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Homebrew key with an interesting provenance …
Friday, June 7, 2013 — I was working on an NTS brochure for my section when I ran across a wonderful story of a ham who created a bug during World War II while in […]
CW keys
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Old Morse key buying habits return … with limitations
Thursday, June 6, 2013, 12:15 a.m. — I mentioned in my last post that due to my wife’s illness, I had not pursued additions to my code key collection (other than watching a few auctions). […]
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Q: Can a CW key tranform from ‘homebrew’ to ‘rare’ in 30 seconds? A: Yes!
Monday, March 11, 2013, 2:30 a.m. — I received a nice e-mail from Clauddio, IZ0KRC today with news that surprised me — Clauddio was browsing the photos of my keys when he ran across the […]
CW keys
A new arrival … probably the last for a while
March 1, 2013, 1:15 a.m. — Today in the mail arrived my latest addition to the key collection — a CT 599 iambic paddle. Far from a rare key, the CT 599 hails from the […]
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One of my key collections — the digital kind — came in handy today …
Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013 — While collecting code keys remains one of my passions, one of my “adjunct” passions is watching for interesting keys on eBay. For several years, I not only watched interesting keys […]
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Antenna mounts, digital operation and a new-to-me Vibroplex; life is good
Friday, Jan. 18, 2013 — I haven’t been doing much hamming lately, nor key buying. I saw a first-year Vibroplex in rough original shape sell for just over $200; if I had the cash, I […]
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Ringing in the New Year with a new CW key!
Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013 — Nothing rings in the New Year like a new CW bug! OK, maybe a new bug isn’t the best way to mark the New Year, but for many of us […]
classic radio
Trip in the Wayback Machine, Chumley! Set it to ‘Classic Heathkit of the 1980s’
Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012 — After my family’s Christmas party yesterday, I had time for some down time in the shack while everyone else was sleeping off turkey and ham. I ran across my Heathkit […]
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Unfinished QSO has me longing for the glow of tube filaments in the night …
Dec. 1, 2012 — A little bit ago I had to abort a QSO on 40 CW with K4JYS, a ham who apparently enjoys classic/homebrew gear, and does more than talk the talk but also […]
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Now its time to talk of the important things in life … cw keys
Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012 — While my wife takes a nap, I thought I would dash into my shack and jot down a few notes … so here I am. 1936B McElroy Mac-Key. At right […]