I will be using my 1935 Martin Junior tonight and tomorrow. Looking forward to the fun!! Jason N8XE...
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SailSouth4Fun@...
sailsouth4fun
Jan 2, 2010 3:05 am
I know I have tried this before with no luck so I'm going to give it one more try. Are there any CW fans in any group for that matter that live in the greater...
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Gary Harmon
k5jwk
Jan 5, 2010 9:19 pm
I need one of the little chrome thumb screw covers for an Autronic paddle. 73, Gary H. Harmon, Jr. - K5JWK 6003 Archwood San Antonio, TX 78239-1504 ...
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ve3akv
Jan 9, 2010 3:57 am
Hello to all... Thanks for accepting my request to join. I've been a 99% CW man for sometime and I'm looking forward to reading some your stories and thoughts...
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n3cw
Jan 9, 2010 1:52 pm
Hello, I've posted a photo in my N3CW folder of an old Vibroplex Original. After a good cleaning, it was obvious that the finish on the Japanned base had...
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David Ring
djringjr
Jan 9, 2010 2:53 pm
Are you sure it is a japanned base and not a black leather finish base. Vibroplex made this in the 1930s-40s. 73 DR David N1EA -30-...
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Earl Needham
earl_needham
Jan 10, 2010 3:14 pm
It's good to hear about your keys, Bob. That's quite a collection and I'm somewhat envious! I started with bugs almost by accident, I saw a beautiful bug on...
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David Ring
djringjr
Jan 10, 2010 4:01 pm
Something tells me that the 1964 Original Deluxe was "your" bug. What a beautiful collection. I've never heard of a Heathkit bug - but then again, I'm only...
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Earl Needham
earl_needham
Jan 10, 2010 5:18 pm
Anybody have an idea how to keep a bug in one piece while mobile? I'd like to take a bug with me in the 18-wheeler, but the earlier times I tried, the...
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David J. Ring, Jr.
djringjr
Jan 10, 2010 6:02 pm
Set the bug up for 27 wpm,, use Loctite medium, and if possible put the bug on a bench type seat so that the bug is about 45 degrees rotated from the line of...
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Earl Needham
earl_needham
Jan 10, 2010 6:12 pm
Oh boy I wish I could do all that! No bench in the truck, though, and the truck absolutely POUNDS things to pieces. I guess I might try one of those "mini...
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k4oso@...
k4oso
Jan 10, 2010 6:12 pm
Don's Cadillac more than likely had a much smoother ride than Earl's 18-wheeler. It was said you could tell when Don went around a curve cuz his dits changed...
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Al
k3eax
Jan 10, 2010 6:15 pm
Was his a car in motion? ________________________________ From: "David J. Ring, Jr." <n1ea@...> To: cw_bugs@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sun, January 10, 2010...
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David Ring
djringjr
Jan 10, 2010 6:26 pm
Not for the photo, I'm sure, but I've worked him many times when he was driving down the Interstate. I've also used a bug myself mobile (from a car, not a...
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Earl Needham
earl_needham
Jan 10, 2010 6:29 pm
Exactly right -- you have to set the correct priorities. Earl KD5XB -- Earl Needham http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cw_bugs Quoting from the Coast Guard: ZUT ...
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David Ring
djringjr
Jan 10, 2010 6:34 pm
Otherwise your car may have the deer in the headlights look. 73 DR...
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k4oso@...
k4oso
Jan 10, 2010 6:40 pm
I think this falls under the heading "needless to say". All the folks I know who operate mobile are very conscious of their responsibility to operate the...
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rrsty85@...
rrsty85...
Jan 10, 2010 10:35 pm
Please remove my nam from this list. Rusty Wright rrsty85@......
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Earl Needham
earl_needham
Jan 10, 2010 10:42 pm
Rusty, I'm mobile and only have my BlackBerry to work with. I can possibly take care of it later tonight or else around Friday or Saturday when I get home. In...
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David Ring
djringjr
Jan 10, 2010 10:44 pm
Rusty, At the end of the message there is the directions to unsubscribe. ***************************************************************** *> To unsubscribe...
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n3cw
Jan 10, 2010 11:59 pm
Hi David, Underneath the nameplate the finish is completely smooth. Do you know how Vibroplex applied the leather finish? There are drips on the bottom of...
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n3cw
Jan 11, 2010 12:05 am
I should also say I've never seen the original leather finish so I don't have anything to compare this with. But this S/N is 64381...1918 vicinity. --Ed--...
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cloud runner
KT5X@...
Jan 11, 2010 1:24 am
In the teens and into the twenties Vibroplex made a base finish that was known at that time as "leatherette." I had a Racer like that. You can see photos of...
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Earl Needham
earl_needham
Jan 11, 2010 3:33 am
I have a vague memory about Heathkit bugs - seems to me they were a similar deal as the Ten Tec stuff. I only got my license in 1982 so I must have seen...
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David Ring
djringjr
Jan 11, 2010 4:25 am
I remember that Vibroplex made a paddle to match the Hallicrafters TO-Keyer - maybe it had a custom tone of grey as the Hallicrafters radios of that vintage...
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David Ring
djringjr
Jan 11, 2010 4:30 am
I don't know the name of the chemical or the process they used - as I recall such finishes were made in various ways - some had vibrations made to the painted...
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Donald Kemp
nn8b
Jan 11, 2010 1:32 pm
David, Chapter 2 of W. R. Smith's great book " HOW TO RESTORE TELEGRAPH KEYS" is all about Japanning a key base. The ingredients are 2 parts of boiled linseed...
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ve3akv
Jan 11, 2010 1:52 pm
Hello... I've reading this thread with interest. The 1932-33 Lightning I have has this Leatherette or "Crystal" finish on it. I'll post a close up to the photo...
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ve3akv
Jan 11, 2010 2:31 pm
Pics are now posted in the photo section under VE3AKV (second page). Bob...
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ve3akv
Jan 11, 2010 2:37 pm
To all... I was looking at the bits and pieces I had laying around one day while thinking about how to slow down bug. After several versions and attempts...the...
