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Forest Gump

an excellant movie...need i say more?
by IrishRepublicanArmy December 12, 2003
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Mayday

international distress radio code word, when using voice transmission

SOS is the morse code version

MAYDAY is reconized internationally as an emergency code on any type of radio system, and should be taken seriously.
"Coast Guard, this is the Andrea Gail, MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY"
by IrishRepublicanArmy October 28, 2003
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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
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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
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california kilowatt

A transmitter power setting above the legal limit, usally using an illegally modified amplifier.
that moron on 50.1100 must be running a california kilowatt!
by IrishRepublicanArmy January 1, 2004
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Apollo 13

see also successful failure

Less then one year after man first walked on the moon Apollo 13 was simply a "routine" flight until a faulty thermostat caused an oxygen canister to explode, blowing an entire side of the spacecraft away, the ship eventally starts leaking oxygen and the crew (Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise) have to survive in the Lunar Module until they can safely make it back to earth. But they didn't get to play with moom rocks.
"Houston, we have a problem."
by IrishRepublicanArmy November 16, 2003
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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
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