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calibration

1) The process of comparing an instrument's output signal with reality. Instruments that measure solar energy tend to "drift", that is, their output signals do not mean the same thing from one time period to another. Because of this, they are periodically (annually or semi-annually) re-calibrated against more reliable instruments.

2) Adjusting a measuring instrument to make it accurate. The set of operations which establish, under specified conditions, the relationship between values indicated by a measuring instrument or measuring system and the corresponding values of a quantity realized by a reference standard.

3) The act of adjusting the color of one device relative to another, such as a monitor to a printer, or a scanner to a film recorder. Or, it may be the process of adjusting the color of one device to some established standard.
This radio needs some calibration.
by IrishRepublicanArmy December 26, 2003
mugGet the calibrationmug.

Forest Gump

an excellant movie...need i say more?
by IrishRepublicanArmy December 12, 2003
mugGet the Forest Gumpmug.

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
mugGet the Maydaymug.

pantaphobia

Lucy Van Pelt: maybe you have pantaphobia

Charlie Brown: Thats it!
by IRISHrepublicanARMY January 26, 2004
mugGet the pantaphobiamug.

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
mugGet the ALEmug.

singles awareness day

Feb. 13th, the day before Valentine's Day. Because so many people don't have relationships (or do, and they hate Valentine's Day anyway), Feb 13th is the day where single people do nothing, there are no cards, no flowers or anything like that.
by IrishRepublicanArmy February 14, 2004
mugGet the singles awareness daymug.

california kilowatt

A transmitter power setting above the legal limit, usally using an illegally modified amplifier.
that moron on 50.1100 must be running a california kilowatt!
by IrishRepublicanArmy January 1, 2004
mugGet the california kilowattmug.

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