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Posted: 5/21/2005 7:55:14 PM EDT
[#1]
Could you use it in a sentance?
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Posted: 5/21/2005 7:56:15 PM EDT
[#2]
it means A-OK
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Posted: 5/21/2005 7:56:17 PM EDT
[#3]
I think it's a communications reply for a radio check meaning loud and clear. |
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Posted: 5/21/2005 7:57:00 PM EDT
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that's a reference to the strengh/clarity of the radio transmition. It's used in HAM radio too.
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Posted: 5/21/2005 7:57:15 PM EDT
[#5]
Thats correct, could be "three by five" if the quality was degraded... |
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Posted: 5/21/2005 8:00:05 PM EDT
[#6]
I always return that with,"Oh, do you have a meter to measure that?"
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Posted: 5/21/2005 8:01:22 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/21/2005 8:16:59 PM EDT
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Now days, it's "Lima Charlie" for "loud and clear." We used to alter it on patrol/squad sized exercises, "Roger, I read you Lumpy Chicken, over."
I wonder if anyone here knows that Roger has good coffee. 
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Posted: 5/21/2005 8:20:57 PM EDT
[#9]
Roger fucks dogs, over....
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Posted: 5/21/2005 8:44:40 PM EDT
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Comms reply meaning loud and clear. Common slang is "have you fivers" or have you LIMA CHARLIE (loud and clear).
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Posted: 5/21/2005 9:26:11 PM EDT
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It's a numerical rating of "readability by signal strength" on a scale of 1 to 5. "5x5" means perfectly readable, very strong.
Hams use a 1-5 readability scale and a 1-9 signal strength scale (in S-units), so the best possible report in this systme is "5x9." Note that signal strength is not an accurate indicator of readability, as there are other factors involved, such as signal quality and atmospheric noise. In Los Angeles they have their own system, and "5x5" would be "muy con gusto." 
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Posted: 5/21/2005 9:28:56 PM EDT
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+1 Being a HAM i use the 5x9 frequently, i didnt know there was a 5x5 though, i guess you learn something every day. |
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