Final reminder! The NJQRP Homebrewer Sprint is tomorrow night! http://www.njqrp.org/data/qrphomebrewersprint.html Special certificates will be awarded; for a...
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Larry Makoski W2LJ
w2lj_qrp
Mar 20, 2009 1:29 am
Hello everyone! After a hiatus, the NJQRP Homebrewer Sprint is on again! And this coming Sunday night, March 22nd is the night. So put down the soldering...
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Jack B.
nzeronv
Mar 17, 2009 6:22 pm
Call Betsy on Fridays. It's the only day she works there since she retired last year (last I heard). Jack - N0NV...
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romers romansky
romansky2002
Mar 16, 2009 3:48 am
Hi Don... yep that's it all right (7318.jpg), for sure! Interesting -- the base is exactly 2.5" and is powder black; the housing for the pivot and vibrator...
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Don
nn8b
Mar 16, 2009 2:22 am
Jerome, Take a look at this site. http://chss.montclair.edu/~pererat/7318.jpg http://chss.montclair.edu/~pererat/m8000.htm It sure looks like the Speedex bug...
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jerome
romansky2002
Mar 15, 2009 11:04 pm
Hi... Please take a look at: http://va7vv.ehpes.com/bug/jm.html where I've posted several photos of the bug in question. Exactly the size of my Blue Racer, it...
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k4oso
Mar 15, 2009 5:51 pm
John, If I were in your situation, I would give Betsy a call and ask how they do it. I'm sure she'd be glad to share any tricks or techniques. 73, Milt k4oso...
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n3wtus
Mar 15, 2009 11:04 am
I ordered two new contact points and the contact screws from Vibroplex, even though Vibroplex recommends purchase of the entire assembly. I thought I would try...
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w9ya
Mar 8, 2009 10:58 pm
Well .... o.k., I'll bite (since no one else has yet) ...; In your estimation what makes this paddle the "finest ...ever made" ? Bob w9ya (Owner of many...
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David Ring
djringjr
Mar 8, 2009 10:17 pm
Hmmm, when I was young I lusted after women and money and fast cars. I guess I can say I'm older now and I have just discovered "Key Lust" - perhaps something...
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cloud runner
KT5X@...
Mar 8, 2009 5:48 pm
The finest paddle ever made is The Chevron, by Kevin Gunstone, M0AGA. He continues to make them, one at a time to order by hand adn customized to your...
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Pete Theer
rockingtranch
Mar 7, 2009 7:41 pm
Hi gang, I am looking for a copy of the "Vibroplex Collector's Guide" by Tom French. He's SOLD OUT on the website. I just picked up (sight unseen)a 1944...
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Bill
w2blc
Feb 25, 2009 2:39 pm
I have the right angle. It is the best bug I have ever used. Light feel, quiet, and doesn't move at all. I highly recommend it. Be sure to visit...
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Robert Miranda
tech25
Feb 25, 2009 1:04 am
Well, I finally got a "real" bug. I had made one and played with it to learn how to adjust it; but, I never used it on the air. Too unreliable. My brother...
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Ci
wu7r
Feb 24, 2009 12:39 pm
I have both of them, and I use them all of the time (one is at a station in our den, the other in my ham shack). The verticle is capable of sending slower, but...
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NAQCC
va3rj
Feb 23, 2009 10:07 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...
1124
qrpcwguy
Feb 23, 2009 3:09 pm
... I don't have anything really great, just a Lightning from WWII era. I had just seen some old bugs that were restored (Smith's website) and wondered about...
1123
qrpcwguy
Feb 23, 2009 1:47 pm
I have seen the videos on youtube and they look really nice....
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Jack B.
nzeronv
Feb 23, 2009 4:48 am
I replied to an off-post question and thought maybe it might benefit others... Jack - N0NV ... Hello -: The Presentation Bug I found was in very good condition...
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David Ring
djringjr
Feb 23, 2009 4:02 am
The GHD 207A is probably the best mechanical semi-automatic key ever made. It has a very quiet mechanism and a very nice feel. 73 DR...
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BPCI@...
wu7r
Feb 23, 2009 2:31 am
Has anyone on the group used a GHD 207A? I might be interested in buying one at some point, but would like to hear someone else's experience with...
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k5est
Feb 21, 2009 12:51 pm
... to say. ... WoW Jack, what a fine instrument of the code. I'd have to wear white cotton gloves to even touch it much less excite the dits and dahs from it....
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Jack B.
nzeronv
Feb 21, 2009 6:09 am
I found it at the Amateur Radio Consignment Center in St. Paul, MN for $150.00. The brass sheet's gold plating was pitted, so I ordered a replacement from...
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David Ring
djringjr
Feb 21, 2009 5:20 am
Hello Jack, What a beautiful bug. I wonder if you have adjusted the La Hiff adjustable mainspring to pull the mainspring all the way out - you may find you do...
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k4oso
Feb 21, 2009 1:30 am
Jack, Shameless vanity is in order!! What do you use to clean up the drool marks? That is absolutely beautiful. It must have been kept in a hermetically...
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Earl Needham
earl_needham
Feb 21, 2009 1:15 am
... OMG! It looks like a sales brochure -- i.e. BRAND-NEW! 7 3 Earl -- KD5XB -- Earl Needham Clovis, New Mexico DM84jk http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cw_bugs ...
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Jack B.
nzeronv
Feb 21, 2009 1:11 am
Call this shameless vanity and you'd probably be right. A 'centerfold' version of my recently acquired 1962 Presentation Bug (983 KB): ...
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Troy Wideman
w6hv
Feb 20, 2009 9:50 pm
Rich, Any plans to market your Parkwood DoubleBug? Sure would love to have that beauty on my operating table! 73, Troy, W6HV ... From: "richard_meiss"...
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k4oso
Feb 20, 2009 7:25 pm
Hi John, Don't know where you are but, there's a chance you have a local plater. I've never had a pendulum plated. I did however, have a base, mainframe and...
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Don
nn8b
Feb 20, 2009 5:01 pm
John, Look at these guys; http://www.caswellplating.com/kits/plugnplate.htm I've been wanting to try this for a long time; looks easy and inexpensive. Don,...
