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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Jasta on June 22, 2004, 01:57:01 PM
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After sulking around in the arenas for a while, whenever I or someone asks for a radio check, the usual reply is "Five by Five".
So far, I know that this is an old military term, but no one seems to know what the hell it means.
Anyone who can tell me why one says "Five by Five" for a radio check gets 99 virgins when they get to heaven. :p
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The referencing of "5 by 5" stands for the following combinations of Signal Strength and Readability in the sequence shown. In our example, "5 by 5" is a short form way of saying "your signal strength is strong (loud) and you are perfectly readable. It actual practice, many people state the real words (or some variation on the same theme) as opposed to using numbers. In this same case, instead of "5 by 5", one could have easily said "loud and clear" or "strong and readable", which are virtually the same as "5 by 5".
Signal Strength (Loudness)
1--Faint signals, barely perceptible.
2--Very weak signals.
3--Weak signals.
4--Fair signals.
5--Strong signals.
Readability (Comprehension)
1--Unreadable
2--Barely readable, occasional words distinguishable.
3--Readable with considerable difficulty.
4--Readable with practically no difficulty.
5--Perfectly readable.
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How would you like your virgins?
thanks chief
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That's an interesting info!
Thx Furious :)
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This term was also revived on "Buffy TVS" a few years ago and has found its way into some of the pop slang.
"hows it going?"
"5x5"
I guess meaning everything is good.
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Unlike my normal 1x1 day.