of the Global Radio Guide<\/i> e-Book (electronic book only, no print edition available) is available worldwide from Amazon and their various international websites at<\/p>\n