kerchunker

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noun

Someone who briefly presses their "Push-to-Talk" (PTT) microphone button to transmit a signal; the user does not speak, they only activate a repeater so they can hear the automated confirmation tone or "squelch tail."

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Meanings

nounkerchunker (plural kerchunkers)

plural kerchunkers

  1. amateur radioSomeone who briefly presses their "Push-to-Talk" (PTT) microphone button to transmit a signal; the user does not speak, they only activate a repeater so they can hear the automated confirmation tone or "squelch tail."
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APA

kerchunker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kerchunker

MLA

“kerchunker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kerchunker. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kerchunker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kerchunker.

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