[CW] EASY QRS WITH LIGHTNING BUG, CHAMPION OR J-36 BUGS

[Benny Owens via CW]

K4AOH

IT DOES SLOW IT DOWN TO THE SPEEDS I LISTED.  IT WOULD SLOW DOWN MORE IF
EXTENDED BUT THAT DEFEATS MY GOAL OF NO FUMBLING WITH SCREWS, ALLIGATOR
CLIPS OR CLOTHES PINS ETC.  JUST DROP AND GO IN THE MIDDLE OF A QSO ON THE
FLY.  THIS METHOD WAS NOT INTENDED TO GET A BUG DOWN TO 2 WPM.

IF THIS BUG IS NOT SLOW ENOUGH I CANT WORK THE STATION.  IN FACT ANYONE
WANTING TO GO SLOWER COULD EASILY USE A HAND KEY.  I COULD NOT REMEMBER THE
FIRST WORD OF A SENTENANCE AT THE END AT SINGLE DIGIT WPM WHICH IT DOES
ANYWAY WITH TWO WEIGHTS STACKED ON THE ROD.



On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 12:32 PM, K4OAH via CW <cw at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>
> Danny -
>
> You need to extend the rod to slow it down.  Stacking weights UP the rod
> just damps the vibration.
>
> An alligator clip on the end out past the bumper with some solder wrapped
> around it will allow you to slow it significantly.
>
> 73, Garey - K4OAH
> St. Charles, IL
>
>
>
>
> On Dec 19, 2014, at 12:09 PM, Danny Douglas via CW <cw at mailman.qth.net>
> wrote:
>
> Hmmmm never thought to do that.  I just attempt to slow it down by putting
> on more of the round weights, but of course it has never worked well, with
> them being strung out along the round (not flat like your picture) swinging
> rod.    Mine is SN 175333 issued to me as a government (state) operator
> back in the late 60s (Broadway address), and was probably the last one used
> with the last state dept cw circuit, which I closed down around 1970.  Or
> so I was told, at the time.   I still use it, as a secondary key on my
> backup hf rig (IC706markII).  Dits are just too fast for most ops today.
> Thanks
> Danny Douglas
> n7dc at arrl.net
>
> Benny Owens via CW wrote:
>
>
> 73 AND MERRY CHRISTMAS
>
>
> --
> Danny Douglas
>
>
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