[LCC] LCC Digest, Vol 19, Issue 1

[Marcel Livesay]

Ha Ha. I thought this was a big joke.  What I really want to know is, "Who has been spying on me?"  73, Marcel N5VU

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>    1. QRP'ers tool glossary (Mark, K5ER)
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> Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:07:51 -0500
> From: "Mark, K5ER" <k5er at arrl.net>
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> Subject: [LCC] QRP'ers tool glossary
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> >Forwarded to us by one of our QRP enthusiasts, RC,
> KC5WA. Do you have any 
> >of these tools?
> 
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> 
> >QRP'ers tool glossary
> >
> >Soldering iron - tool for overheating components such
> as transistors
> >and IC's, also used for burning holes in workbenches,
> dropping hot
> >solder on pants legs, and attaching PL-259 connectors
> to coax before
> >realizing the outer ring wasn't put on the coax first.
> >
> >Phillips screwdriver - tool for stripping out the heads
> of Phillips
> >screws, usually the very last one removed from a
> radio.
> >
> >Flat screwdriver - tool for making huge scratches in
> the top of a
> >radio enclosure or breaking plastic cases when opening
> after failing
> >to realize one screw wasn't removed.  Also used to
> strip out the heads
> >of torx screws.
> >
> >Multimeter - measuring device used to give false
> readings when the
> >wrong range is selected.  Also used to falsely
> report zero voltage or
> >continuity when the cable is plugged into the Amps jack
> instead of
> >V/Ohm jack.
> >
> >Dummy load - a device used to destroy the finals of a
> transmitter by
> >forgetting to attach it.
> >
> >Pliers - used for rounding off tight bolts or nuts so
> that they'll
> >stay on permanently.
> >
> >Long screwdriver - used for finding high voltage points
> in a
> >boatanchor by displaying sparks, followed by a
> blackout.
> >
> >Fuse - safety device you blow five of before realizing
> you hooked the
> >radio up to the wrong terminals.
> >
> >Slug tuner - a plastic device that gets stripped while
> trying to turn
> >a stubborn slug in an IF can.
> >
> >Clip leads - used to temporarily make connections when
> building a
> >project which won't work after it's been installed
> & hardwired in an
> >enclosure.
> >
> >Magnifying glass - used to fail to find dropped SMT
> components on the floor.
> >
> >Tweezers - tool used for installing components in tight
> places by
> >gripping them until they shoot out and disappear
> forever.  Also used
> >for dropping SMT components on the floor (see also:
> Magnifying glass).
> >
> >Heat sink - device used for transferring intense heat
> from an
> >electronic component to your finger.
> >
> >IC remover - tool used for ripping legs off IC's and
> leaving them on
> >the PC board where they're still soldered.
> >
> >Solderless breadboard - device used for testing &
> improving circuits
> >which won't work once they're hardwired.
> >
> >Wire cutters - used for cutting wires too short.
> >
> >Line shooter - a slingshot device used to hoist
> antennas into trees
> >before realizing you forgot to connect the coaxial
> cable to it first.
> >
> >Battery charger - a device which is forgotten to
> connect to a dead gel
> >cell battery the night before Field Day.
> >
> >Super glue - adhesive used to attach electronic
> components to fingers.
> >
> >Spray paint - substance used to leave fingerprints on a
> project enclosure.
> >
> >
> >Tom Sevart N2UHC
> >St. Paul, KS
> 
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