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title: "Trend — shortwave radio - Flapen"
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  description: "Niche score 49/100 · $572K/yr market · 692K searches/yr · $114.81 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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  "og:title": "Trend — shortwave radio - Flapen"
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# **shortwave radio**

**Skip it**

Weak search conversion (0.7%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 63Growth 13Conversion 9Competition 76Returns 39Price range 18Avg price 70Brand share 64Review moat 52Quality gap 76

**Competition**

**Great****39%**

top-5 click share — an open shelf

**Quality gap**

**Great****4.3★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Avg price**

**Good****$114.81**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Brand share**

**Good****67%**

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

**Market size**

**Good****$572K**

$572K/yr · 692K searches

**Review moat**

**Good****1,433.19**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Returns**

**Okay****3.9%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Price range**

**Bad****$9.90–$477.49**

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

**Growth**

**Bad****-23.5%**

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

**Conversion**

**Bad****0.7%**

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

**Signals**[** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50")

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