[CW] Autronic Keyer and a big surprise

[David Ring]

Attention Ed N4XY

Another person is looking for a scan of the Autronic keyer manual - me too!

73
DR

2009/1/28 Ed Tanton <n4xy at earthlink.net>

>  A remarkable thing happened today. Week before last, on ebay, I bid on a
> near-mint Electrophysics Autronic keyer. I already had one, but it was not
> even close to ‘very good’ condition. If you are unfamiliar with this unit,
> it is a solid-state Germanium-transistorized (NO ICs) keyer brought out in
> 1961-probably as a companion for their Autronic paddle.
>
>
>
> Well, I REALLY lucked out (I felt) on the auction and ‘won’ the unit for
> $46 shipped. I was very pleased all the way around. Little did I know…
>
>
>
> So, the unit came in late last week. I have been REALLY busy with work, and
> had not opened the package until today. It was in wonderful condition-at
> least as nice as described, and close to ‘near-mint’. But THAT’s not what
> was so remarkable. In the bottom of the box, below the well-wrapped keyer
> were the following:
>
>
>
> ·         Not 1 but 2 original, four page (one sheet, folded in half with
> a ‘page’ on each ¼ side) manuals
>
> ·         An 11 x 16 original schematic
>
> ·         An original  8 ½ x 11 two-sided Autronics paddle & keyer
> brochure
>
> ·         A reprint (likely reprinted by Electrophysics) of the OCT 1961
> review on the keyer on the same slick paper QST used
>
>
>
> NONE of the above was mentioned in the ebay listing. While I already had 1
> Autronic keyer, and 2 of the paddles (same kind of thing: I bought the 2ndone because it was advertised as “mint” and it was) I did not have the 1
> st piece of paper. I am absolutely thrilled!!!
>
>
>
> Ed Tanton
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