[Boatanchors] Chinese keys...

[Bry Carling]

Rob I have contacted quite a few guys running vintage tube rigs lately. Even a T-150 or two!

Brian, AF4K

On 31 Jan 2014 at 19:55, Meir WF2U wrote:

From:           	"Meir WF2U" <wf2u at ws19ops.com>
To:             	"Old Tube Radios" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Date sent:      	Fri, 31 Jan 2014 19:55:14 -0500
Subject:        	Re: [Boatanchors] Chinese keys...

> Let's see... Vintage stations I currently have on the air on CW (and
> some on
> AM also) are: 1940 vintage US Navy ATD transmitter with the ARB
> receiver;
> 1946 vintage US Navy ART-13B with the R-105/ARR-15 receiver; 1943
> vintage US
> Army Signal Corps ART-13 with the BC-348Q receiver; 1945 vintage
> AN/GRC-9 US
> Army transmitter/receiver; 1950's vintage Geloso G.222-TR
> transmitter with
> the matching G.4/214 receiver, 1950's vintage Collins 32V2
> transmitter with
> the National NC-300 receiver; 1960's vintage Soviet Army R-130M
> CW/AM/SSB
> transceiver; 1960's vintage US Army AN/GRC-19 radio station (T-195
> transmitter, R-392 receiver); 1960's vintage Warsaw Pact -
> Czechoslovakian
> Army RM-31-M station (RS-41 transmitter and R-4 receiver). 
> All my military radios have the original Morse key as specified and
> issued
> with the respective radio.
> 
> Vintage enough? :-)
> 
> 73, Meir WF2U
> Landrum, SC
>  
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Rob
> Atkinson
> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 6:12 PM
> To: Boat Anchors List
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Chinese keys...
> 
> It's great to discuss keys but I wonder how many CW ops run vintage
> CW
> gear.  My impression is most CW ops consider "vintage" to be an
> old
> key of one type or another and that's where "vintage" begins and
> ends.
>  Whenever I fire up the T-50, WRL755 and TO Keyer the hams I work
> are
> usually amazed I'm operating old gear and they're always running
> some
> sort of plastic radio.   You'd think CW would be THE mode for
> vintage
> gear but surprisingly, I rarely work anyone running an old class C
> rig.
> 
> 73
> 
> Rob
> K5UJ
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