desensitization

The reduction of receiver sensitivity due to overload from a nearby transmitter

We desensitized by HF reciever by transmitting music on 6955 kHz all new year's eve

by IrishRepublicanArmy January 01, 2004

WTOP

A news radio station that calls themself's a network. The fact that they have only three transmitters.

WTOP-AM: 1500.0 kHz
WXTR-AM: 820.0 kHz
WTOP-FM: 107.7 MHz

by IrishRepublicanArmy November 28, 2003

freezing rain

Freezing rain occurs when the tempurature in the cloud and directly below the cloud are above freezing (32 degrees F), and the ground or surfaces that the rain hits are below 32 degrees. The result is big enough to shut the Washington DC metro area down for a few days.

We had freezing rain last night, so they cancelled school for a week.

by IrishRepublicanArmy December 04, 2003

base loading

A loading coil at the bottom of an antenna to achieve a lower resonant frequency.

The CB antenna i use for freeband 27 MHz operations uses a base loading coil to lower the frequency to the 27 MHz band.

by IrishRepublicanArmy January 01, 2004

can of worms

a source of many unpredictable and complicated problems

fairfax high school is nothing but a can of worms

by irishrepublicanarmy January 02, 2004

sober irishman

A mythical creature that only exists in legends and is often seen by drunking irishman.

Used by irish parents to scare their kids.

see irish

If you keep acting that way, you are going to grow up and become sober!

by IrishRepublicanArmy November 26, 2003

Transmitter

noun.
1) a device used to send out information (see radio) usally an AM or FM broadcast transmitter, a waste of power, some AM stations use 40,000,000 watts, and your radio picks up like 0.0001 watts, pretty neat system, altough most radio systems consist of two or more transceivers that can send and recive radio waves without the need for a T/X switch.

"The WTOP-AM 1500 transmitter is jamming my TV"

by IrishRepublicanArmy October 13, 2003