[CW] Morse Code (CW) Key Drawings

[Troy Wideman]

Mike,
 Any chance of seeing a photo of your key? The magazine article photo looks
good and the description make me want to build one, but I am not a machinist
nor do I have any tools that would be required to build one.
73,
Troy, W6HV
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike J Maloney" <ac5p@juno.com>
To: <w6hv@surfbest.net>
Cc: <res075cz@gte.net>; <cw@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 9:44 PM
Subject: Re: [CW] Morse Code (CW) Key Drawings


> I constructed that key about 20+ years ago and still have it.   It is a
> W8FYO variant and plays well.  If made from all brass stock and polished
> out with a hardwood paddle and detailed base it would be quite sharp.
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> There are plans for an exact replica of a Vibroplex midget and Martin
> vertical bug that were described some years back in Electric Radio
> magazine.   They looked neat, but understand they did not play all that
> well.   They were made because the originals are so rare.   The artist I
> believe sold the drawings to Mitch Marshall, w4oa@vibroplex.com.
>
> 73, Mike
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> >  There is a construction article for a homebrew keyer paddle that
> > looks to
> > be a nice one. The article is in May '69 issue of Ham Radio
> > magazine, pages
> > 43-47.
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