field radio
Portable combat communicator
A field radio is a portable radio transceiver designed for military or emergency use in outdoor settings.
Built to withstand rough conditions—dust, moisture, drops—field radios allow communication where infrastructure doesn't exist: The squad leader called for backup on the field radio.
The term evokes tactical situations and remote operations.
- walkie-talkiePortable handheld radio transceiver
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- staticWithout motion or change
- transmissionSending of information
- militaryArmed forces collectively
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- rugged devicesrugged phone, rugged laptop
- WWII inventionsradar, jeep, penicillin, atomic bomb, V-2 rocket
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Handheld connected computer
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