ELT

Emergency Locator Transmitter. The ELT is a small radio transmitter that is installed in an aircraft and is designed to being transmitting upon impact (the crash) or it can be manually switched on. The ELT transmits a distincive signal on the international emergency frequencies of 121.5 MHz (VHF) and 243.0 MHz (UHF). This signal is picked up by ground stations, search and resuce aircraft (see Civil Air Patrol and Coast Guard, and satelites. Direction-finding equipment is then used to "home-in" on the signal and locate the downed aircraft.

Click on the recording above to listen to the sound of real ELT radio signal.

by IrishRepublicanArmy January 18, 2004

703

The area code for Northern Virginia

for more information about the NOVA area, look at theses definitions:
Fairfax County Public Schools
Virginia
NOVA
Chantilly High School
Fairfax High School

by IrishRepublicanArmy January 05, 2004

Future Hobos of America

An organization formed at Fairfax High School. The Future Hobos of America (FHA) really doesn't do anything, except form more FHA groups at other schools and sit around doing nothing.

Many of the members of the FHA are republicans

by IrishRepublicanArmy February 11, 2004

spaceballs

Mel Brooks' best movie, and one of the funnyest movies ever made, next to Airplane!

"Spaceball One"

by IrishRepublicanArmy October 13, 2003

Men At Work

1) An awesome 90s Australian band

2) Signs you see everywhere at work zones, even though women are working also.

Land Downunder

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50 facts about women

by IrishRepublicanArmy May 30, 2004

sine wave

a periodic oscillation, as simple harmonic motion, having the same geometric representation as a sine function.

example is too short, so very true.

by irishrepublicanarmy January 02, 2004

Switchfoot

good Christian rock band, probably one of my favorites.

Meant To Live

by IrishREPUBLICANArmy May 31, 2004