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I sat down with my new Vibroplex book and the actual unmarked key and compared point-by-point all the differences between it and the standard Vibroplex Original. I've decided that my earlier conclusion is just flat […]

My telephone order from Vibroplex arrived today. It included the 100th year anniversary history book on the company, along with some parts: 3 finger pieces, 2 old-style bakelite thumb pieces and screws, and 2 sets […]

Of the two Lionel J-36 semi-automatic keys I received a week or so again, I have them both in great shape. It's simply amazing how well they both cleaned up — the photos made them […]

One of my much-anticipated Vibroplex telegraph keys arrived in today's mail — in fact, I had to get dressed to meet the mailman at the door. I was excited to see it come, though I […]

I keep forgetting this blog, so please bear with me as I remember to update! Right now I'm surrounded by bugs. No, not the crawling kind, but the Morse code kind — specifically Vibroplex varieties […]

Hi guys, sorry I have been away so long. I have other blogs that have taken all my writing time, though that has no reflection on my interest in amateur radio. I have been going […]

I just finished a CW QSO with a fellow in West Virginia, a man after my own heart — he was using an old Heathkit HX-10 “Maurader” transmitter coupled with a National Radio NC-303 receiver! […]