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kerchunking

kerchunking noun: the act of briefly pressing a radio's push-to-talk (PTT) button to trigger a repeater, just to hear its response tone or confirm one's radio is in range. Also the present participle and gerund of kerchunk.

Noun

kerchunking (plural kerchunkings)

  1. (amateur radio) The act of briefly pressing a radio's push-to-talk (PTT) button to trigger a repeater, just to hear its response tone or confirm one's radio is in range.

Also used as

kerchunking is also the present participle and gerund of kerchunk.

Forms of kerchunking

pluralkerchunkings

Origin of kerchunking

Onomatopoeic; kerchunk + -ing.

Questions about kerchunking

What does kerchunking mean?
Kerchunking means the act of briefly pressing a radio's push-to-talk (PTT) button to trigger a repeater, just to hear its response tone or confirm one's radio is in range.
What part of speech is kerchunking?
Kerchunking is a noun.
What is the plural of kerchunking?
The plural of kerchunking is kerchunkings.

Words near kerchunking in the dictionary

  1. Kerchners
  2. kerchoo
  3. kerchug
  4. kerchunk
  5. kerchunker
  6. kerchunking
  7. kerchunks
  8. Kerckhoffs
  9. Kerckhoffs's principle
  10. Kerckring
  11. kere

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