shortwave radio

collocation in English

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radio
noun
uk
/ˈreɪ.di.əʊ/us
/ˈreɪ.di.oʊ/
a piece of electronic equipment used for listening to ...
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(Definition ofradiofrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He locked his door, pulled out the drawer of his desk, took out ashortwaveradioand stuck it on his window sill.
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Even an inexpensiveshortwaveradiocan receive signals emanating from several countries during any time of day.
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Civilians recruited as stay-behind partisans were equipped with a clandestineshortwaveradiowith a fixed frequency.
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This was the first expedition to use aerial photography andshortwaveradiofor mapping.
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He communicated viashortwaveradioand every few weeks an airplane would drop off the necessary paperwork.
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Modernshortwaveradioreceivers are relatively inexpensive and easily accessible, and many hobbyists use portable world band receivers and built-in telescopic antennas.
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The company was usingshortwaveradiocommunication and airplane pipeline patrols by 1948.
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Klein, a photographer and lithographer, had been interested in the building and operation ofshortwaveradiotransmitters.
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He is principally a drummer, although he has also contributedshortwaveradioand tape manipulations to various recordings.
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A similar jet plane-like effect occurs naturally in long distanceshortwaveradiomusic broadcasts.
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Interior lighting operates gradually when any door is opened, ashortwaveradiotuner is included with the stereo system, and maintenance reminders are also added.
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The scores of students at remote testing sites are announced viashortwaveradio.
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It was the first expedition to use aerial photography andshortwaveradiofor mapping of the region.
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Shortwaveradiovastly increased the speed and capacity of transatlantic communications at dramatically reduced cost compared to telegraph cable and long wave radio.
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Coded bursts of data sent by ashortwaveradiotransmitter were also used.
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Shortwaveradiotransmission were tested the same year, but proved no higher quality.
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This makesshortwaveradioone of the most robust means of communications, which can be disrupted only by interference or bad ionospheric conditions.
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His music is composed mainly of recordings fromshortwaveradio, field recordings and voice.
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The curtain array is a larger version used byshortwaveradiostations.
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