shortwave radio
Americannoun
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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
Within days of the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Feb. 28, cryptic messages were broadcast globally on a new shortwave radio frequency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026
They communicated with her via shortwave radio, playing a waltz and a song from the opera Madame Butterfly as signals that her handlers had a message for her.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 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
A message from Chee Dodge, our Navajo tribal chairman, was sent around the reservation by shortwave radio.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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