irishREPUBLICANarmy's definitions

St. Patrick's Day

for better definitions see Saint Patrick's Day

a day where everyone pretends to be irish

by IrishRepublicanArmy March 8, 2004

shortfall

the quantity or extent by which something falls short; deficiency; shortage

This school is a shortfall

by irishrepublicanarmy January 2, 2004

Squad 51!

An exclamation, from the 70s show Emergency.

It comes from the fire department dispatch guy that goes "Squad 51!"

"(random DTMF tones) Squad 51! (insert random dramatic event here)

"roger, squad 51, KMG365"

by IrishRepublicanArmy November 28, 2003

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

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

HF

High Frequency

radio communication services from 1.8 to 29.7 MHz, used for long-range communications, the only band used for worldwide communcations other then mircowave and UHF satellite services

"Johnson, get Washingtion on the HF"

by IrishRepublicanArmy October 12, 2003

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