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shortwave

[shawrt-weyv] / ˈʃɔrtˈweɪv /


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Their approach uses shortwave infrared observations from Landsat and Sentinel-2 satellites.

From Science Daily Sep. 6, 2026

"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

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

Even the poorest pit houses usually possess a state-sponsored Volksempfanger VE301, a mass-produced radio stamped with an eagle and a swastika, incapable of shortwave, marked only for German frequencies.

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

Last week the Commission issued regulations which put a new complexion on U. S. shortwaving.

From Time Magazine Archive




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