Definitions by iRiShREPUblicANarmY

LORAN 

Long Range Aid to Navigation.

ghetto navigation type now that we have GPS

my airplane still has a LORAN-C receiver.

LORAN by IrishRepublicanArmy January 1, 2004

linear 

(radio slang)

An amplifier used after the transceiver output. So named for its purity of amplification. Linear, in the mathematical sense, means that what comes out is directly proportional to what goes in. As far as linear amps go, if you double the input, the output is doubled and so on. This does not generate any additional frequency byproducts. If the amp is nonlinear, sums, differences and all combinations of those are generated also.

Yeah, I got a new silver eagle freeband linear, and were putting out a california kilowatt now.

linear by IrishRepublicanArmy January 1, 2004

full quieting 

A phenomenon on FM transmissions where the incoming signal is sufficient to engage the receiver limiters - thus eliminating the noise due to amplitude fluctuations.

"Roger that Ground Team Alpha, we got you full quieting."

full quieting by IrishRepublicanArmy January 1, 2004

AIM addict 

someone whos entire day revolves around talking to people on AIM

example: me

AIM addict by IRISHREPUBLICANARMY January 1, 2004

desensitization 

The reduction of receiver sensitivity due to overload from a nearby transmitter

We desensitized by HF reciever by transmitting music on 6955 kHz all new year's eve

desensitization by IrishRepublicanArmy January 1, 2004

new year's day 

the day after new year's eve

Jan 1st.

new year's day by IrishRepublicanArmy January 1, 2004

white noise 

(Repeater Term) is a scientific term used to describe a spectrum of broad band noise generated in a receiver's detector and sampled to control the receiver's squelch. This term is often incorrectly used in repeater work to describe the sounds heard when the received transmission is noisy and hard to understand, usually attributed to a weak signal and the repeater receiver limiters are not engaged.

Many people do not understand the correct usage of 'white noise'

white noise by IrishRepublicanArmy January 1, 2004