Shortwave radio may be the most fun you can have sitting down, and this A-to-Z guide for everyone from absolute beginners to advanced hobbyists is your all-in-one partner in listening, with up-to-date information on equipment, listings of stations around the inhabited glove, clubs, satellites, and computers, and much more. Written by a man who has impressive talen as a writer, making him today one of the hobby's brightest stars, according to Monitoring Times, this guide will alert you to pirate and illegal broadcasts, web sites full of helpful programs, and hard-to-find information to enhance every aspect of this exciting hobby.