shortwave

Example Sentences

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They’d barely begun to search when they spotted a shortwave radio, with a wire snaking into the bathroom and dangling out the window.

From Literature

He’d hang a copper wire out the window facing the courthouse, connect the homemade antenna to his shortwave radio, and exchange coded messages with Moscow.

From Literature

At night, she turns on the shortwave radio to eavesdrop on other starving families without being tempted to help.

From Los Angeles Times

Although authorities in some of these countries block the broadcasts - VOA, for instance, is banned in China - people can listen to them on shortwave radio, or get around the restrictions via VPNs.

From BBC

Although BBC radio programmes have been suspended, the website is not blocked and the radio can still be accessed on shortwave.

From BBC