iRiShREPUblicANarmY's definitions

Agent Orange

orginally classified as a "defoliant" but the US Government found out that it is better at killing VC soliders and giving Americans prostate cancer.

Between 1965 and 1970, the United States dropped more then 50,000 tons of Agent Orange on Vietnam.

by IrishRepublicanArmy March 3, 2004

smokey

trucker/redneck slang for
"police officer"

usally heard on the CB radio channels

"breaker 1-9, you've got smokey in your tail"

by IrishRepublicanArmy October 21, 2003

DX-397

The RadioShack DX-397 is based off the SG-344 shortwave and AM/FM radio. It pretty much owns any other analog radio out there.

FREQUENCY COVERAGE:

"MW": 0.530 to 1.710 MHz
"SW1": 4.390 to 5.180 MHz
"SW2": 5.720 to 6.330 MHz
"SW3": 7.000 to 8.050 MHz
"SW4": 9.200 to 10.020 MHz
"SW5": 11.350 to 12.250 MHz
"SW6": 13.250 to 14.290 MHz
"SW7": 15.000 to 16.050 MHz
"SW8": 17.300 to 18.180 MHz
"SW9": 18.700 to 19.250 MHz
"SW10":21.200 to 22.300 MHz
"FM" (yes it gets FM)
88.0 to 108.0 MHz

DX-397 ownage!

by IrishRepublicanArmy November 18, 2003

new year's day

the day after new year's eve

Jan 1st.

by IrishRepublicanArmy January 1, 2004

echo

The desegnation for the letter 'E' in military/radio/aircraft alphabet

Roger Tango Echo (unit T.E.)
this is foxtrot mike six, engage target and switch to VHF 41.75

by IrishRepublicanArmy October 13, 2003

don't get dead

An American curruption of the phrase "don't get killed".

Ofton used as a joke.

Radio Transmission:

Don't get dead, Jack

by IrishRepublicanArmy November 16, 2003

police band

The range of radio frequencies that are assigned to police departments:

and here they are:

the police bands are shared with fire/public safety bands in the 44.62 to 46.02 MHz band, the 153.74 to 156.24 MHz band, and the 453, 460, and 851.0125 to 868.9875 MHz band. Specific police allocations very from city to city and the UHF-T band, 470 to 512 MHz is also used in large cities such as LA, New York and others.

VHF:
037.0200 to 037.4200 MHz
037.9000 to 037.9800 MHz
039.0200 to 039.9800 MHz
042.0200 to 042.9400 MHz
044.6200 to 046.0200 MHz
153.7400 to 156.2400 MHz
158.7300 to 159.2100 MHz

UHF:
453.0000 to 453.9875 MHz
460.0000 to 460.4375 MHz
851.0125 to 868.9875 MHz

The frequency of 158.9850 MHz is in the police band and is used by the Virginia State Police

by IrishRepublicanArmy November 7, 2003