Recently I picked up an old (1919) blue racer in serious need of some TLC. It was so rusty that I needed to lift up the name plate to discover that the base...
I recently picked up a Les Logan 515. While I was cleaning it up the dot return sping sprung off the table and was never seen again. I tried replacing it...
Bill, I checked my E.F. Johnson (cum Les Logan) Speed-X 114-510 semi-automatic key and did not find a spring in the location you mentioned. Perhaps a prior...
I now own another bug, an Australian made Simplex Auto, sadly the flat spring steel blade that has the dot contact on it has fractured near the mounting post...
Lately I have been looking at the vibroplexes for sale on ebay and I have noticed a large number of them are missing the vibroplex name plates. Most of these...
Must say, *DR*, that I don't think I know "*the correct*" way to do anything ;-) And i don't have a Dremel. I use a polishing cloth, thick, soft, and...
I have just uploaded a simple program I wrote to help me with my bug sending. After decades of squeeze keying, I had to teach myself to pump the dah side of...
To set the record straight, as there was an erroneous report out there that the Flight of the Bumblebees is THIS weekend - July 24th. The Flight of the...
It's the third Sunday of July already! Yoou know what that means ....RFTB is tonight! RFTB is the ONLY monthly QRP Sprint officially endorsed by the Flying...
Are Vibroplex contacts made from solid silver slug of any thickness or are they electroplated silver and only a fairly thin coating? I own a Champion and the...
Hello folks A quick question on something that's bothering me about one of my bugs, on the Martin JR hybrid bugs such as a JR with #4 hardware mounted on it,...
Today I posted some pictures of the 'PaddleBug' which I recently completed. As many of you know, this is a design by Richard Meiss (WB9PLU) without whose help...
Are your darling wife and dear kids having trouble deciding what to give you for Father's Day? Tell them that you'd like a 2 hour block of "quiet time" on...
I have available for sale my GHD GN 207A bug. This is a great bug in excellent shape regularly used by me. I am selling it because I recently got back a bug...
Yesterday I received what I think is a 1938 model Mac Key. The label says it is Deluxe model with serial number 2153 but it has a black wrinkle finish. It...
I've been so busy helping my kids with their Science Fair projects that I totally forgot! Today is the third Sunday of May and tonight is RFTB! The ONLY...
Spring has spring - the grass has - I wonder where the birdies is? They are resting on my new wire antenna! Have some fun Sunday night and join us for the...
Tomorrow night is the Spring edition of the NJQRP Homebrewer Sprint. Participation in this event has been sparse lately, so we're going to try and do a little...
Sunday is RFTB night. Sorry for the last e-mail which may have led you to think it was Saturday night. This Sunday evening, Spring arrives in the Northern...
Tonight is the first RFTB for 2011. I hope that all Flying Pigs and QRPers will take this opportunity to get on the air and have some fun. Maybe if we heat up...
I've heard there's a multi-multi in YO looking for some ops. fd ... 73, Cal, K0DXC _______________________________________________ Minnesota Wireless...
Hello all, I have 2 older bugs that have a name plate on them that say Telegraph Instruments Co. Chicago-no S/N when were they made and are they very...
Hello Everyone Picked up what I thought was a presnetation. It has the La Hiff's adjustment, the "Gold Plate" and red finger pieces. However, the base is...
    Several days ago, two persons were telling how they each had modified the pendulum spring on a Vibroplex bug to slow its speed. One had filed...
Hello to all, I would like to do some experimenting with telegraph keys incorporating magnets and sealed magnetic reed switches similar to those used in the...
Good Afternoon, Fellow Buggy Hams: My father and I liked to Rag Chew with other hams, even the Novice boys who were still having trouble with 5 words per...
