irishREPUBLICANarmy's definitions

shortfall

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

This school is a shortfall

by irishrepublicanarmy January 2, 2004

Saint Patrick's Day

one of the better holidays, where people who aren't even irish pretend to be, and everyone gets drunk.

On Saint Patrick's Day, we all wore green hats and drank whiskey

by IrishRepublicanArmy March 8, 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

by IrishRepublicanArmy January 1, 2004

base loading

A loading coil at the bottom of an antenna to achieve a lower resonant frequency.

The CB antenna i use for freeband 27 MHz operations uses a base loading coil to lower the frequency to the 27 MHz band.

by IrishRepublicanArmy January 1, 2004

freezing rain

Freezing rain occurs when the tempurature in the cloud and directly below the cloud are above freezing (32 degrees F), and the ground or surfaces that the rain hits are below 32 degrees. The result is big enough to shut the Washington DC metro area down for a few days.

We had freezing rain last night, so they cancelled school for a week.

by IrishRepublicanArmy December 4, 2003

worst hour of the year

That hour of the year during which the median noise over any radio path is at a maximum.

Note: This hour is considered to coincide with the hour during which the greatest transmission loss occurs.

by IrishRepublicanArmy January 24, 2004

Agent White

the less potent and more expensive alternative to Agent Orange

sense it costs more money and kills less VC, the United States pretty much never used it during the Vietnam War.

by IrishRepublicanArmy March 3, 2004