Year: 2007

Since my last post I have added all the missing parts to my 1921 Vibroplex Junior. This key may have a later keying lever installed, as some key collectors state that prior to 1923, Vibroplex […]

Today the mailman brought the two keys I mentioned in my last post — the “parts” Vibroplex bug and the Vibroplex Presentation. The “parts” bug apparently had been disassembled and the base repainted black before […]

I wouldn't call all of the stuff I see on eBay trash, but its fascinating what people will pay for the stuff many of us would have tossed into the trash. For example, I recently […]

I was tuning across 20 meters this weekend and ran across Glenn Baxter, K1MAN's automatic broadcasts on both 14.275 and 14.272 MHz soliciting health and welfare traffic related to Hurricane Dean. Wasn't Baxter off the […]

One of the pleasures I get from using the Internet is my main hobby — browsing eBay. There have been some super deals on Vibroplex keys the last few days. I've decided that I can't […]

I did, but thankfully I averted what could have been a China Syndrome-style meltdown. In the process of preparing for the recent hamfest, I had moved my MFJ-490 Bencher/DeLuxe Memory keyer combo aside. I had […]

The prices on eBay for the CW keys I usually watch have returned to what seems to be a fairly level state. There currently are some of the in-demand keys listed — a couple of […]

It's been a few days since my last post, so I thought I might jot down a few lines while I have the chance. I enjoyed the BARS club hamfest at Lawrenceburg a lot, though […]

It took a little more fiddling, but my TS-430S is complete and reassembled. No fiddling with the paint was necessary, but I had to put the grill clothe back in and the metallic label on […]

My plan to refinish the covers of my Kenwood TS-430S hit a snag this afternoon. Enter Mr. Murphy. The top cover — the one I really needed to refinish — turned out very well. The […]