Confederate Air Force

The confederate air force is an organization that preserves warbirds (i.e. aircraft from past wars).
That i just saw CAF aluminum overcast with the Civil Air Patrol
by IrishRepublicanArmy November 22, 2003
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launch

1) a small boat tied to a larger boat, used for rescue and for driving around having a good time

2) a small bass-type fishing or pontoon boat driven by crew coaches while they give crew rowers kind suggustions and commands on how to improve our rowing skills.

3) they smell like gasoline
Crew is a real sport, and the real coaches of real sports drive launches
by IrishRepublicanArmy October 28, 2003
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worst hour of the year

That hour of the year during which the median noise over any radio path is at a maximum.
Note: This hour is considered to coincide with the hour during which the greatest transmission loss occurs.
by IrishRepublicanArmy January 24, 2004
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AFC

Automatic Frequency Control, a device used in FM recievers to prevent drift.
My DX-397 has an AFC.
by IrishrepublicanarmY January 01, 2004
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VOR

Very High Frequency
Omnidirectional
Range


a radio-navigation system that consists of ground stations transmitting continous signals within the frequency range of 108.0 to 117.95 MHz. mode of modulation is CW or AM.

The VOR system is used by both civilian and miltary aircraft in conjuction with the GPS and ADF (also known as NDB) radionavagtion systems. The receiver in the aircraft determines the bearing of the station in relation to the direction the aircraft is going. This information is used by the pilot to navagate the aircraft. The VOR system is used worldwide and is less suspectable to the magnetic interferance that the ADF/DME and LORAN systems are.
"Roger, Cessna Five Five Tango, Dulles VOR is on 114.3, advise control you have entered class B airspace."

by IrishRepublicanArmy October 15, 2003
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TDMA

Time Division Multiple Access


A method of digital wireless communications transmission allowing a large number of users to access (in sequence) a single radio frequency channel without interference by allocating unique time slots to each user within each channel. Rather than encoding bits of data like CDMA, each frequency is broken into time slots through which bits of data flow. Data can only flow in their assigned time slots.
Cellular (mobile) Phones use CDMA, TDMA, analog, or GSM for radio (voice) transmission as well as wireless internet connections.
by IrishrepublicanArmy January 24, 2004
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battleship

A fun game that teaches little children to play nice, as well as naval warfare tactics.
by IrishRepublicanArmy December 12, 2003
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