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# Shortwave

     

       
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an app for [rewind](https://rewind.hackclub.com/#)

     

       
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![a screenshot of windows xp with a text editor open saying "this will be a very cool app soon; just you wait"](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/taciturnaxolotl/shortwave/main/.github/images/ss.webp)

     

       
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this project uses nix for cross-compilation to windows xp. the key was using an older nixpkgs (22.05) since newer mingw toolchains use windows apis that don't exist in xp.

     

       
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### Quick Start

     

       
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a vintage shortwave radio tuner with internet streaming for [rewind](https://rewind.hackclub.com/#)

     

       
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![a screenshot of windows xp with the app open to Jazz Radio: Smooth Jazz](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/taciturnaxolotl/shortwave/main/.github/images/ss.webp)

     

       
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| Frequency (MHz) | Station Name         | Description                    |

     

       
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| 10.230          | SomaFM Groove       | Downtempo and chillout         |

     

       
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| 11.470          | WBGO Jazz88         | Jazz from Newark               |

     

       
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| 12.650          | Radio Paradise      | Eclectic music mix             |

     

       
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| 13.890          | Classical Music     | Classical radio                |

     

       
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| 15.120          | Jazz Radio          | Smooth jazz                    |

     

       
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written in cpp. If you have any suggestions or issues feel free to open an issue on my [tangled](https://tangled.sh/@dunkirk.sh/shortwave) knot

     

       
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written in cpp; this project uses nix for cross-compilation to windows xp. the key was using an older nixpkgs (22.05) since newer mingw toolchains use windows apis that don't exist in xp. if you have any suggestions or need to open a ticket please do so on my [tangled](https://tangled.sh/@dunkirk.sh/shortwave) knot

     

       
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