radio blackout

Esp. North

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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1951

"At times we had complete radio black-outs and for two-and-three-day periods Joe would be unable to 'get out' at all."

1958

Once when, because of peculiar meteorological conditions a "radio blackout" occurred at Cape Hay, for nearly ten days. . . .