VHF
Americanabbreviation
Example Sentences
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Around noon, a conversation in Chinese crackled to life over the marine VHF radio.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Mr Parsons said he heard over the VHF radio a female was “having a seizure”.
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2024
Coast Guard officials in New York say Coast Guard crews and New York police and fire units were deployed to the area off Sandy Hook after receiving a distress call over VHF Channel 16.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2023
As part of the effort, marine broadcasts were dispatched over VHF radio, but they did not yield any clues on the missing travelers.
From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2023
While Dad checked everything on the Miss Amanda—the water, the oil, the fuel—I turned on the radar, flipped the lights on and off, and turned both the VHF and the AM/FM radio on.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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