irishrepublicanarmy's definitions

VX-150

see vertex for a better definition.

I use my VX-150 for Civil Air Patrol radio communications.

by IrishRepublicanArmy December 20, 2003

RadioShack

RadioShack used to sell ham (amatuer) radio equipment, hence the term 'radio shack' for a ham radio operator's radio room.

Now they sell overpriced commerical electronic crap.

see nerd central

Radioshack has gone to the dogs.

by IrishRepublicanArmy November 16, 2003

holding pattern

The term applied to the dogfight in progress over any radio facility serving a terminal airport.

ATC: Cessna 78 Romeo, enter holding pattern

Me: Oh crap

by IrishRepublicanArmy December 22, 2003

Air Traffic Control

A game played by airline pilots and air traffic controllers. The game has no rules, and neither side knows how it is played, but the goal is to prevent flights from arriving in time for passengers to make connecting flights.

Flying used to be fun, but its not with this air traffic control shit.

by IrishRepublicanArmy January 24, 2004

United States Postal Service

The Mafia in little white trucks.

and everyone thinks im crazy..

by iRiShREPUBLICANarmy January 27, 2004

calibration

1) The process of comparing an instrument's output signal with reality. Instruments that measure solar energy tend to "drift", that is, their output signals do not mean the same thing from one time period to another. Because of this, they are periodically (annually or semi-annually) re-calibrated against more reliable instruments.

2) Adjusting a measuring instrument to make it accurate. The set of operations which establish, under specified conditions, the relationship between values indicated by a measuring instrument or measuring system and the corresponding values of a quantity realized by a reference standard.

3) The act of adjusting the color of one device relative to another, such as a monitor to a printer, or a scanner to a film recorder. Or, it may be the process of adjusting the color of one device to some established standard.

This radio needs some calibration.

by IrishRepublicanArmy December 26, 2003

battleship

A fun game that teaches little children to play nice, as well as naval warfare tactics.

B-8!

You sunk my battleship!

by IrishRepublicanArmy December 12, 2003