I'm forwarding this from the cw_bugs-owner address -- please direct any replies to the list, or else to Brian directly. 7 3 Earl -- KD5XB -- Earl Needham ...
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Earl Needham
earl_needham
Jan 1, 2009 4:38 pm
CQ CQ CQ DE KD5XB KD5XB KD5XB HNY TO ALL ES HOPES FOR BEST IN 2009 7 3 ES DX -- KD5XB -- Earl Needham Clovis, New Mexico DM84jk ...
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Bill
w2blc
Jan 1, 2009 8:58 pm
Zypher has a 3" wide base. Picture at http://www.la.ca.us/frandy/gz.jpg and http://www.la.ca.us/frandy/bz.jpg...
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NAQCC
va3rj
Jan 19, 2009 4:16 am
NAQCC Sprint Wednesday & Thursday night! This coming Wednesday evening will be the monthly NAQCC Sprint for January, 2009. I will refer you to the proper URL: ...
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John / G0RDO
morsemad
Jan 25, 2009 6:15 pm
Hello all. I am looking to restore a J36 Bug, I need the main arm with its flat spring and flat pendulum, and wonder If anyone has bits they would sell? Please...
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k4oso
Jan 25, 2009 6:56 pm
John, If you buy the Vibroplex parts YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE BRIGHT CHROME!!..You can have a plating shop do it in nickel. I took my Blue Racer Deluxe to my...
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Bob
bobsail_2002
Jan 26, 2009 11:43 am
Getting back to getting on the air, so learning the code again, I wasn't very fast anyway, just get my general. So dusting of my bencher and Vibroplex and have...
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w9ya
Jan 26, 2009 2:04 pm
Hey Bob and the gang; Yeah,.. there is something at the Vibroplex web site... some more stuff in qst (do a literature search at the ARRL website) and finally...
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Earl Needham
earl_needham
Jan 26, 2009 2:58 pm
... Actually, the norm is for the thumb to control dits since it is more agile than the side of your finger. I'm assuming by "Vibroplex" you mean a bug, but...
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David Ring
djringjr
Jan 26, 2009 5:08 pm
There is a file in our files section called Secrets of Bug Success.txt Care, Adjustment and use of Semi-Automatic keys. Also in the files section is...
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k5est
Jan 26, 2009 7:37 pm
Getting back with some results on the plexiglass bug that I built. And by-the-way, thanks to all that emailed me with ideas. Very helpful. The bottom...
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NAQCC
va3rj
Jan 27, 2009 9:18 pm
New Years 2009 may have come and gone but its never too late to resolve to help preserve and encourage CW activity across our amateur bands. To celebrate the...
1092
qrpcwguy
Jan 29, 2009 1:14 pm
I have seen two bugs like this one. It is missing the name plate under the arm. The paint is textured green. I have posted it's photo and a Bunnell that...
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John Snell / G0RDO
morsemad
Jan 29, 2009 2:50 pm
Hello there. I would guess that the green base bug is a Lionel J36. (Made during WW2 - basically a Vibroplex Lightning made under licence by the
Lionel Co) ...
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Bill
w2blc
Jan 29, 2009 9:49 pm
There is a picture of the Bunnell J-36 bug on the history page of J.H. Bunnell at: http://www.jhbunnell.com/bunnellcohistory.shtml Notice the different damper....
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Jack B.
nzeronv
Jan 30, 2009 6:32 am
Bob, here's a guide which I found to be helpful... http://www.vibroplex.com/original_bug_adjustments.pdf Jack - N0NV...
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Bob
bobsail_2002
Jan 30, 2009 10:36 am
Jack, Thanks, that does explain a lot of things, I guess this was before electronic keyers. Bob ... From: "Jack B." <nzeronv@...> To:...
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qrpcwguy
Jan 30, 2009 12:52 pm
... I think it might be refinished. However, I saw one sell on ebay last week from a guy in New Zeeland that had the same blue-green color. On the bottom...
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NAQCC
va3rj
Feb 8, 2009 8:47 pm
NAQCC Sprint Tuesday night! This coming Tuesday evening will be the monthly NAQCC Sprint for February, 2009. I will refer you to the proper URL: ...
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Pete Theer
rockingtranch
Feb 14, 2009 9:30 pm
Hi...
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Pete Theer
rockingtranch
Feb 14, 2009 9:33 pm
Hi Group, For those interested, I have posted photos of my meager collection of straight keys, paddles, bugs and keyers to my website. ...
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Dave
n0hnj
Feb 18, 2009 11:59 pm
My name is Dave and my call is KB3MOW. I'm located in north-central Pennsylvania, about 20 miles from the NY State border. I've been a ham for 41 years and...
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David Ring
djringjr
Feb 19, 2009 6:30 am
What wonderful keys! You have a solid collection of Morse Music instruments - keep making that beautiful sound. What a treat to have your grandmother's key! ...
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Earl Needham
earl_needham
Feb 19, 2009 3:04 pm
... Great stuff, Dave -- glad you're here. The list is a little slow, but there are many good people here with lots of good info. 7 3 Earl -- KD5XB -- Earl...
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Earl Needham
earl_needham
Feb 19, 2009 9:02 pm
... Great stuff, Dave -- glad you're here. The list is a little slow, but there are many good people here with lots of good info. 7 3 Earl -- KD5XB -- Earl...
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richard_meiss
Feb 20, 2009 1:28 am
Hi, Group - I took a little (?) time this past weekend and made some short video clips of some homebrew bugs in action. They are on YouTube - the easiest...
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Jack B.
nzeronv
Feb 20, 2009 3:13 am
Wonderful work Rich! Will you again have some of these keys on display at Dayton (the W1TP booth if I remember correctly)? Jack - N0NV...
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Richard Meiss
richard_meiss
Feb 20, 2009 3:28 am
Hi, Jack - Thanks for the kind words. I will certainly be hanging around Tom's booth, but I don't know yet what keys I will bring. I will also have some on...
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qrpcwguy
Feb 20, 2009 4:05 pm
Anyone know of a place that would do this small a quantity of parts? -John...
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Earl Needham
earl_needham
Feb 20, 2009 4:14 pm
... Most people wouldn't think of this, but there are places around the country that replate car parts. Something as small as, say, a pendulum for a bug, just...
