Talk:Tremendously high frequency

Merge or remove this page?

This is a page that I started writing many years ago, in 2005. However, perhaps it would be better to merge it with the Terahertz radiation article, or remove it if "Tremendously high frequency" is a very uncommon term. Maaf (talk) 23:40, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

I agree this page should be merged with Terahertz radiation; they cover the same frequency range, but I'm not sure what name it should have. The latest release I can find of the ITU recommendation "Nomenclature of the Frequency and Wavelength Bands" Rec. ITU-R V.431-7 (2000) gives the 0.3 - 3 THz band a numerical designator, 12, but not a name or acronym. Weik (2000) Computer Science and Communications Dictionary defines "Tremendously High Frequency" as referring to ITU band 12 with an "unofficial" US alphabetical designator of THF, and this usage seems to be pretty widespread. 1, 2, 3 (uses "Terribly High Frequency"), 4, 5 --Chetvorno^TALK 01:16, 25 October 2012 (UTC)

Remove it. There is no ITU band name for this range, so there shouldn't be an entry. The information contained here is useful, however. I recommend folding this into the entry for terahertz radiation. Keep the note that "some have suggested this name".2604:2000:FFC0:E5:15E5:F576:DAF:332 (talk) 17:19, 3 November 2013 (UTC)

I support merging Tremendously high frequency into Terahertz radiation and have added the corresponding templates to both pages. Conquerist (talk) 19:29, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

Done --Chetvorno^TALK 20:40, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

Useful as a mnemonic

I rather like the idea of calling this radio band THF, even if it isn't official yet, as "T" is a good mnemonic to remember Terahertz by. Kreline (talk) 06:43, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

New official ITU band?

According to a book published in 1997, this was not an ITU band (). However it seems that this band designation has been later added by ITU, since it is reported by two newer sources (the 2002 Tanembaum book already cited in the article, and the following link from 2008: ). If someone could contact ITU or do a deeper research and find out when it was added it would be good. Maaf (talk) 00:30, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

2012 edition ITU Radio Regulations, page 27, indicates that it still isn't called THF. wbm1058 (talk) 03:08, 1 October 2016 (UTC)

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