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ARF	Analog radio frequency.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
by the seat of your pants	An aviator's term, Cross country flying, navigating via ground observation of landmarks, arrows on rooftops. water towers, railroad tracks, roadways, radio/TV towers; and by the 'seat of your pants'.	Rate it: (3.00 / 1 vote)
código morse	Sistema que emplea dos símbolos para transmitir mensajes por medio del telégrafo, la radio, o bien, por señales luminosas.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
come in	Of a broadcast, such as radio or television, to have a strong enough signal to be able to be received well.	Rate it: (3.00 / 2 votes)
dead air	An unintended interruption in a radio broadcast during which there is no sound; a similar interruption of a television broadcast in which there is neither sound nor a video signal.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
disc jockey	radio presenter	Rate it: (1.00 / 1 vote)
give the man a box of 'milky ways'!	Correct Answers To Questions from the host of a radio program; 'Ask the Professor' were rewarded with delicious candy bars;!	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
horse opera	A theatrical production, film, or program on radio or television depicting adventures of characters in the American Old West; a western.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
les carottes sont cuites	Célèbre message codé diffusé à Radio Londres, annonçant le débarquement de Normandie.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
little pitchers have big ears	Small children often overhear more of what is said than adults realize or desire.1844, Charlotte M. Yonge, Abbeychurch, ch. 2:Seeing me listening to something she was saying to Mamma, she turned round upon me with that odious proverb, "Little pitchers have long ears."1939, "Bedtime Bedlam," Time, 17 Apr.:A caution to U. S. parents, but a joy to radio merchandising, is the dread truth that little pitchers have big ears.2002, Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, ISBN 9780743455961, p. 185:I suppose he might say pushed or went woowoo, but took a shit is, I fear, very much in the ballpark (little pitchers have big ears, after all).	Rate it: (2.33 / 3 votes)
on the air	broadcasting usually over radio waves or on live television	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
OSETI	Acronym of optical search for extraterrestrial intelligence. It is SETI using visible light instead of traditional radio waves.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
over and out	Used to signal the end of a conversation, especially one conducted by CB radio or the like.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
Radio Macuto	Medio por donde se obtienen los chismorreos, cotilleos y demás informaciones interesantes aunque no necesariamente fiables.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
roger that	Received (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood)	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
sign off	Term used to describe the closing of a radio or television station's studios and cessation of a broadcasting signal, usually during the overnight hours.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
sign on	The time of day when a radio or television station begins broadcasting, usually after being off the air for several hours.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
so you wanna be a net control	Title of Orientation Manual for learning to become a Moderator on an Amateur Radio Network.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
stay tuned	To remain as a listener or viewer of the particular radio station or television channel to which one is currently paying attention.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
talk jockey	A host of a radio talk show.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
there you go!	An Innocuous, Questionable Expression Heard Often On Citizens Radio:	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
tune in	adjust a radio	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
tune in	To select a channel, station, etc., as on television or radio.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)