California kilowatt

English Noun en CB radio slang An amateur radio broadcast strength exceeding the legal limit of one kilowatt, or en by extension a transmitter broadcasting in this manner. en 1967 CQ; the Radio Amateur's Journal 23 1-6 51 A few nights ago conditions on 20 were at their usual level, the California kilowatts were in full charge, the 50 watt diehards were busy calling endless CQ's, and the DX stations were reaping the harvest. en 1974 CQ: The Radio Amateurs' Journal 30 1 36 And one California kilowatt equals 3 East Coast KWs. And—as everybody knows that—we, on the East Coast, are the only legal ones. 2014, Dave Bell, W6AQ, World's Best Hobby (page 16) Several people commented about those damn California kilowatts as they stood there in front of those huge tubes in Jack's transmitter. en Amateur radio