shortwave radio

noun

1. a radio that transmits or receives shortwaves.

Example Sentences

Ms. Castro wrote that the C.I.A., which she was instructed to call “the company” to deflect suspicions, communicated with her in Havana by shortwave radio, playing the “Fascination Waltz” each day at 7 p.m. followed by a coded message.

From New York Times

They communicated with her via shortwave radio, playing a waltz and a song from the opera Madame Butterfly as signals that her handlers had a message for her.

From Seattle Times

News of the Fulro president's death had never reached Hin Nie on his shortwave radio set.

From BBC

This meant dealing with local Khmer Rouge, but also tuning in to shortwave radio each morning, including the BBC, Voice of America and Vietnamese radio, to try to follow what was happening in a world that had forgotten them - and which, with the Cold War over, had changed beyond recognition.

From BBC

Li Sudan Salam is a twice-daily half-hour programme on shortwave radio which is also available on the BBC Arabic website.

From BBC