[Boatanchors] WTB: Older Bug with shorting bar.

[Richard Knoppow]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul" <w2ec at bmjsports.com>
To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 4:41 PM
Subject: [Boatanchors] WTB: Older Bug with shorting bar.


Many years ago I had a bug, Lionel I think, that had a 
shorting bar for hard-keying the transmitter without having 
to hold the dash key over manually. I foolishly sold that 
bug and replaced it with a couple newer Vibroplex bugs, 
without shorting bars.

However, I now find a situation where I could use that older 
bug with a shorting bar. Does anyone have one kicking around 
that they'd be willing to cut free? Not looking for pretty, 
just functional. As long as it is complete I can clean it 
up, it will be used, not collected. Let me know what you may 
have and what you'd like for it.

73, Ray (Paul) W2EC
www.w2ec.com/W2EC.html

     I think the only Vibroplex key made without a circuit 
closing lever was the Champion. This was a low cost key, 
essentially a simplfied version of the Lightening Bug. I 
don't think they were made fro very long.
     You can probably rig a circuit closer by mounting a 
strip on one terminal post so that you can swing against the 
other. Used bugs of various sorts show up on eBay frequently 
but sometimes at elevated prices.
     The Lionel key was a Signal Corps J-36, the Lionel ones 
being exact copies of the Vibroplex Lightening Bug or Model 
No.6  There were at least three other patterns of J-36 keys, 
the Lionel ones being the most common.
     Despite the circuit closer lever being a hold-over from 
wire-line practice I also find them useful for radio.


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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
dickburk at ix.netcom.com