Talk:Shortwave radio receiver

Merge

I think the article is a good effort, however please note that world band redirects to shortwave radio. I see no indication in reliable secondary sources that "world band" or "world radio" receiver is anything more than a marketing term used by a few manufacturers to brand their radio receivers that are capable of shortwave broadcast reception. And it looks like this article duplicates material already covered at Shortwave_listening#Shortwave_radio_receivers. Considering the many errors and misstatements in this article, I think the topic be folded into Shortwave_listening#Shortwave_radio_receivers, rather than a separate article that creates the false impression that "world radio" is something different than a shortwave radio. Thoughts? - LuckyLouie (talk) 14:42, 14 October 2017 (UTC)

Please note the following:

• Shortwave listening Quote: "...Shortwave listening, or SWLing, is the hobby of listening to shortwave radio broadcasts located on frequencies between 1700 kHz and 30 MHz..."
• Shortwave radio Quote: "...Shortwave radio is radio transmission using shortwave radio frequencies, generally 1.6–30 MHz (187.4–10.0 m), just above the medium wave AM broadcast band..."

None of the articles, by definition, are about shortwave radio receivers. So neither world radio receiver nor communications receiver should be folded into Shortwave listening nor Shortwave radio.

Tentative definition of "world band radio receiver": shortwave radio receiver that covers the most used international shortwave bands; as far as I can read: 49 meter to 13 meter bands.[1], Quote: "...These international stations transmit on bands called World Band Radio or "shortwave"...". Band useability: Shortwave bands, see best day/night listening, TABLE OF SHORTWAVE BANDS. Quote: "...A shortwave radio is a receiver which can pick up transmissions on frequencies up to 30 MHz, usually ranging between 1.6 and 30 MHz. These frequencies work well over very long distances, which is why shortwave radio is used for international broadcasts and why it is also sometimes referred to as “world band radio.”...".

There is missing an article with the name shortwave radio receiver, that could include references to e.g. world radio receiver and (shortwave) communications receiver. Most of the paragraph Shortwave_listening#Equipment should be transferred to shortwave radio receiver and used to differentiate between e.g. a world radio receiver and a (shortwave) communications receiver. I will volunteer to make or cooperate making that article, but this of cause depends on the discussion outcome.

This is correct and useable: world bands (means international shortwave broadcasting bands) (redirects to shortwave radio).

--Glenn (talk) 20:26, 17 October 2017 (UTC)

• Please continue discussion here: Talk:Shortwave_radio#Merge_World_radio_receiver_here_Comment. --Glenn (talk) 13:23, 30 October 2017 (UTC)