VHF
5
4.5
- noun
- /viː eɪtʃ ɛf/
- Specialized
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VHF
- Sure, we could use the handheld VHF, but this works too.
- VHF radio
- VHF radio transmitter
- VHF frequencies
And yeah, the VHF cannot be blocked stands for a very high frequency, Yeah.
- And yeah, the VHF cannot be blocked stands for a very high frequency, Yeah.
- The CB radios are going to be the VHF like VHF radio push to talk to be directing communication with someone from your family.
Examples
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The engineer reported that it appeared the only electronic devices operating were the ADF and one VHF radio.
Fiction book (2000) -
Now find the VHF tuning panel on the middle left side of the console.
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I got you on the VHF, partner.
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What about those VHF sets?
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It's a VHF system, but the planes are so close, it's OK.
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David and John, on the strip above me, compared notes on the VHF.
Fiction book (1999) -
Signal-scan the low end of the VHF band.
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The VHF transmitter you asked for.
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The state is abandoning its VHF system rather than pay the cost of converting to narrowband, he said.
Blog text (26) -
The Coast Guard will probably call a target vessel on VHF Channel 16 when it is contemplating boarding.
Synonyms
66
4.8
A range of radio waves used for signals
2
4.2
A range of radio waves used for one purpose, like TV or radio
1
3.7
A radio frequency range from 30 to 300 megahertz used for FM radio, TV, and two-way radios
1
7.0
A range of radio waves used to send signals like TV or radio
How High
Surface Forms
Morphology
VHF = V + H + F
This is an initialism formed from the initial letters of a multiword phrase ('very high frequency'); the letters themselves do not convey the meaning unless the expansion is known, so it is opaque to learners.
Etymology
VHF stands for Very High Frequency, with very and high meaning 'very high' and frequency meaning 'how often a wave repeats'. So VHF names the higher radio waves used for TV, radio, and airplane radios.