Passport to World Band Radio
by Lawrence Magne
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Book Reviews of Passport to World Band Radio
Book Review: Excellent Resource, Well Designed
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is an excellent resource and will get you listening to shortwave broadcasts immediately. One of the most useful features is the "What's On Tonight" section which lists broadcasts in English based on time of day and frequency. The other most used section is the "blue pages" in back which list all of the broadcasts by frequency. This allows you to quickly look up a station you are hearing and determine where it is likely coming from, even if you cannot understand the language.
The product reviews are very useful as well - and there are feature stories highlighting some of the broadcast stations around the world that make for very interesting reading. Great for beginners, and a must for the Shortwave enthusiast!
Book Review: Essential resource for the hobbyist
Summary: 4 Stars
Passport provides inticing receiver reviews together with useful listings of stations and programs. It is an essential resource for the hobbyist and a worthwhile purchase, notwithstanding the plethora of information modernly available on the web. Based on recent comments from the editor, it now appears that the 25th edition (2009) could be the last (owing to the web phenomenon alluded to above as well as the high cost of producing a hobby publication these days). This makes purchase of the book all the more desirable, initially as a show of support to the editorial staff, but alternatively to make avail of what could be the last chance to obtain this useful publication before it falls out of print.Book Review: A Well Established World Class Annual Reference.Book
Summary: 5 Stars
Serious radio listeners should never purchase a new radio without checking on what radios are available - and how they rate for function and price. Science is changing at an ever increasing rate. Annual upgraded issues of "Passport to World Band Radio" leads in presenting this new information. It also gives information on collectible vintage radios of interest.
Furthermore, the reader is given an update on stations that can be received from all parts of the world.
Radio improvements occur almost on a daily basis, but this publication is the best single reference helping amateur and even professional radio enthusiasts stay informed.
Book Review: The best book for shortwave listeners (even it doesn'y have all the Info.)
Summary: 4 Stars
This is an exelent book. Unfortunatly it lacks some information like:
- On the blue pages it doesn't identify other languages than English, Arabic; Chinese; French; German; Russian or Spanish. It cound be easily done by adding a two letters code for each one of the other languages.
- The country-by Country section is only for Broadcasts in English (it would be nice if it has more 20 pages to include broadcasts in french and spanjsh),
- There are some missing info (not updated yet) on the blue pages. I.E. BBC on 5990Khz,Portuguese, 20:30-21:00.
The best book in the market for the short wave listener.
Book Review: Invaluable Reference Source
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this 2009 edition several months ago and am only now getting around to reviewing it, although I guess it has been replaced by the 2010 edition. No problem, though, because the new one probably carries on the tradition of excellence that the Passport has been presenting each year for many years. It contains frequencies, reviews of equipment, explanatory articles about various aspects of the hobby, broadcast station addresses and so forth. Buy the 2010 edition and enjoy what truly is a passport to this fabulous hobby.