There have been plenty of recent examples. In many cases, signals are audible from exotic parts of the world, but only if you listen at the right time of day, on the right frequency, and sometimes, at the right time of year. Part of the art of DX listening is to know when and where to listen. Some people like to experiment with antennas, others look at parts of the radio spectrum outside the SW bands, whilst there are those who specialise in listening to stations from a chosen country, or in a specific language. The branches of interest are certainly varied and all equally enjoyable, whether you are listening to a strong international broadcaster for programming reasons, or looking for a weak DX signal on another part of the band.
Most people have interests in more than one aspect of the hobby.
We trust that you will enjoy listening to shortwave broadcasting, and we hope that we can help you with any problems that may arise. This is a term introduced by World Radio TV Handbook. Suppose you are trying to pick out a weak station under heavy interference conditions. If this is the case, switch this facility on. You may hear an audible whistle in the set's loudspeaker, and the speech or music you were listening to changes pitch.