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radiophone

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ra·di·o·phone  (rd--fn)
n.
A radiotelephone.

radi·o·phonic (-fnk) adj.

radiophone [ˈreɪdɪəʊˌfəʊn]
n
(Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) another name for radiotelephone [1]
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Noun1.radiophone - a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables
cellphone, cellular phone, cellular telephone, mobile phone, cell - a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
phone, telephone, telephone set - electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds; "I talked to him on the telephone"


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Earl also had a two-way radiophone installed so the driver could communicate with the ranch at any moment.
However, because of lesser channels available, more people were not able to use these radiophones.
While eventually radiophones did come to Bario and, more recently, have been replaced, at the new millennium, by an Internet kiosk and payphones (operating on solar power and using satellite uplink technology), communications--both in terms of their ability to travel and literally communicate with people in town--remain a perennial concern to people in the highlands.
 
 
 
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