Blastmaster's definitions

RC

A regenerative radio reciever built by Westinghouse in the early 1920's. The RC consisted of the RA (reciever) and DA (amplifier) units placed in one enclosure.

The Westinghouse RC was one of the first radios produced for home use.

by BlastMaster June 6, 2003

regenerate

See regenerative or radio

by BlastMaster June 16, 2003

grass

Short vegetation that grows over large areas, usually green. Grass may vary in lenth, texture, width, and color. Most areas in front of a home are covered with grass.

You can try to smoke that grass, but I bet it won't do anything.

by BlastMaster May 18, 2003

scope

Short for oscilloscope

The scope will help you find the source of that interference.

by BlastMaster January 28, 2004

grid

The part of a vacuum tube that controls the electron flow. Often two posts with a wire wrapped around them to form a ladder-like structure.

Some tubes need a grid bias, and some don't.

by BlastMaster June 16, 2003

Carrot Top

See obnoxious

Nobody likes Carrot Top, so why is he still on the air?

by BlastMaster May 18, 2003

dora

A German railway cannon used during World War II. The Dora cannon had a bore of 800mm and fired high explosive shells that were disigned to penetrate several meters deep into any surface. This cannon was cabable of knocking out ammunition storage areas deep under ground. This cannon was so large that it had to run on two sets of tracks, and it could only be turned when there was a turn in the tracks (the gun did not have a turret or similar device). The Dora cannon no longer exists. When the Allies found it, it was in pieces.

The only good that came from Hitler's reich was a multitude of awesome weapons, one being the Dora cannon.

by BlastMaster May 16, 2003