IrishRepublicanArmy's definitions

glycerine

1) a song by Bush
2) An food additive used to retain moisture and to keep marshmallows and candies soft.
3) Secondary product of the alcoholic fermentation. One of the main elements that gives body and smoothness to the wines.
4) a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils

Download the song "glycerine" by bush...it kicks ass.

by IRISHREPUBLICANARMY December 31, 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

blah

1) pompous or pretentious talk or writing

2) when you having nothing else to say, you say "blah"

example too short? WTF?

by IrishRepublicanArmy December 26, 2003

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

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

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

Apollo 13

see also successful failure

Less then one year after man first walked on the moon Apollo 13 was simply a "routine" flight until a faulty thermostat caused an oxygen canister to explode, blowing an entire side of the spacecraft away, the ship eventally starts leaking oxygen and the crew (Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise) have to survive in the Lunar Module until they can safely make it back to earth. But they didn't get to play with moom rocks.

"Houston, we have a problem."

by IrishRepublicanArmy November 16, 2003