emergency radio channel

emergency radio channel

[ə′mər·jən·sē ′rād·ē·ō ‚chan·əl]
(communications)
Any radio frequency reserved for emergency use, particularly for distress signals.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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