shortwave

Example Sentences

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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

News of the Fulro president's death had never reached Hin Nie on his shortwave radio set.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2023

It has shortwave, wide frequencies, a big attenuator—this radio costs more than everything at Children’s House put together.

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