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

It identified the device as an ICOM-V82 handheld VHF radio, which is a now-discontinued model made by the Japan-based electronics manufacturer ICOM.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2024

The military trained her in the then-revolutionary technology of VHF radio, in which only one party could transmit at a time.

From Seattle Times • May 30, 2024

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