What is shortwave radio broadcasting?
Shortwave radio broadcasting refers to radio broadcasts on frequencies between 1700-khz and 30-mhz. Radio broadcasts in this frequency range are notable for their ability to be heard thousands of miles from their point of origin.Advantages of Shortwave RadioShortwave radio broadcasting allows communication across great distances with only the simplest of equipment. Cell phones require the use of satellites and the Internet depends upon a vast infrastructure of land-based wires. If a natural, or manmade, disaster should disrupt the communications infrastructure, shortwave radio will still be available.Government UseBecause shortwave radio broadcasts can be transmitted across oceans and continents, many governments use shortwave radio to communicate directly with people in other nations. During the cold war, Radio Free Europe and the Voice of America were shortwave broadcasting stations that were directed to people in the Soviet Union.Non-governmental UseGroups opposed to a particular go
