call sign

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call sign

See call letters.

call sign

(Communication Arts / Broadcasting) a group of letters and numbers identifying a radio transmitting station, esp an amateur radio station Compare call letters

Any combination of characters or pronounceable words, which identifies a communication facility, a command, an authority, an activity, or a unit; used primarily for establishing and maintaining communications. Also called CS. See also collective call sign; indefinite call sign; international call sign; net call sign; tactical call sign; visual call sign; voice call sign.

Translations

call sign n → segnale m di chiamata

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