shortwave

Example Sentences

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As soon as Roosevelt crossed, “The word to open the bridge to toll traffic was flashed from a special shortwave field station to police radio cars and motorcycles,” according to a front-page article in the Times the next day.

From Seattle Times

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

From Seattle Times

A review published in Hydrological Processes, led by University of Birmingham in collaboration with the University of Nottingham and the Scottish Government's Marine Directorate, highlights that intense shortwave radiation during hot and dry periods is likely to be the biggest factor of high river water temperatures.

From Science Daily

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

From BBC

This meant dealing with local Khmer Rouge, but also tuning in to shortwave radio each morning, including the BBC, Voice of America and Vietnamese radio, to try to follow what was happening in a world that had forgotten them - and which, with the Cold War over, had changed beyond recognition.

From BBC