[CW] Swap Need Vibroplex Iambic Paddle for 1945 Deluxe Vibroplex Lightning Bug (D.J.J. Ring, Jr.)

[Bruce Prior]

Hi Dennis --
I have reviewed a number of paddles for QST and CQ Amateur Radio.  Frankly, trading a classic Vibroplex bug for a mass-produced Vibroplex Iambic is not wise.  You can do much better than that.

Any paddle by Begali <http://www.i2rtf.com/> or I1QOD 
<http://www.i1qod.it/prima.htm> or K8RA 
<http://www.k8ra.com/> or Kent 
<http://www.kentkeys.com/index.html> or G4ZPY <http://www.g4zpy.go-plus.net/g4zpy_index.htm> or N3ZN
 <http://www.n3znkeys.com/> or Scheunemann 
<http://www.scheunemann-morsetasten.de/> (available in the USA 
from Morse Express <http://morsex.com/>) would be far better.

One
 paddle that I can recommend highly for someone with a background with 
bugs is the Begali Leonessa.  
<http://www.i2rtf.com/html/leonessa.html> It's
 excellent quality, but it's also a hybrid:  you can use it either in 
dual-lever mode or single-lever mode.  I've converted to single-lever paddling, so I normally use the Leonessa in single-lever mode, but anybody visiting my shack can convert it to dual-lever operation with a simple fingerscrew adjustment.  No, it's not available for trade!

If you want to get rid of your classic bug, just sell it (probably for a high collector price) and then buy a quality paddle.

73, Bruce Prior N7RR  

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> From: "D.J.J. Ring, Jr." <n1ea at arrl.net>
> Subject: [CW] Swap Need Vibroplex Iambic Paddle for 1945 Deluxe
> 	Vibroplex	Lightning 'Bug
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> I don't know why he wants to do this but Dennis Gregory <wu6x at hotmail.com>
> WU6X has a 1945 Vibroplex Lightning Bug Deluxe and wants a Vibroplex Iambic
> paddles.
> 
> Anyone interested?  He has pictures - contact him he's not on this list: at
> Dennis Gregory <wu6x at hotmail.com>
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> Don't know him except that I have sent emails to him and he seems very nice
> and I have no financial interest in this deal, but I know the 1945 LB
> Deluxe is one beautiful key - that was PRIME TIME for Vibroplex and the LB
> Deluxe was a great key that had great looks.
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> 73
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