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shortwave radio
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radio broadcasting using radiowaves with wavelengths between 10 to 100 meters, and frequencies between 3 to 30 megahertz
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- radio wave
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Grundig Satellit 400 solid-state, digital shortwave receiver, c. 1986
Shortwave radio is radio transmission using radio frequencies in the shortwave bands (SW). There is no official definition of the band range, but it always includes all of the high frequency band (HF), which extends from 3 to 30 MHz (approximately 100 to 10 metres in wavelength). It lies between the medium frequency band (MF) and the bottom of the VHF band.
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