Links

Radio Station Directories
  • Radio Locator - The best directory of FM and AM radio stations, including website links and audio feeds.
  • FCC AM Database
  • FCC FM Database


    Radio in General
  • Wikipedia's Radio Page


    DXing - Hearing Radio Stations from Far Away
  • TV/FM Skip Log - Useful for E-Skip openings.
  • Tropospheric Ducting Forecast - FM and TV DX
  • FM Tuner Information Center - Best resource for information on quality FM tuners
  • VHF Real-Time Propogation Maps
  • W9WI.com - TV technical information for DXers
  • Mike's TV and FM DX Page
  • DX FM - featuring a live TV DX camera and tips on FM DXing.
  • DX Zone DX directory.
  • Bruce Carter's DX Page
  • Sony XDR-F1HD Tuner Review - The best FM tuner! Great sensitivity and selectivity. Only $90 and beats tuners that cost $500-$1000. It does HD radio, but is even better as a non-HD radio. I own one.


    Shortwave Radio
  • Listen to Shortwave Radio Online - control powerful software defined shortwave radios located around the world.
  • General Receiver Reviews
  • QS1R - software defined radio for shortwave (and of course AM). Looks like one of the better software defined radios. Has an active Yahoo Groups discussion and development community.


    Antennas
    If you live in a city and are serious about radio then for AM or shortwave you probably want to get a loop antenna from either Wellbrook or Pixel Pro. Both of their antennas are less sensitive to local electronic noise sources and you can experience up to db noise reduction. Noise is a huge problem in cities. Plasma tvs are the worst noise source (for AM and shortwave).
    Wellbrook 1530S+ (for shortwave)
    Wellbrook 1530 (extra sensitivity for AM and longwave)
    Pixel Pro 1B

    For AM, a good cheap antenna is to make your own loop. A basic design is to make a square (or circular frame) of 4 feet. Then make 5-10 loops of wire around it. This website has extensive information on making an AM loop, but you can also see much shorter instructions on Youtube and other places.

    For FM, the best antenna is either a dipole or directional Yagi (ideally on a rotor). Height is very important.


    Miscellaneous
  • Find TV stations