CD of Manuals

Sat Jun 8 21:09:24 EDT 2002

This is one of the funniest emails I've ever read....HANDS DOWN!!

We all need a good laugh once in a while!!

jd, K1TLV
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Dupuis Wn2Sqc" <wn2sqc at JUNO.COM>
To: <HEATH at LISTSERV.TEMPE.GOV>
Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2002 6:44 PM
Subject: Re: CD of Manuals

> On Sat, 8 Jun 2002 11:17:07 -0600 ejforwood Jerold Forwood
> <ejforwood at MSN.COM> writes:
> > I recently purchased a CD with Schematics of Heathkit gear on eBay.
> > Guess what?  It was a complete download of the exact stuff on BAMA!
> > I am one of those born every minute!
> >
>  Jerry, K0EJF
>
> Yah, but it sure sounded good. There are more thieves on ebay than the
> local ham flea market. Good luck, Ken
>
> Fleamarket Talk followed by.....  ENGLISH translation...
>
> 1. This rig puts out a big signal........   Its 50khz wide and you
> qualify
>     for the WAN Award, Worked All Neighbors!
>
> 2. This is a really good CW rig....  It doesn't work on SSB, FM, or AM !
>
> 3. It seems to be a vintage regenerative type.....It oscillates all over
> the band!
>
> 4. I just re-tubed it......  Got 'em from a discarded TV and they're bad
> too!
>
> 5. I just aligned it....   and now the slugs on the transformers are
> cracked and jammed!
>
> 6. I don't know if it works...   It doesn't work and probably never has!
>
> 7. Very stable, and that's where it belongs, in a stable.
>
> 8. The audio sounds great....   The 60hz buzz is faithfully reproduced!
>
> 9. It was just serviced....  I sprayed WD-40 all over the wiring!
>
> 10. It comes with the original box.....  Just scoop the kitty litter
>     out!
>
> 11.  Better buy it cause it won't last....  No translation needed!
>
> 12.  Sure,  it works at full power....  but it smokes a lot.
>
> 13.  Frequency stability is great....  VFO doesn't work, you'll have
>      to use crystals!
>
> 14.  This rig has wide band coverage.....  It drifts up, down and
>      then out of band!
>
> 15.  This rig was popular in its day....  but so was spark gap.
>
> 16.  QST gave this rig a great review....  too bad it was published as
>      thier April 1st joke.
>
> 17.  It might need a bit of tweaking....  see reason number 5.
>      Marconi himself couldn't fix it, yet align it!
>
> 18.  It was used in government service.... Stored outside on wooden
>      pallets in the rain for 3 decades!
>
> 19.  The dial drive may need lubricating...... The gears are stripped,
>      the set screws are rusted solid.
>
> 20.  I plugged the rig in to see if it lights up and it did....  The
> light came
>      from the 2 foot flames!
>
> 21.  Im selling it cause I have 2 of them...  Im selling the junker parts
>      radio, har de har har!
>
> 22.  It came from an estate sale.... Any problems, take it up with
>      the previous owner, however, it's a long distance call.
>
> 23.  Ill help you carry it to your car... Ill do anything to get rid
>      of this rusty boat anchor!
>
> 24.  This is the rig of my dreams,  I really wanted one as a kid,  but
>      now ( sniff ) I gota let it go....As I got older I got smarter and
>      realized what a piece of crap it is.
>
> 25.  I'd keep this baby, but my wife is making me clean everything
> out....
>      Whoopee, I finally found a sucker.
>
> Author unknown....
>
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