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shortwave

[shawrt-weyv] / ˈʃɔrtˈweɪv /


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"It's really difficult for the regime to jam shortwave because it's a long-distance broadcast," executive director Rieneke van Santen told AFP.

From Barron's Mar. 13, 2026

Many are small Chinese tankers that make their presence and origin known to the Revolutionary Guard through loudspeakers and shortwave radio.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 11, 2026

They’ll deliver higher-resolution images and include shortwave infrared scanning that will enable imaging at night and through clouds.

From Seattle Times Oct. 20, 2023

Li Sudan Salam is a twice-daily half-hour programme on shortwave radio which is also available on the BBC Arabic website.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2023

The shortwave is in her lap and a sheet of drawing paper is on the floor beside her, a many- windowed city of her imagination half-articulated on the page.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Last week the Commission issued regulations which put a new complexion on U. S. shortwaving.

From Time Magazine Archive




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