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

[Richard Knoppow via CW]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Benny Owens via CW" <cw at mailman.qth.net>
To: <undisclosed-recipients:>
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2014 8:43 AM
Subject: [CW] EASY QRS WITH LIGHTNING BUG, CHAMPION OR J-36
BUGS


> HI FOLKS
>
> I THOUGHT SOME MIGHT FIND A QRS METHOD I AM USING HELPFUL.
> IT IS A
> VIBROPLEX LIGHTNING BUT WITH A ROD STICKING UP ABOVE THE
> SQUARE WEIGHT.  ON
> THE ROD ANY OF THE VIBROPLEX OR VIZKEY WEIGHTS CAN BE
> STACKED FOR A INSTANT
> QRS.  SPEEDS AROUND 10 WPM ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE LARGE
> WEIGHT AND
> COMBINATION STACKS GO SLOWER.  ANY VIBROPLEX LIGHTNING
> BUG, CHAMPION MODEL
> AND MOST J-36 VERSIONS CAN USE THIS METHOD.  ANYTHING WITH
> A 1/8 INCH HOLE
> COULD BE DROPPED ON THE ROD.
>
> ALSO THE LIGHTNING BUG SHOWN IS A STRANGE HYBRID
> STANDARD/DELUXE MODEL.
> SEE K5KV PAGE ON QRZ.COM FOR PHOTOS AND DETAILS.  ANY INFO
> ON THE HYBRID
> FEATURE WOULD BE APPRECIATED IF AVAILABLE.
> http://www.qrz.com/db/K5KV
>
> 73 AND MERRY CHRISTMAS
> BENNY K5KV
>
     BTW, this key appears to have a "dot tamer" I think
also called a "bug tamer", a little arm that limits the
movement of the dot contact in order to prevent extra dots
from its bouncing. Ted McElroy had these on some of his keys
and I think sold them as accessories. This one looks as
though it could be home made.  I have never had a bug with a
dot-tamer so do not know how effective they are. I have
never had problems with dot bounces but I am not up in the
50+ WPM class which is where I suspect there may be
problems.




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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
dickburk at ix.netcom.com