[CW] What is the best telegraph key??

[Troy Wideman]

You may be referring to the article by Barney Stones, K0OSA, which appeared
in QST, July, 1960, pages 28-29 and 148, "How To Make A Sideswiper". I can
email the three pages if interested.
73,
Troy, W6HV
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sherrill Watkins" <SEWATKINS at dgs.state.va.us>
To: <cw at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 8:02 AM
Subject: RE: [CW] What is the best telegraph key??


Gentlemen: Be advised that many years ago, QST Magazine published an article
on how to home-build a "cootie key" from common items, such as a hacksaw
blade, very inexpensively. I think the article appeared sometime in the
1960's but cannot remember. Unfortunately, I do not know of an easy way to
search QST going back before the computer age. Each December issue used to
have an index of all articles for that year; I am not sure if the index
still
appears? If one knew the year, the article could be found easily from the
yearly index. I also believe that the ARRL may have reprinted the article in
a book called "Hints and Kinks for the Radio Amateur". That book has been
out
of print for a long time but they can be found at hamfests. I also remember
an article QST published using two J-38 keys mounted base to base(back to
back) and mounted on their side with the knobs horizontal. It was used to
key
the early versions of the Hallicrafters and Hammarlund electronic keyers;
the
pre-iambic type. -73- Sherrill W. k4own.