... Earl, Look at the Bug Slowdown Devices in the photo section and you'll see the one I made for my Bunnell J-36. It will work on any flat arm bug. All the...
... I was thinking about that -- so far, I have simply added three big paper clips. At least now I can hear dits instead of a buzz! Hi! Thanks, Earl KD5XB --...
Buggies All, I have added a photo of a Martin Flash key to my album. It is a bug not often seen, so I was happy to recently acquire it. It was made by Horace...
... OK, I sent them the following message -- let's see just how bad they want to argue! <G> ... 7 3 Earl KD5XB -- Earl Needham Clovis, New Mexico DM84jk ...
Earl, You are correct; but what you are seeing is not abnormal. When people who are "not in the know" hear or see the name "Vibroplex" they automatically call...
Only drop them a line if you're not bidding on it. Less people bid on things when they're described incorrectly - good for the buyer, bad for the seller. 73 ...
... Oops, guess I really blew it for everybody -- I already sent the note. My thinking was that they were trying to get people to believe these items were...
This Wednesday evening, the North American QRP CW Club will be holding its monthly sprint. Here are the particulars: Date and time: Thursday, March 22nd,...
... Another problem with most, if not all, bugs being portable is that the require a very horizontal, steady surface to work right. So if "portable"; to you...
... Don't I remember reading somewhere that, possibly in WW2, they used bugs in airplanes? Seems like I read they would change speed as the airplane turned and...
Hi, The old Blue Racer is a nice, small bug, and it will fit almost anywhere. In my opinion, a bug, even the big ones, can be operated portable.....one can ...
A Les Logan 515 is about the same size as the Blue Racer and generally easier to find, and much less expensive. It will slow right down. I've used it mobile...
Hi Grover, We may be looking in different places, but I constantly see Blue Racers for sale, but not the Les Logans. I have only seen a couple of the EF...
The fellow you're thinking about was W6AM who often ran CW mobile. Don Wallace was a manufacturers representative for many electronics firms. When Press...
I guess I was wrong. K4VIZ has decided to make keys like ohn Marachini Merrick, VE3AUB/VE3AWA made in the bedroom of his condo, but the one that he didn't...
I haven't done this before, but perhaps I should be introducing new members when they join. Here's one -- please welcome ... 7 3 Earl KD5XB -- Earl Needham ...
... Just wondering -- is that a Swantenna or a MasterMobile? Or something else entirely? 7 3 Earl P.S. I've been looking for a 20-meter MasterMobile for a...
I just noticed that we have a new member out in TX, welcome! For the record, Im Adam, N7YA, i have a modest collection of keys...a couple of sparks including...
Sorry about this, i forgot to change the addy at the top before i sent it, it was supposed to go to my own list, again, i apologize. 73...Adam, N7YA ... From:...
That's the cute little critter! It works very well - it doesn't have much of a speed range (which is because the key has such a short pendulum) but at the...
Milt, Well I'll be darned! I see the Speed-X / Les Logan's going for under $80 often. Lately I've been watching Blue Racers go for upwards of $180 so I haven't...
Greetings I just join the group and I'm looking for some info? I'm looking to repair/restore an old Vibroplex (unknown model?) bug I uploaded a photo. A ham...
... I've used ... I've done just enough research to get confused. When somebody says, "Speed-X," I'm picturing a straight key. I'm not wrong. I don't know...
Often on ships we set our bugs so that they'd be thwart ships so that the side-to-side roll of the ship wouldn't change the pendulum. However if you were in...
