hand-held radio

collocation in English

meaningsofradio

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withradio.
radio
noun
uk
/ˈreɪ.di.əʊ/us
/ˈreɪ.di.oʊ/
a piece of electronic equipment used for listening to ...
See more atradio

(Definition ofradiofrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhand-held radio

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Hand-heldradiotransceivers have been available since the 1940s.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The term is used frequently to refer to the control of model vehicles from ahand-heldradiotransmitter.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Thehandheldradioreceivers shown in the documentary appeared to work properly even though several other hand-held radios were transmitting only feet away.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Units can be individual-called: a dispatcher can call a single mobile orhand-heldradioand initiate a conversation that will not be heard by any other radios in the system.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The teams are being equipped with mobile telephones, satellite telephones, laptop computers, printers, fax machines, digital cameras, hand-held radios, office stationery and a first-aid kit.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We will also reintroduce grants for vessel safety equipment—for fitting radio beacons, for life rafts, for hand-held radios, flares and rockets.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Hand-held radios usually have a switch or push-button to monitor.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
In hand-held radios, this increases the probability of at least one packet getting through.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Most hand-held radios had at least 20 channels: while not all officers had all channels, all officers had the ability to communicate citywide.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
A problem that shows up in these types of incidents is that receivers in hand-held radios are subjected to signal levels that are likely to overload the receiver.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Motorola hand-held radios are standard carry.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofradio
See other collocations withradio