{"id":9222,"date":"2014-04-10T07:47:33","date_gmt":"2014-04-10T11:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=9222"},"modified":"2014-04-10T07:47:33","modified_gmt":"2014-04-10T11:47:33","slug":"updates-to-the-shortwave-broadcast-schedules-smart-phone-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/updates-to-the-shortwave-broadcast-schedules-smart-phone-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Updates to the Shortwave Broadcast Schedules smart phone app"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/SWBC_Iphone.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9228\" alt=\"SWBC_Iphone\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/SWBC_Iphone.png\" width=\"624\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/SWBC_Iphone.png 624w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/SWBC_Iphone-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/SWBC_Iphone-100x60.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A smartphone app that I find quite useful is <em>Shortwave Broadcast Schedules<\/em> by Chris Smolinski at <a title=\"Black Cat Systems website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blackcatsystems.com\/iphone\/SWBC.html\" target=\"_blank\">Black Cat Systems<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Chris has just announced an update which adds features like the ability to enable schedule\u00a0reminders as well as keep track of your favorite broadcasts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ShortwaveSchedule.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8620\" alt=\"ShortwaveSchedule\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ShortwaveSchedule-300x169.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ShortwaveSchedule-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ShortwaveSchedule-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ShortwaveSchedule-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ShortwaveSchedule.jpg 1136w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I&#8217;ve been using this app for a year and have noticed frequent schedule updates&#8211;indeed, A14 schedules were ready at the beginning of the season.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s an ideal app <a title=\"Traveling light, SWLing right: the best shortwave radios for travel\" href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/traveling-light-swling-right-the-best-shortwave-radios-for-travel\/\">to use for one bag travel<\/a>&#8211;indeed, you don&#8217;t even need an Internet connection to browse the listings. Admittedly, the typical smartphone screen is fairly small to display such a large amount of broadcast data, but Back Cat&#8217;s interface is designed with this in mind. I find the app easy to use and very useful while I&#8217;m on the go.<\/p>\n<p>I have only used the iOS version on my iPhone. Black Cat also offers an iPad version which, I believe, would be ideal. I have not tested the Android version of the app.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Check out the description at Black Cat Systems\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blackcatsystems.com\/iphone\/SWBC.html\" target=\"_blank\">Shortwave Broadcast Schedules<\/a> is available on the <a title=\"iTunes\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/app\/shortwave-broadcast-schedules\/id476090163?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\">iPhone\/iPad<\/a>\u00a0($2.99) and <a title=\"Google Play Store\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.blackcatsystems.swbc\" target=\"_blank\">Android<\/a>\u00a0($0.99) devices.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"The Best Amateur Radio and Shortwave Apps for iOS and Android smart phones\" href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/the-best-amateur-radio-and-shortwave-apps-for-ios-and-android-smart-phones\/\">Click here to check out our comprehensive, frequently updated list of radio apps.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A smartphone app that I find quite useful is Shortwave Broadcast Schedules by Chris Smolinski at Black Cat Systems. Chris has just announced an update which adds features like the ability to enable schedule\u00a0reminders as well as keep track of your favorite broadcasts. I&#8217;ve been using this app for a year and have noticed frequent [&hellip;]<\/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":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2509,3,129,438,651,43],"tags":[1923,2732,2315,2513,2448,2733,2731,2514],"class_list":["post-9222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-apps","category-news","category-reviews","category-schedules","category-schedules-and-frequencies","category-shortwave-radio","tag-android","tag-black-cat-systems","tag-chris-smolinski","tag-ham-radio-apps","tag-ios","tag-shortwave-apps","tag-shortwave-broadcast-schedules","tag-shortwave-radio-apps"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-2oK","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":27498,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/shortwave-radio-schedules-adds-premium-upgrade\/","url_meta":{"origin":9222,"position":0},"title":"Shortwave Radio Schedules adds Premium upgrade","author":"Thomas","date":"August 9, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and app developer, Stephen Cooper, who shares this press release: 7th August 2017 - Shortwave Radio Schedules adds Premium upgrade Popular Android app Shortwave Radio Schedules has this week been updated to add two of the most requested features as a premium upgrade to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Apps&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Apps","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/apps\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Shortwave-Schedules-0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":23060,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/updates-to-the-morse-pad-app\/","url_meta":{"origin":9222,"position":1},"title":"Updates to the Morse Pad app","author":"Thomas","date":"December 27, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to Chris Smolinski, who shares the following update: I have a new version of Morse Pad for the iPad\/iPhone\/iPod Touch. This update includes an improved decoder which better handles improper dot \/ dash \/ space timing by the sender (poor fist), automatic speed (WPM) algorithm, and adds AFC\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Apps&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Apps","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/apps\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/MorsePad.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/MorsePad.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/MorsePad.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":58447,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/swlist-a-new-shortwave-schedules-app-for-ios-devices\/","url_meta":{"origin":9222,"position":2},"title":"SWList: A new shortwave schedules app for iOS devices","author":"Thomas","date":"December 13, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Stefano Rampazzo, who recently contacted me regarding his new iOS app called SWList. 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