Well Earl... you finally did it. Will you mention this group on the SKCC list? Some bug users there may want to join in. 73, Kev K4VD...
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Earl Needham
earl_needham
Oct 21, 2006 10:08 pm
... Yes I will! The more the merrier, I would think! 7 3 Earl Earl Needham, KD5XB, Clovis, New Mexico DM84jk...
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Earl Needham
earl_needham
Oct 21, 2006 10:20 pm
... Yes I will! The more the merrier, I would think! 7 3 Earl P.S. Kev, you had the privelege of posting message #1 to the group! Email is running a little...
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Earl Needham
earl_needham
Oct 21, 2006 11:10 pm
The list is one hour old, and so far we have 5 members. Initially, I had set the list to moderate all new members, but with around 50 invitations out there, I...
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Kevin der Kinderen
kkinderen
Oct 22, 2006 12:14 am
I just saw W3ZVT's collection of bugs in the photos section. Absolutely impressive! How many years have you been collecting? Any favorites or good stories ...
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Don
nn8b
Oct 22, 2006 12:50 am
Hello Earl and the Group, Congrats on the group. I hope it is very active. I have but 3 Vibroplex bugs and will try to get some pics on later. I'm still...
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Earl Needham
earl_needham
Oct 22, 2006 1:02 am
... I only have ONE! ... Me too! But since I originally learned CW with a Ten-Tec KR-50 iambic keyer and not a straight key, it doesn't seem too hard for me....
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tentec2002
Oct 22, 2006 1:09 am
... I've been collecting for about 15 years. I guess my favorite is the Double Lever with the X Model a close second. The best story is the guy that put a...
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tentec2002
Oct 22, 2006 1:16 am
... Kev, I replied already but it appears it didn't take. Been collecting for about 15 years. Favorite bugs are my Model X and Double Lever. Best story is...
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K4VD
kkinderen
Oct 22, 2006 5:51 pm
I have a newer Vibroplex Original I bought from Ebay. The standard source for serial numbers that I know of doesn't reach this number. Can anyone tell me when...
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Tim Soxman
tentec2002
Oct 22, 2006 6:38 pm
Kev, A Black base original I got six months ago had sn 110545, the two Iambics I got last week had serials 110855 and 110732. That's 310 serial numbers in 6...
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K4VD
kkinderen
Oct 22, 2006 6:46 pm
Sounds good. I'm actually giving this key to someone else so I wanted to be able to tell him about what age. I'll say it is 2000 or newer and that will be...
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David J. Ring, Jr.
djringjr
Oct 22, 2006 7:06 pm
Someone recently posted a picture to the pictures section of their "one and only bug" - a Presentation with an adjustable mainspring. One of the photos shows...
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k4oso@...
Oct 22, 2006 8:11 pm
In a message dated 10/22/2006 3:06:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time, n1ea@... ... David, I have a Varispeed on my old Presentation with adjustable mainspring....
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n2fq
Oct 22, 2006 8:17 pm
Hello everyone. Thanks Earl for the invitation. Hope to learn abit from others. My modest collection of bug is now up to nine and started about two years ago....
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Tim Soxman
tentec2002
Oct 22, 2006 8:26 pm
BTW, Vibroplex is now carrying a Varispeed that will fit the Lightning Bug, Champ, and Zephyr flat pendulums. Tim W3ZVT ... [Non-text portions of this message...
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K4VD
kkinderen
Oct 22, 2006 8:41 pm
I have a bit of a rats nest behind my keys. At the moment I've got five hooked up in parallel so I can swap around easily. Currently, it is all hook-up wire. ...
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Don
nn8b
Oct 22, 2006 9:24 pm
... I find the best way is the original way. I have (so far) 4 keys I rotate and have wedges on all of them. Just plug in into the resident straight key and...
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Earl Needham
earl_needham
Oct 23, 2006 2:52 am
... I don't know why, but I keep thinking Vibroplex still sells them. However, a quick search of the web site comes up empty. Sometimes you see them on eBay. ...
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Earl Needham
earl_needham
Oct 23, 2006 2:52 am
... You mean you keep them all on your desk at the same time? ... Try Anderson PowerPoles, in a color other than red and black. Take a look at ...
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Earl Needham
earl_needham
Oct 23, 2006 2:58 am
... It's possible to mount the VariSpeed farther out on the rod, so that the entire weight is beyond the damper, but I can't imagine doing that -- it's pretty...
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David J. Ring, Jr.
djringjr
Oct 23, 2006 3:44 am
I bought three wedges two years ago. Call Vibroplex and ask for Betsy (tell her David sent you!) - she might have some left. 73 David N1EA ... From: Earl...
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Don
nn8b
Oct 23, 2006 12:52 pm
... might have ... Thanks David, I'll give her a try. 73, Don, NN8B...
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Fernando Quinones
n2fq
Oct 23, 2006 9:56 pm
... No, I have a cabinet with glass door and shelving and find that all that wire (a set for each bug) bunched up next to the each key distracts from the...
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Earl Needham
earl_needham
Oct 27, 2006 3:38 pm
Hey, I'd like to acquire one of the older cases for my bug -- they were apparently made of wood and covered with thin leather. I see them on eBay from time to...
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David J. Ring, Jr.
djringjr
Oct 27, 2006 6:19 pm
The cases are quite a deal - and you get a "new" bug with them on eBay. You can purchase an even better quality bug case than the old ones directly from...
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k4oso@...
Oct 27, 2006 6:44 pm
David, I've been thinking/planning to build cases for my different size bugs. It seems I'm always carting them from one shack to the other, using the trunion...
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Earl Needham
earl_needham
Oct 27, 2006 6:57 pm
... Yes, but the real reason I'd like an older case is just because it is older. I'd also like all kinds of other stuff that I don't really want to spring the...
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David J. Ring, Jr.
djringjr
Oct 28, 2006 6:27 pm
Sounds like a good idea. The Vibroplex cases aren't all that expensive for what you get. It seems people are always complaining about the prices of keys!...
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w2blc
Oct 28, 2006 9:26 pm
I wanted a case for my Johnson SpeedX bug. Decided to build one. First was pine and the second was maple. I have new and great respect for craftsmen making...
