I remember the term, too, but I'm no longer sure what one is. Pix at http://kd8jhj.blogspot.com/2010/04/kd8jhj-bug-tamer.html show something like the...
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Tony Morgan
w7go
Nov 18, 2010 2:09 am
FB Earl, Somewhere in the back of my old mind I had remembered a "bug tamer". For some reason I plugged that in, do you remember it? Anyway I have both the...
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earl_needham
Nov 17, 2010 5:42 pm
Didn't really meanit as a correction, more as a clarification, since I was confused and thought maybe the "new guy" had changed his product lines! <G> Vy 7 3 ...
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Tony Morgan
w7go
Nov 17, 2010 3:13 pm
You are right Earl. Thanks for the correction. 73, Tony W7GO...
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Earl Needham
earl_needham
Nov 17, 2010 2:12 pm
Vari-Speed? Earl KD5XB -- Earl Needham http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cw_bugs Quoting from the Coast Guard: ZUT Posted via Blackberry ... From: Tony Morgan...
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Tony Morgan
w7go
Nov 17, 2010 1:07 am
I guess everyone knows Vibroplex has the bug tamer available in both round and flat. 73, Tony W7GO...
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ve3akv
Nov 16, 2010 3:44 am
Fred... Ok...I know when to cut some slack. Regards, 73 - Bob...
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Fred Maas
just.one.hill@...
Nov 16, 2010 2:18 am
Actually, Frank said he did the same thing, but preferred the simpler way. It doesn't look like anything, as you can't see it unless looking for it with a...
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k4oso@...
k4oso
Nov 16, 2010 2:10 am
Thanks, Mike for the great explanation of how the labelling works. 73, Milt k4oso In a message dated 11/15/2010 4:05:29 PM Pacific Standard Time, ...
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k4oso@...
k4oso
Nov 16, 2010 2:06 am
Respectfully, It seems to me Fred has found a way to make a good thing even better, and much easier to use and remove without extra adjustments. Many times,...
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Michael MacLeod
mm1ewa
Nov 16, 2010 1:40 am
I've yet to see any of Freds craftsmanship that looks remotely hacked.I share Freds annoyance with the amount of adjustment to the key that putting on/taking...
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ve3akv
Nov 16, 2010 12:48 am
Hello to all... Respectfully... Frank, W7IS does in fact sell the extendadot system and has been for several years. I have been using his system on several of...
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w9ya
Nov 16, 2010 12:08 am
Um...yes ! MUCH better... - Bob w9ya...
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Mike Markowski
mike_markowski
Nov 16, 2010 12:05 am
Small value capacitors are labeled in pF (x10^-12 F), and the power of ten is indicated by the third digit. So the common 104, for example, is read as two...
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k4oso@...
k4oso
Nov 15, 2010 11:29 pm
Bob, I'm no authority, but I thought the following to be the case: 104M is .001 microfarad +- 20% 103M is .01 microfarad +- 20% 102M is .1 microfarad +- 20% ...
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Jim Garrison
jamesgarriso...
Nov 15, 2010 11:20 pm
Thanks to all. Jim K5MSY http://www.youtube.com/user/k5msy ________________________________ From: w9ya <w9ya@...> To: cw_bugs@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
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w9ya
Nov 15, 2010 11:03 pm
Um...no; 102 would be a .001 104 **is** a .1 - Bob w9ya...
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Fred Maas
just.one.hill@...
Nov 15, 2010 10:46 pm
I use a .1 to get enough capcity to take some doing to discharge between stratches. Fred Hi Jim, I use a 104M, which is .001 microfarad cap. 73, Milt In a...
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k4oso@...
k4oso
Nov 15, 2010 10:32 pm
Hi Jim, I use a 104M, which is .001 microfarad cap. 73, Milt In a message dated 11/15/2010 2:03:05 PM Pacific Standard Time, jamesgarrisonart@... writes:...
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Jim Garrison
jamesgarriso...
Nov 15, 2010 10:03 pm
Hello Milt: What value capacitor do you use across the bug contacts? Just curious...thanks es73, Jim K5M ________________________________ From:...
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Ted
k8aqm
Nov 15, 2010 7:22 pm
Hello Rich (WB9LPU), The device you saw at Fort Wayne was made and sold by "Norm's Fabrication"(normsfab.com). It's really sweet, I have five of them on ...
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Merv Schweigert
k9fd@att.net
Nov 15, 2010 2:57 pm
If using a vintage bug for CW work, heres one to try, copy the original set up in a telegraph station, mount a straight key of that vinatge for your pumper,...
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Fred Maas
just.one.hill@...
Nov 15, 2010 1:57 pm
Sometimes things seem so obvious AFTER one thinks of it, hi hi! I mount a jack on a little piece of perfboard on each key, then changing keys is as easy as...
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Pete Ferrand
cr88a
Nov 15, 2010 6:05 am
In case anyone wants to track down the maker of the bug slower-downer (he didn't have a name for it) it's: http://www.normsfab.com/ Norm's Fabrication in...
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Richard Meiss
richard_meiss
Nov 15, 2010 3:38 am
Hi, All - Have been silent, but lurking, as I work on a new family of bugs that I call "balanced bug." I have made videos of two of them (so far), for which...
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NAQCC
va3rj
Nov 15, 2010 12:58 am
NAQCC Sprint Wednesday night! Our November sprint is this coming Wednesday evening local time which is Thursday 0130-0330Z time. Please note your local time...
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k4oso@...
k4oso
Nov 14, 2010 10:52 pm
Cool beans, Fred. I've been using a cap on each bug (and switching around since I don't have enough caps). I'm gonna implement that one (sp?) right away. ...
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Fred Maas
just.one.hill@...
Nov 14, 2010 6:04 pm
Let's make some CHATTER here... ;-) Fellow bug aficionados (who likely spell better than I do) ... I expect many of you are familiar with both Frank, W7IS,...
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Steve
nu7t
Nov 14, 2010 12:51 am
Earl and Milt, We have just moved into a new house. No station is setup yet. I did erect a portable antenna in the backyard for some Sunday afternoon fun....
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k4oso@...
k4oso
Nov 13, 2010 5:00 pm
Earl, I'm doing it both ways, to see if it will come through. Milt k4oso Test - no list activity seen for a while. 7 3 Earl...
