Thanks for a great site, Q about sort order?

Hi. I’ve been a SW listener for a long time, but your site is a breath of fresh air. It’s great to be able to experience the EIBI list in a human-readable way!

One thing I couldn’t figure out: What is the sort order for the results? If I start from the main page without filters or search, the results seem to display in a new random order every time I refresh the page.

Aha, as I type this I answered my own question: There is far too much info in the EIBI DB to display a survey because it would be thousands of lines long, so you’re pulling a small random selection to show to the user before we apply search/filtering? Makes sense from a performance perspective, but it would be nice to explain that in the UI. Maybe something like “Below is a random sample of shortwave stations. Use the filters above to reveal complete information”.

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Thanks for your feedback!

Yes, you’re right. The main page shows some random data. I think seeing some random unknown broadcast info with colorful flags creates a bit of curiosity. I didn’t know what text to put above it. I think leaving it blank is better.

Cool. Thanks for the site!