- Firedrake
Firedrake, in
Teutonic mythology , is a fire-breathing reptiliancreature , occasionally winged. It is much like thedragon .Usage in fantasy
In modern
fantasy , "firedrake" is widely used for any fire-breathing dragon. From this usage, various other terms have been formed, such as "icedrake" for an ice-breathing dragon and "shadowdrake" for a dragon that controls darkness.In the
Chronicles of the Shadow War universe, firedrakes are creatures which more closely resemblefire elemental s shaped as dragons, than traditionaldragons . [Chris Claremont & George Lucas. "Shadow Moon". Bantam.]Radio jammer
Firedrake (also known as "Firedragon") is also the name given by
amateur radio operator s to radio signals intended to jam reception of various out-of-country shortwave broadcasts directed into thePeople's Republic of China . These jamming signals are made by Communist interests from Hainan Island and other transmitters in China, usually in the form of continuous traditionalChinese music . The shortwave transmitters appear to be fed the Firedrake music via a digital audio link on the Chinasat 6B satellite. [Satdirectory. "Firedrake - The source of China's Radio Jammer found on Chinasat 6B." http://www.satdirectory.com/firedrake.html Accessed 16 June 2008.] [The Amateur Radio Relay League. "Firedrake Jammer on the Loose Again in Asia." http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2008/06/11/10154/ Accessed 16 June 2008.]ee also
* Firedrake is the name of a comic book character created by Alan Moore in the series
Miracleman .
* HMS "Firedrake" has been used as the name of sevenRoyal Navy warships.
* USS "Firedrake" (AE-14) was a ship of theUnited States Navy .
* "Firedrake" is a 2002 fantasy book byAnn Ewan .
* "Firedrake" is a 1982 fantasy book byJohn D.Hederman .
* "The Firedrake" is a 1965 book byCecelia Holland .
* Firedrakes are enemies in the First-Person ShooterLegendary (video game) External links
* [http://www.satdirectory.com/firedrake.html Information about Firedrake Chinese radio jammer] with WMA sample of Firedrake radio jammer
* [http://www.arrl.org/news/files/firedrake.mp3 MP3 sample of Firedrake jamming content]References
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