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		<title>DXing</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[DXing is the art of picking up, tuning in and listing to far-off radio stations. The &#8220;D&#8221; is for distance; the &#8220;X&#8221; is the unknown. DXers sometimes contact remote stations they pick up for reception reports; some collect the QSL cards that are sent in&#160;return.

Some of the major sites for&#160;DXing:
DXZone is the huge site with [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>DXing is the art of picking up, tuning in and listing to far-off radio stations. The &#8220;D&#8221; is for distance; the &#8220;X&#8221; is the unknown. DXers sometimes contact remote stations they pick up for <i>reception reports</i>; some collect the <span class="caps">QSL</span> cards that are sent in&nbsp;return.</p>
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<p>Some of the major sites for&nbsp;DXing:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dxzone.com/">DXZone</a> is the huge site with directories and&nbsp;links.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dxing.com/">DXing.com</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.dxing.info/">dxing.info</a> has an article to read, &#8220;<a href="http://www.dxing.info/introduction.dx">Introduction to&nbsp;DXing</a>&#8221;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.hard-core-dx.com/">hard core&nbsp;<span class="caps">DX</span></a></p>
<p>Glenn Hauser&#8217;s <a href="http://www.w4uvh.net/dxlatest.txt"><span class="caps">DX</span> Listening&nbsp;Digest</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.ac6v.com/">Amateur radio and <span class="caps">DX</span>&nbsp;guide</a></p>
<p>Huge directory: <a href="http://www.ac6v.com/swl.htm"><span class="caps">SHORTWAVE</span>, <span class="caps">LONGWAVE</span>, <span class="caps">DC</span> <span class="caps">TO</span>&nbsp;<span class="caps">DAYLIGHT</span></a></p>
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<h2>Shortwave</h2>
<p><a href="http://groups.google.com/group/can.media.radio/browse_frm/thread/e48530134f2fb17d">An Introduction to Shortwave Radios for&nbsp;Newbies</a></p>
<p>John Wagner&#8217;s <a href="http://www.dxing.com/tips.htm">Shortwave Tips <span class="amp">&amp;</span>&nbsp;Tricks</a></p>
<p><a href="http://hfradio.org/">Amateur and Shortwave Radio Command&nbsp;Center</a></p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.naswa.net/swlguide/"><span class="caps">NASWA</span> <span class="caps">WWW</span> Shortwave Listening Guide </a> is a searchable&nbsp;database.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.chilton.com/scripts/radio/R8-receiver">Web-controlled shortwave&nbsp;radio</a></p>
<p><span class="dquo"><span class="dquo">&#8220;</span></span><a href="http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a393331b474db.htm">The Shortwave Numbers Mystery</a>&#8221; describes a weird phenomenon that has been noticed on shortwave radio since the mid-&#8217;70s and has never been&nbsp;solved.</p>
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<h2>Other bands and&nbsp;frequencies</h2>
<p><a href="http://beaconworld.org.uk/introduction.htm">Beacon DXing</a>: picking up nautical and aircraft beacons, oil and gas platform beacons, and so&nbsp;on.</p>
<p>DXing &#8220;downstairs&#8221; with <a href="http://www.lwca.org/">Longwave DXing</a> (frequencies below&nbsp;500kHz)</p>
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<h2>Discussion&nbsp;groups</h2>
<p>One of the best forums for radio is <a href="http://radio-info.com">radio-info.com</a> where boards exist for various genres, markets and cities, and types of&nbsp;radio.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s also the old Usenet group,&nbsp;<a href="http://groups.google.com/group/rec.antiques.radio+phono/topics">rec.antiques.radio+phono</a></p>
<h2>For further&nbsp;reference</h2>
<p>Illustrated article, &#8220;<A href="http://dadellers.tripod.com/id8.html">The Evolution of Radio</A>&#8221; by The Schenectady Antique Radio&nbsp;Club.</p>
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