iRiShREPUblicANarmY's definitions

ELT

Emergency Locator Transmitter. The ELT is a small radio transmitter that is installed in an aircraft and is designed to being transmitting upon impact (the crash) or it can be manually switched on. The ELT transmits a distincive signal on the international emergency frequencies of 121.5 MHz (VHF) and 243.0 MHz (UHF). This signal is picked up by ground stations, search and resuce aircraft (see Civil Air Patrol and Coast Guard, and satelites. Direction-finding equipment is then used to "home-in" on the signal and locate the downed aircraft.

Click on the recording above to listen to the sound of real ELT radio signal.

by IrishRepublicanArmy January 18, 2004

Spybot - Search & Destroy

An excellent program which removes Spyware, Adware, daillers and many other malacious programs and files on your computer. It can also fix registry problems and remove usage tracks from your registry. It is a free download as are the update files (same with Ad-Aware, another great program).

I use both Ad-Aware and Spybot - Search & Destroy on my computer to remove spyware and other bad programs.

by IrishRepublicanArmy June 5, 2004

Future Hobos of America

An organization formed at Fairfax High School. The Future Hobos of America (FHA) really doesn't do anything, except form more FHA groups at other schools and sit around doing nothing.

Many of the members of the FHA are republicans

by IrishRepublicanArmy February 11, 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'

by IrishRepublicanArmy January 1, 2004

blah

1) pompous or pretentious talk or writing

2) when you having nothing else to say, you say "blah"

example too short? WTF?

by IrishRepublicanArmy December 26, 2003

picket fencing

(Repeater Term) A condition experienced on VHF and above where a signal rapidly fluctuates in amplitude causing a sound akin to rubbing a stick on a picket fence. If a repeater user's signal isn't strong enough to maintain solid access to the machine's input (such as when operating from a vehicle passing beneath underpasses or through hilly terrain), the signal would be hard to copy because of a pronounced, rapid fluttery or choppy characteristic.

We can't copy you, you're picket fencing really badly.

by IrishRepublicanArmy January 1, 2004

T-3 line

high speed connection to the internet

44.736 mbps

I wish i could have a T3 line.

by IrishRepublicanArmy December 29, 2003