Tag

#radio

38 words tagged “radio”

Mayday
interjection

Spoken distress call signalling grave and imminent danger.

#military#army#radio#distress
Affirmative
interjection

Radio term for "yes."

#military#army#radio#comms
Words twice
phrase

Radio proword: comms are bad, send each phrase twice.

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Wilco out
phrase

Radio close: will comply, and ending transmission.

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Actual
noun

Radio term: the unit commander in person, not a stand-in.

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Loud and clear
phrase

Radio reply meaning the signal is strong and perfectly readable.

#military#army#radio#proword
angels
noun

Altitude in thousands of feet — pilot radio shorthand.

#military#aviation#raf#radio
Negatory
adverb

No. The CB radio way of saying it.

#trucker#cb-radio#radio#1970s
Disregard
verb

Radio proword canceling a previous transmission.

#military#army#radio#comms
Break
interjection

Radio proword marking a separation within a message.

#military#army#radio#proword
Five by five
phrase

Signal received loud and clear; all is well.

#military#army#radio#signal
Roger
interjection

Radio proword confirming a transmission was received and understood.

#military#army#radio#proword
Out
interjection

Radio proword ending a transmission with no reply expected.

#military#army#radio#proword
Pan-pan
interjection

Radio urgency call for help without imminent danger to life.

#military#army#radio#distress
How copy
phrase

Radio phrase asking whether a message was received.

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Read back
phrase

Radio proword ordering the receiver to repeat the message verbatim.

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More to follow
phrase

Radio proword: the sender still has additional traffic.

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Negative
interjection

Radio term for "no."

#military#army#radio#comms
Say again
phrase

Radio proword requesting a repeat of the last transmission.

#military#army#radio#proword
I spell
phrase

Radio proword warning the next word will be spelled phonetically.

#military#army#radio#proword
Correction
interjection

Radio proword: an error was made; here is the fix.

#military#army#radio#proword
Roger that
phrase

Emphatic radio acknowledgement that a message was received.

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Wilco
interjection

"Will comply" — I understand your message and will carry it out.

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Over
interjection

Radio proword: my transmission is done, your reply is expected.

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Bravo Sierra 18+
phrase

Mature content — open to view.

#military#army#radio#phonetic
P1
noun

A diehard listener of Dallas sports-radio station The Ticket (KTCK).

#dallas#texas#radio#sports
On the net
phrase

Radio phrase: present and communicating on the radio channel.

#military#army#radio#comms
Alpha Charlie
phrase

An 'ass-chewing'; a harsh reprimand.

#military#army#radio#phonetic
Wait, out
phrase

Radio proword: pausing for longer than a few seconds.

#military#army#radio#proword
Fuzzy
adjective

Radio term: signal is unclear or garbled.

#military#army#radio#comms
Break break
phrase

Radio proword: interrupt for urgent traffic on a busy net.

#military#army#radio#proword
Standby
interjection

Radio term: wait, I'll get back to you shortly.

#military#army#radio#comms
KDAY
noun

The legendary LA hip-hop radio station name-dropped across West Coast rap.

#la#radio#hip-hop#west-coast
Radio check
phrase

Radio proword asking how well one is being heard.

#military#army#radio#proword
bandit
noun

A confirmed enemy aircraft.

#military#aviation#nato#radio
Wrong
interjection

Radio proword: your last transmission was incorrect.

#military#army#radio#proword
bogey
noun

An unidentified aircraft — possibly hostile, possibly not.

#military#aviation#nato#radio
Copy
verb

I heard you and understood the message.

#trucker#cb-radio#radio#comms