Talk:Radio

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Split Applications

Into Applications of radio (or Radio applications), with redirects Applications of radio technology (and Radio technology applications). It'd avoid the content duplication across Radio#Applications, Radio frequency#Applications, Radio spectrum#Applications, Radio receiver#Applications. fgnievinski (talk) 16:50, 25 September 2025 (UTC)

edit: adopt summary style, leaving behind a couple of paragraphs (like the new article's lead) in the main articles. see also category:technical applications. fgnievinski (talk) 18:14, 26 September 2025 (UTC)

Support The application section in Radio is very long: split makes sense for that reason alone. Radio receiver#Applications could be a subsection. Radio spectrum#Applications does and should have some distinguishing applications by band. How would this work in a split/merge article?

I think that Radio frequency#Applications should be specific to whatever it is that the article Radio frequency purports to be about. I think "RF" is really a shorthand for "Radio frequency electrical current" and not related directly to the rest of "Radio" It's not even clear to me that "Radio frequency" is a proper article. The current content is mish-mash. Johnjbarton (talk) 23:14, 25 September 2025 (UTC)

Support - summary here and leave details to subordinate article. Lots of cross-links to even more details would be in there. --Wtshymanski (talk) 17:56, 1 October 2025 (UTC)

Support - I'll start doing this since there seems to be a consensus. Tactical Falcon (talk) 19:01, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

Done splitting to Applications of radio. The article needs a good lead and substantial organization. Radio#Applications, Radio frequency#Applications, Radio spectrum#Applications, Radio receiver#Applications all now need fixing. The redirects requested were done as well. Tactical Falcon (talk) 20:02, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

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Edit request

• What I think should be changed (format using {{textdiff}}): In the first paragraph:

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They are generated by an electronic device called a transmitter connected to an antenna which radiates the waves.

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They are generated by an electronic device called a transmitter connected to an antenna which radiates the waves over the air or through a hollow tube called a "waveguide."

• Why it should be changed:

Adds a technical detail.

• References supporting the possible change (format using the "cite" button):

Definition of radio

Goldenpen1 (talk) 15:49, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

Waveguides are not discussed in the article and consequently should not be in the introduction. Please see WP:LEAD. (The link in the request above is not valid). Johnjbarton (talk) 16:14, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

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