IrishrepublicanArmy's definitions

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 5, 2004

facsimile

The transferring of images, usually or hard-copy documents, via telephone lines to another device that can recieve and interpret the images.

I am the only person that knows how to spell that word.

by IrishRepublicanArmy December 29, 2003

alpha

the letter 'A' in the international radio phonetic alphabet

also used in military radio slang for comanding officer or radio station

Tango six one this is alpha

by IrishRepublicanArmy October 13, 2003

ALE

Automatic Link Establishment (station)

In high-frequency (HF) radio, the capability of a station to make contact, or initiate a circuit, between itself and another specified radio station, without human intervention and usually under emergency conditions. ALE stations are generally computer-controlled.

The Air Force has ALE frequencies in the 11 and 19 MHz bands.

by IrishRepublicanArmy January 24, 2004

pantaphobia

the fear of everything

Lucy Van Pelt: maybe you have pantaphobia

Charlie Brown: Thats it!

by IRISHrepublicanARMY January 26, 2004

APCO P-25

New digital modulation type, labelled as "APCO Project-25" P-25 pretty much is the same modulation that cell phones use. P-25 is supposed to give better voice quality, but there really is no differance. Plus I need to buy a new radio scanner now.

There are two types of P-25, 3,600 baud and 7,200 baud speeds.

by IrishRepublicanArmy December 10, 2003

shortwave

1) when referring to (radio) broadcasting, includes frequencies ranging from 1.7 to 30 MHz (1700 - 30,000 kHz), but sometimes refers also to the HF frequency spectrum from 3 to 30 MHz

2) An adjective referring technically to radio waves shorter than 80 meters, corresponding to a frequency of 3.75 megahertz or more. The term is often loosely used to refer to HF frequencies.

3) In radio communications, pertaining to the band of frequencies approximately between 3 MHz and 30 MHz. Note: “Shortwave” is not a term officially recognized by the international community.

I listen to pirate radio stations on my shortwave radio.

by IRISHrepublicanARMY December 31, 2003