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In Telecommunications , radio silence is a Status maintained where all fixed or mobile Radio Station s in an area stop Transmitting . In this sense, "radio station" means anything which transmits a radio Signal . It is generally applied to the Military , where a radio Transmission may give away a Troop 's Position to the Enemy — either audibly from the Sound of Talking , or by its use as a Homing signal. In the U.S. , CONELRAD was also a way of maintaining radio silence, mainly in Broadcasting , in the event of an Attack . This occurred after Japan Bomb ed Pearl Harbor in World War II , having used AM radio station KGU in Honolulu as a homing signal. Radio silence can also be maintained for other purposes, such as for highly sensitive Radio Astronomy . See also: Guard Band |
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