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2014-04-26 10:52:28 -04:00
rusty wire
2014-04-26 11:54:15 -04:00
n. [Amateur Packet Radio] Any very noisy network medium, in which the
packets are subject to frequent corruption. Most prevalent in reference to
wireless links subject to all the vagaries of RF noise and marginal
propagation conditions. Yes, but how good is your whizbang new protocol on
really rusty wire?.