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A diamond in the rough or a chrome-plated money pit?
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 — I haven’t had much time to do much in the shack, though I did take time to document another bug or two. Tonight’s victim was found under the desk on […]
Month: May 2011
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High-level negotiations stalled on Morse Code transmitter …
Sunday, May 22, 2011 — I’m still trying to get the “situation” resolved with the seller of the Vibroplex Champion whose poor packing job resulted in damage to the key. Joe Seller initially agreed to […]
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Newsprint as packing is always, always a very bad idea for a bug!
Thursday, May 19, 2011 — It must have been a weak moment — here was a beautiful, original condition 1955 Vibroplex Champion sitting there in the closing moments of an auction, the low bid making […]
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Digging up semi-automatic gold in them thar shelves …
Wednesday, May 18, 2011, 11 a.m. — One of the hazards of owning more CW keys than you can count is the fact that some jewels in the collection don’t always get the spotlight, love […]
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Speed-X keys piling up, seeking restoration
Sunday, May 15, 2011 — I traveled to Louisa, Ky., for the local club’s hamfest on Saturday and had a great time. In addition to my official duties, I looked around the tables for various […]
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Vibroplex Nameplates: The sequel …
Sunday, May 8, 2011 — Are there people in this world who really — I mean really — have opinions on the new Knoxville ID plate on the new Vibroplex keys?? The answer is “yes,” […]
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100th Anniversary Vibroplex redux …
Friday, May 6, 2011 — While conducting some light-night prowling around the Internet, I ran across a discussion of the 100th Anniversary Vibroplex Original bugs. I did pick up some interesting information, and had my […]
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Bitten again (again) by the Bug (bug) …
Wednesday, May 4, 2011 — My latest eBay prize arrived in the mail on Monday — my new 100th Anniversary Vibroplex Original semi-automatic bug. In looking back, in that auction I gave just about the […]