Year: 2006

Now if you've reviewed any of my blog, you're probably aware that I am addicted to semi-automatic Morse code keys — also known as “bugs.” I quit counting them once I passed number 25, and […]

I was delighted to find a box on my doorstep this afternoon — and from the size and heft, I knew it was one of my long-awaited bugs! It turned out to be the 1931 […]

It's about time for me to hit the sack, but I thought I would just pop in and ramble in my journal a bit. Hey, that's what a blog is for, right? 75/80 is just […]

I've been prowling eBay once again, looking to add to my collection of Morse code keys and semi-automatic bugs. The last bug I reported on I recieved, and it's exactly as the photo made it […]

It's nice to have the mail man deliver your latest purchase from eBay. Today, the mailman brought my new Vibroplex bug (seen in the photo). This is the one described below — the one that […]

There presently are a virtual SLEW of telegraph keys on eBay, and a fantastic selection of Vibroplex bugs. There are some rarer ones along with not-so-rare ones. There are several really nice Presentation bugs and […]

It's always good news when I've either won or received something new for the shack. Now I don't have news as big as my last entry — the arrival of my new Icom IC-756PROIII — […]

No, no, Blurty reader, there's been no new bugs arrive, but a new main HF rig!! On Wednesday, March 8th, I took delivery of a brand-spanking new Icom IC-756PROIII HF transceiver. It's more radio (and […]

My Vibroplex Junior arrived by UPS today, and it's just as described in the auction. I think my $99.99 was very well spent. The key is missing a weight screw, but is otherwise complete and […]

I'm still sipping coffee this morning when the doorbell rings — which means its either my mail man or the UPS man! Woo hoo! I had an insured box that contained my latest Vibroplex bug, […]