IrishRepublicanArmy's definitions

CDMA

Code Division Multiple Access

A spread spectrum approach for the digital transmission of data/voice over radio frequencies. Sound bits are digitized and the data is split into data packets that are encoded with unique identification tags. All of the data/voice is sent over a spread range of radio frequencies. The cell phone or data device receives all of the data packets but only re-assembles those packets with the correct code and transforms the broken-up bits of data into useful sound and data. This allows more traffic for a finite number of available frequencies than analog or the other digital standards.

My LG phone does CDMA, TDMA, and GSM, as well as analog modes.

by IrishrepublicanArmy January 24, 2004

SWL

Short
Wave
Listener

in other words, a radio operator who listens to short wave radio transmissions and spends all of his time hunched in front of a 5000 dollar radio, is usally a cracker and a loser

"The only real radio operators are hams, SWLs suck"

by IrishRepublicanArmy October 13, 2003

RTO

Short for "Radio Telephone Operator"

"RTO" is a military term for a radio operator or a radioman, usally the guy with the manpack PRC-77 or PRC-117 radio on thier back, with large antenna and telephone headset microphone.

"Johnson! get the RTO over here and tell HQ they've got RPGs!

by IrishRepublicanArmy November 7, 2003

LORAN

Long Range Aid to Navigation.

ghetto navigation type now that we have GPS

my airplane still has a LORAN-C receiver.

by IrishRepublicanArmy January 1, 2004

doublespeak

the term comes from the George Orwell book 1984, by the way.

War is Peace
Freedom is Slavery
Ignorance is Strength

by IrishRepublicanArmy June 5, 2004

VHF Low Band

as refering to the range of frequencies in the VHF range that are lower then conventional VHF frequencies, but are still not HF channels.

LOW BAND ALLOCATION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:

30.0000 to 30.5500 U.S. MILITARY
30.5800 to 31.9800 PARK SERVICE
32.0000 to 33.0000 U.S. MILITARY
33.0200 to 33.1000 HIGHWAY SERVICE
33.1200 to 33.4000 BUSINESS RADIO
33.4200 to 33.9800 FIRE DEPARTMENTS
34.0000 to 35.0000 U.S. MILITARY
35.0200 to 35.6800 PAGERS
35.7000 to 35.9800 BUSINESS RADIO
36.0000 to 37.0000 U.S. MILITARY
37.0200 to 37.4200 POLICE
37.4400 to 37.8800 BUSINESS RADIO
37.9000 to 37.9800 HIGHWAY SERVICE
38.0000 to 39.0000 U.S. MILITARY
39.0200 to 39.9800 POLICE
40.0000 to 42.0000 U.S. MILITARY
42.0200 to 42.9400 POLICE
42.9600 to 43.1800 BUSINESS RADIO
43.2000 to 43.6800 PAGERS
43.7000 to 44.6000 BUSINESS RADIO
44.6200 to 46.0400 POLICE AND PARK SERVICE
46.0600 to 46.5800 FIRE DEPARTMENTS
46.6000 to 47.0000 U.S. MILITARY
47.0200 to 47.4000 HIGHWAY SERVICE
47.4200 to 47.6600 EMERGENCY SERVICES
47.6800 to 49.5800 BUSINESS RADIO
49.6000 to 50.0000 U.S. MILITARY
50.0000 to 54.0000 HAM RADIO

42.42-California Highway Patrol

by IrishRepublicanArmy November 15, 2003

pilot

One of the members of the human race that has high intellengence, poor spelling and handwriting, pilots have good looks, and all the hot girls want them.

so HA!

Pilots Rock!

stop listening to rap!

by IrishRepublicanArmy November 22, 2003