Squack or what?

English translation: squwk ?

08:55 Jun 3, 2012
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Aerospace / Aviation / Space / .
English term or phrase: Squack or what?
Greetings,

the following is about aircraft I heard on TV. I wonder about one words here: squack or ......
would be so glad if anyone lends a hand.
When all other options are exhausted, it’s time to go back to your initial instrument training. Squack 7600 on the transponder and follow the regulations for communication failure on the IFR.


many thanks in advance.
Komy
Komeil Zamani Babgohari
Iran
Local time: 09:13
Selected answer:squwk ?
Explanation:
check out this link - could it be this?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transponder_(aviation)

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Note added at 5 mins (2012-06-03 09:01:38 GMT)
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sorry I mean SQUAWK

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Note added at 22 mins (2012-06-03 09:18:48 GMT)
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Hello Komeil
I see my link may not really work! If you google squawk + transponder, you will find a wikipedia article.

Here is a definition of 'squawk' in this context;
http://en.mimi.hu/aviation/squawk.html

Literally, a "squawk" is a sharp high-pitched cry of a bird - like a parrot for example.
to squawk is to produce that type of sound.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/squawk
This link allows you to listen to the pronunciation as well.

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Note added at 24 mins (2012-06-03 09:20:18 GMT)
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From the second link of the three above:
SQUAWK (NOUN) The radio transmission of the radar transponder onboard an aircraft.(VERB) Also the ATC instruction to the pilot to set one of 4,096 possible codes to identify the aircraft on controller radar.
>>> http://www.learn2flymea.com/glossary.html

SQUAWK - A four-digit number which is dialed into his transponder by a pilot to identify his aircraft to air traffic controllers ...
>>> http://www.lakeintheskyairshow.com/info_glossary.html

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katsy
Local time: 06:43
Grading comment
Thank you very much, indeed!
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
3 +5squwk ?
katsy
4set to 7600 (frequency) and transmit
airmailrpl


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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
squack or what?
squwk ?


Explanation:
check out this link - could it be this?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transponder_(aviation)

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Note added at 5 mins (2012-06-03 09:01:38 GMT)
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sorry I mean SQUAWK

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Note added at 22 mins (2012-06-03 09:18:48 GMT)
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Hello Komeil
I see my link may not really work! If you google squawk + transponder, you will find a wikipedia article.

Here is a definition of 'squawk' in this context;
http://en.mimi.hu/aviation/squawk.html

Literally, a "squawk" is a sharp high-pitched cry of a bird - like a parrot for example.
to squawk is to produce that type of sound.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/squawk
This link allows you to listen to the pronunciation as well.

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Note added at 24 mins (2012-06-03 09:20:18 GMT)
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From the second link of the three above:
SQUAWK (NOUN) The radio transmission of the radar transponder onboard an aircraft.(VERB) Also the ATC instruction to the pilot to set one of 4,096 possible codes to identify the aircraft on controller radar.
>>> http://www.learn2flymea.com/glossary.html

SQUAWK - A four-digit number which is dialed into his transponder by a pilot to identify his aircraft to air traffic controllers ...
>>> http://www.lakeintheskyairshow.com/info_glossary.html



katsy
Local time: 06:43
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Grading comment
Thank you very much, indeed!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Yes! Thanks. would you please give me the meaning too, here in this context?

Asker: Dear Katsy, you hit the nail in the head. everything is clear and meaningful. thanks a billion for internet surfing and lending your hands, helpful indeed. I picked up the meaning by "select transponder code"


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty
5 mins
  -> thanks Jack :-) (or should I say, thnks Jck...)

agree  Tony M: I think it just basically means 'transmit' or 'send', but there is probably a special nuance of meaning in this sort of context.
18 mins
  -> Thanks Tony :-) yes, you are no doubt right

agree  Sheila Wilson
52 mins
  -> Thanks Sheila :-)

agree  Suzan Hamer: "To utter a loud, harsh cry, as a duck or other fowl when frightened."
1 hr
  -> Thanks Suzan :-)

agree  Phong Le
1 day 3 hrs
  -> Thanks Phong Le :-)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
squack or what?
set to 7600 (frequency) and transmit


Explanation:
Air traffic control units use the term "squawk" when they are assigning an aircraft a transponder code, e.g., "Squawk 7421". Squawk or squawking thus can be said to mean "select transponder code" or "I have selected transponder code xxxx".[6]

A pilot may be requested to squawk a given code by the air traffic controller via the radio, using a phrase such as "Cessna 123AB, squawk 0363". The pilot then selects the 0363 code on their transponder and the track on the radar screen of the air traffic controller will become correctly associated with their identity.[6][7]

Squawk codes are four-digit octal numbers; the dials on a transponder read from zero to seven, inclusive. Thus the lowest possible squawk is 0000 and the highest is 7777. Four octal digits can represent up to 4096 different codes, which is why such transponders are often called "4096 code transponders." Care must be taken not to squawk any emergency code during a code change. For example, when changing from 1200 to 6501 (an assigned ATC squawk), one might turn the second wheel to a 5 (thus 1500), and then rotate the first wheel backwards in the sequence 1-0-7-6 to get to 6. This would momentarily have the transponder squawking a hijack code (7500), which might lead to more attention than one desires. Pilots are instructed not to place the transponder in "standby mode" while changing the codes, as it causes the loss of target information on the ATC radar screen, but instead to carefully change codes to avoid inadvertently selecting an emergency code. Additionally, modern digital transponders are operated by buttons to avoid this problem.[6][7]

The use of the word "squawk" comes from the system's origin in the World War II Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system, which was code-named "Parrot".[9][10]
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transponder_(aviation)

SQUAWK (NOUN) The radio transmission of the radar transponder onboard an aircraft.(VERB) Also the ATC instruction to the pilot to set one of 4,096 possible codes to identify the aircraft on controller radar.
>>> http://www.learn2flymea.com/glossary.html

SQUAWK - A four-digit number which is dialed into his transponder by a pilot to identify his aircraft to air traffic controllers ...

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 02:43
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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