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Blackberry Jam \BLAK-ber-ee jam\ noun: Delay caused by caused by a person walking slowly, nose glued to PDA.

This was passed to me by a friend. Apparently it originated in the boat anchors net group and is due to W8ZR, K9CH, W9GR, WB4MNF and probably others who I haven't acknowledged.

* F>Fleaspeak >T>English Translation
* F>This rig puts out a BIG signal T>It's 50 kHz wide
* F>This is a really good CW rig. T>It doesn't work on SSB.
* F>This is a really good SSB rig. T>It doesn't work on CW.
* F>This is a really good rig. T>It doesn't work on CW or SSB.
* F>The transmitter is outstanding. T>It doesn't receive.
* F>The receiver is really hot. T>It doesn't transmit.
* F>This rig is really hot. T>It's stolen.
* F>It seems to be a vintage regenerative type. T>It oscillates.
* F>I just retubed it. T>Got 'em from questionable used tube stock.
* F>I just aligned it. T>The slugs on the transformers are jammed.
* F>I don't know if it works. T>It doesn't work, probably never has.
* F>It doesn't chirp. T>it doesn't chirp because it doesn't transmit.
* F>The audio sounds great. T>The 120Hz buzz is faithfully reproduced.
* F>I just had it serviced. T>I sprayed WD-40 over all the wiring.
* F>It comes with the original box. T>Just brush out the kitty litter.
* F>Better buy it now, cause it won't last. T> no transation needed.
* F>Sure, it works at full power. T>It sucks all it can from the wall.
* F>This rig has wide frequency coverage. T>It drifts out of band.
* F>Frequency stability is great. T>The VFO doesn't work - use crystals.
* F>Real popular rig in its day. T>There were whole HF nets bitching about the repair and maintenance problems.
* F>QST gave this one a really great review. T>The language broke new ground for profanity.
* F>It might need a bit of tweaking. T>Marconi himself couldn't fix it, much less align it.
* F>It was used in government service. T>It was stored outdoors, on a wooden pallet.
* F>The dial drive may need lubricating. T>The gears are stripped and the setscrews frozen.
* F>I plugged it in to check that it lights up. T>The light came from the two foot high flames.
* F>I'm selling it, I have two of them. T>I'm getting rid of my parts radio.
* F>You won't find one at a better price. T>Better from the point of view of the seller.
* F>This is a collector's item. T>The manufacturer just went belly up and won't honor the warranty.
* F>It came from an estate sale. T>If you have any problems, take it up with the owner.
* F>I had it on the air just last night. T>And you thought the Woodpecker was gone.
* F>It worked last time I used it. T>If it still worked I'd still be using it.
* F>The only lightning damage was a fuse. T>The only lightning damage I recognized was a fuse.
* F>I have the [...] somewhere. I'll send it to you. T>You'll never see the [...].
* F>I'll help you carry it to the car. T>I'll do anything to unload this boat anchor.
* F>It works ok on 80 meters. T>It had some parasitics but I got in and really screwed it up and now I want to unload it.
* F>The tubes used by this rig are worth the asking price. T> The rig uses a rare 7360 beam deflection tube for a balanced modulator, but it's blown and you'll spend $80 to get a new one.
* F>This is the rig of my dreams. I really wanted one of these as a kid, but now I've got to let it go. T>As I've gotten older, I've learned what a hunka junk it is.
* F>The signal quality of this rig was easily recognizable in its day. T>The high distortion and bad audio quickly identified this rig.
* F>This rig will bring back the feelings and atmosphere of vintage  ham gear. T>The bypass capacitors to the AC line put enough voltage on the chassis to give you a shock in the lips through the microphone, and it smokes so bad when you turn it on that you'll  probably start coughing and wheezing.
* F>I'd keep this baby, but my wife is making me clean everything out. T>I finally got around to giving this thing the proverbial heaveho.
* F>There are a couple of other people interested in it. T>Someone sat on it to tie his shoelaces while walking past the table.
* F>You'd better buy it now, because I'm leaving soon. T>The previous buyer and his brother, Guido, are heading back toward the table and they aren't smiling.

quaggy • \KWAGG-ee\ • adjective

1 : marshy

2 : flabby

Example Sentence:

"The alluring creeks and guts that cut through the quaggy archipelago are littered with too much manmade detritus." (The Baltimore Sun, August 20, 2006)