[Collins] Re: 75S-1

[Jim Brannigan]

I remember seeing 55 Gal. drums full of J-38 keys on Radio Row.......
Many with cords and leg braces.
The prices ran from a quarter to two bucks.
I never liked using a straight key, so I passed on to the next pile of
goodies....

Jim

> The reasons you didn't buy a pile of J-38 keys include that they were so
> cheap you didn't consider they would ever have value and while they were
> a workable key better than imports and the J-37 key, they didn't compare
> to the E.F. Johnson Speed Key or the Western Electric model 2A legless
> key.
>
> 73, Jerry, K0CQ, Technical Advisor to the CRA