{"id":2700,"date":"2012-02-06T19:02:52","date_gmt":"2012-02-06T23:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=2700"},"modified":"2012-02-06T19:02:52","modified_gmt":"2012-02-06T23:02:52","slug":"shortwave-radio-index-now-has-tags-for-country-of-origin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/shortwave-radio-index-now-has-tags-for-country-of-origin\/","title":{"rendered":"Shortwave Radio Index now has tags for country of origin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_419\" style=\"width: 146px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-419\" class=\"size-full wp-image-419\" title=\"tentec-logo\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/ztentec.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"136\" height=\"83\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-419\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ten-Tec receivers are Made in the USA<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Several readers have written to ask where various shortwave radios are\u00a0manufactured, and if there are models that are manufactured outside of China.<\/p>\n<p>By and large&#8211;with the exception of <a title=\"Sony portable\" href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/db\/2011\/01\/sony-icf-sw7600gr\/\" target=\"_blank\">one Sony model<\/a>&#8211;shortwave portables are manufactured in China, with a few possibly originating in nearby Taiwan and\u00a0Malaysia. \u00a0Chinese facilities certainly produce exceptional value for performance&#8230;but sometimes you want to buy something built in your own country, or just a little closer to home.<\/p>\n<p>Many models of SDRs, tabletop, and professional receivers are made in Europe, Japan, Australia, and the USA.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of these inquiries, we have now curated <a title=\"SWRI\" href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/db\" target=\"_blank\">the Shortwave Radio Index<\/a>, our comprehensive list of shortwave radios currently on the market, tagging each entry with its &#8220;Made In&#8221; country. If not tagged, assume the unit is made in China.<\/p>\n<p>Our compliments and thanks to those who&#8217;ve written us.\u00a0 We have to agree: country of origin is worth keeping in mind, when you&#8217;re shopping for a receiver.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click below for receivers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Made in USA\" href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/db\/tag\/made-in-usa\/\" target=\"_blank\">Made in USA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Made in Australia\" href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/db\/tag\/made-in-australia\/\" target=\"_blank\">Made in Australia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Made in Japan\" href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/db\/tag\/made-in-japan\/\" target=\"_blank\">Made in Japan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Made in Germany\" href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/db\/tag\/made-in-germany\/\" target=\"_blank\">Made in Germany<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Made in Italy\" href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/db\/tag\/made-in-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Made in Italy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Note: Please email us if you note any errors or omissions. This is a work in progress. Whenever possible, we&#8217;ve actually confirmed the country of origin with the manufacturer.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several readers have written to ask where various shortwave radios are\u00a0manufactured, and if there are models that are manufactured outside of China. By and large&#8211;with the exception of one Sony model&#8211;shortwave portables are manufactured in China, with a few possibly originating in nearby Taiwan and\u00a0Malaysia. \u00a0Chinese facilities certainly produce exceptional value for performance&#8230;but sometimes you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[43,357,854],"tags":[861,858,856,860,859,857,855,862,863],"class_list":["post-2700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-shortwave-radio","category-shortwave-radio-index","category-updates","tag-shortwave-radios-country-of-origin","tag-shortwave-radios-made-in-australia","tag-shortwave-radios-made-in-europe","tag-shortwave-radios-made-in-germany","tag-shortwave-radios-made-in-italy","tag-shortwave-radios-made-in-japan","tag-shortwave-radios-made-in-usa","tag-where-are-shortwave-radios-made","tag-where-are-shortwave-radios-manufactured"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-Hy","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10023,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/smart-cars-also-feature-shortwave\/","url_meta":{"origin":2700,"position":0},"title":"Smart cars also feature shortwave","author":"Thomas","date":"June 24, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Regarding shortwave in automobiles, Andrea Borgnino points out that the Smart car (manufactured by Mercedes Benz) also has a shortwave radio option. Check out the following video Andrea shares:","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Mobile Shortwave&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Mobile Shortwave","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/mobile-shortwave\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"SMart-Car","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/SMart-Car.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1420,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/silicon-labs-si4734-dsp-shortwave-radios\/","url_meta":{"origin":2700,"position":1},"title":"Silicon Labs Si4734 DSP-based shortwave radios","author":"Thomas","date":"July 23, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"I have gone through our Shortwave Radio Index (SWRI) and tagged every portable radio that is based on the Silicon Labs Si4734 DSP chipset. The Si4734 has been one of the biggest innovations to happen to portable receivers in recent years. When implemented well into a receiver design, the Si4734\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Radios&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Radios","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/radios\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/SI4735-circuits-300x194.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4003,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/do-you-own-a-quantum-shortwave-radio\/","url_meta":{"origin":2700,"position":2},"title":"Do you own a Quantum shortwave radio?","author":"Thomas","date":"July 28, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Several of you have written to me in the past few months asking about the new Quantum analog shortwave radios found on eBay.\u00a0The prices for the various models are anywhere between $20-40 US. I've resisted checking into these radios as they have very little technical information available and I assumed\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Products&quot;","block_context":{"text":"New Products","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/new-products\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Quantum-fx-j-114u.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1051,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/our-new-shortwave-radio-index\/","url_meta":{"origin":2700,"position":3},"title":"Our New Shortwave Radio Index","author":"Thomas","date":"February 13, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"We're delighted to announce a new website in the SWLing.com family: The Shortwave Radio Index (SWRI). The SWRI is a comprehensive database featuring all known shortwave radios available on the market today. Each post contains a photo of the receiver, links to retailers, links to reviews, specifications, and a brief\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/SWRIscreengrab-300x248.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1413,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/ultralight-shortwave-radios-now-tagged-in-the-shortwave-radio-index-swri\/","url_meta":{"origin":2700,"position":4},"title":"Ultralight shortwave radios now tagged in the Shortwave Radio Index (SWRI)","author":"Thomas","date":"July 30, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"I have gone through the SWRI and tagged all portable shortwave radios that are considered \"ultralights\" by the ultralight \"Definitions Committee.\" Note that \"ultralight dxing\" is primarily a Mediumwave hobby, but you will find that many of the best performing ultralights are also capable, if not best-in-class shortwave receivers. 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