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Mayday

international distress radio code word, when using voice transmission

SOS is the morse code version

MAYDAY is reconized internationally as an emergency code on any type of radio system, and should be taken seriously.
"Coast Guard, this is the Andrea Gail, MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY"
by IrishRepublicanArmy October 28, 2003
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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
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alpha

the letter 'A' in the international radio phonetic alphabet

also used in military radio slang for comanding officer or radio station
Tango six one this is alpha
by IrishRepublicanArmy October 13, 2003
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Forest Gump

an excellant movie...need i say more?
by IrishRepublicanArmy December 12, 2003
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facsimile

The transferring of images, usually or hard-copy documents, via telephone lines to another device that can recieve and interpret the images.
I am the only person that knows how to spell that word.
by IrishRepublicanArmy December 29, 2003
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DX

Radio term for "extended distance".
What "extended distance" really is could be 100 miles, 1000 miles, 10,000 miles, it is pretty grey as to an exact number or distance.
11-meter pirate radio operators use the frequency of 27.555 MHz (27555.0 kHz) for DX calling.
by IrishRepublicanArmy December 23, 2003
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ALE

Automatic Link Establishment (station)

In high-frequency (HF) radio, the capability of a station to make contact, or initiate a circuit, between itself and another specified radio station, without human intervention and usually under emergency conditions. ALE stations are generally computer-controlled.
The Air Force has ALE frequencies in the 11 and 19 MHz bands.
by IrishRepublicanArmy January 24, 2004
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