IRISHrepublicanARMY's definitions

echo

The desegnation for the letter 'E' in military/radio/aircraft alphabet

Roger Tango Echo (unit T.E.)
this is foxtrot mike six, engage target and switch to VHF 41.75

by IrishRepublicanArmy October 13, 2003

smokey

trucker/redneck slang for
"police officer"

usally heard on the CB radio channels

"breaker 1-9, you've got smokey in your tail"

by IrishRepublicanArmy October 21, 2003

Cessna 172

The Cessna 172 (and its close relatives, the C-150, C-152, C-170, C-175, C-180 and C-182) is a small single-engine aircraft that is popular with drug dealers, survivalists and (sigh) the Civil Air Patrol.

please, someone think of a better definition!

by IrishRepublicanArmy December 10, 2003

Emergency Frequencies

Here are some common emergency frequencies:

(in MHz)


000.5000 International Distress (CW)
002.1820 International Distress
002.6700 Calling to US Coast Guard
004.1250 Calling/Distress
006.2155 Calling/Distress
008.2570 Calling/Distress
012.3820 Calling/Distress
016.5220 Calling/Distress
027.0650 CB channel 9, emergency
034.9000 Military Low Band Calling
121.5000 International Distress
156.8000 International Distress
243.0000 International Distress

Monitor 2.182 MHz!

by IrishRepublicanArmy December 21, 2003

epson

The company that makes my printer, and it's OK, I guess

At least my EPSON printer breaks less then the crappy HP one I had last time.

by IrishRepublicanArmy December 21, 2003

oscilloscope

A test instrument that shows a picture of electrical waveforms by means of a cathode ray tube. An oscilloscope is calibrated so one can measure the instantaneous values and waveforms of electrical signals that are changing rapidly or varying as a function of voltage or time. Also known as a Scope.

I use my oscilloscope to measure the waveforms of my 27 MHz band jamming transmitter.

by IrishRepublicanArmy January 2, 2004

Radio Scanner

a radio receiver that can quickly switch between two or more channels (today's scanners usally have more then 500 channels) and then stop when the frequency is active. Used by criminals and radio operators to listent to pretty much everything from the police officer asking his buddy to get him more doughnuts and your cordless phone.

"yeah man, i just got a hit on the scanner, the cops are after some black guy"

by IrishRepublicanArmy October 13, 2003