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K8JHR's CW Equipment
Key Model:
Vibroplex VIBROCUBE
Ser. No. 401487
(Vintage 2012)
K8RA P-2 Dual
Iambic Paddle
Ser. No. 0778
Vibroplex VibroKeyer
Ser. No. 223402 (Vintage
1963)
Black Widow Paddle
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Notes:
The Vibrocube is an extremely heavy,
durable, and sturdy dual-lever iambic paddle
that weighs nearly 6 pounds. The base is
USA-forged cold rolled steel, contact points
are coin-grade silver, and upper components
are zinc, steel and brass. Finger pieces are
hard red acrylic. This paddle uses tried and
true spring tension, instead of magnetic
tension, providing a greater range of tension
than magnets allow. Four non-skid rubber
feet keep it pasted to the desk. This one won't
run away from even the heaviest handed fist.
A little fussy to adjust, but worth the effort.
My favorite, heavy, luxurious, nicely finished
dual paddle with incredibly smooth, precise,
quiet, and crisp action. Comes with clear
polycarbonate finger pieces, but can be fitted
with custom wood finger pieces at extra cost.
Extremely easy to adjust for super precise,
close action.
Single-lever paddle using the same main
frame and decorative chrome finished parts as
the Original "Bug" for the same smooth and
easy operating Vibroplex® feel.
All brass dual-lever paddle on a 3” x 3”base.
Has computer controlled machined parts for
excellent fit and accuracy. It has both spring
and magnetic return force. Paddle arms ride
on precision ball bearings for a smooth feel.
Contacts are silver plated for low resistance.
Each arm has a silver plated ground wire to
prevent intermittent signals.
Completely
adjustable including bearing tension, contact
spacing, and magnetic return force and set
screws lock settings in. A small Allen wrench
is provided for the set screws. Knurled brass
nuts connect the cable. Soft plastic feet keep
the 1 lb 7 oz paddle from sliding.
Ten-Tec 40th
Anniversary Code Key
(Modified Bencher BY-1
dual-lever paddle.)
Chinese Army Straight
Key Model D-117,
a/k/a K5
(Model K5 with brass
contacts - K4 if silver
contacts.)
Classic cantilever design features gold plated
hard silver contacts, self-locating nylon
bearing seats with precision stainless steel
needle bearings, continuous spring tension
adjustment, precision adjustable contact
spacing, and comfortable molded acrylic
finger pieces. Bases measure 4"W x 5": x 21/4H and paddle weight is 3 pounds (1.4Kg).
Chang Shu Dian Xun Qi Chia Chang Zhi Zao
"Chinese Army Key" is a heavy duty straight
keys made for the Chinese Peoples'
Liberation Army (PLA). The Chinese phrase
"Chang Shu Dian Xun Qi Chai Chang"
translates as "Changshu Telecommunication
Equipment Factory."
Nye Viking Speed-X
Straight Key
Speed-X key has a cast metal rectangular base
with black crinkle finish, square section key
lever, and large "Navy" style knob. Contacts
are gold-plated heavy silver, and the key
action is fully adjustable.
Wild Woody
Commemorative Code
Key S/N: 479
Hand Made symbolic code key given to me by
Dave Ingrahm, K4TWJ (SK) - author of
several books on code keys, telegraphy, and
ham radio - as a token of appreciation for
providing background research information on
code keys and crystal radios. One of these
beauties is on display at W1AW, the official
station of ARRL HQ in Connecticut.
Because this came to me by way of some
pretty special ham operators, it means as much
to me as any of all of my keys put together.
Antique Bunnell
Telegraph Code
Sounder
This old telegraph sounder works.
Marked:
JH Bunnell & Co. New Yor, USA
Patented USA March 6, 1917
Tri-'Signal Postal
Telegraph Junior Set
Morse Code training set from 1940s or earlier.
Transmit code over wire and signal with a
light bulb, buzzer, or click sounder. I have 3
of these now. My first belonged to my father
when he was a kid.
AMECO Code Practice
Osscillator
A kit I built in the 1970s when I was getting
back into short wave radio, and thinking about
getting into amateur radio. Works, but sounds
unpleasant.
Mounted to a board painted
black, large enough to simultaneously hold
the Nye Viking straight key.
Model OCM-3
T-Tone Practice
Oscillator Kit
A keyer circuit kit built as a practice oscillator.
I purchased the kit www.MorseXpress.com,
built, and installed in a Ten-Tec metal project
case . Ten-Tec makes a full line of project
boxes.
The T-Tone Code Practice Oscillator uses a
"twin-T" oscillator circuit to provide a shaped
sine-wave tone, which is much more pleasant
to listen to than the 555 timer-based square
wave oscillator typically found in CPOs.
The kit includes a high-quality printed circuit
board, all necessary parts and controls, and
detailed, illustrated instructions. The off-board
parts, which are not shown in the photo, ARE
included in the kit-- a 9V battery
connector, RCA jacks for key input and line
out, an audio taper pot for volume control,
power switch, 8 Ohm speaker, and hookup
wire.
HamGadgets
MasterKeyer MK-1
Latest Memory Keyer with many features
from HamGadgets, a leading contender in the
field. Use as practice oscillator, as standard
keyer, or memory keyer with minimum of 6
recorded messages, has many other features,
quite advanced.
MFJ-418 Morse Code
Tutor
Small, portable device teaches Morse code
and displays letters and numbers and contains
a complete code course, and facilitates code
practice with user adjustable speed, spacing,
tone, and other settings. Use with built-in
speaker or with light weight MP3 player
headphones.
Uses 9 v battery. Lots of
settings for learning letters, numbers, and
punctuation. You pick or random.