[CW] MAC Key

Sat Jan 4 08:38:32 EST 2014

I just son't know why someone who has one of these bugs doesn't make a few
dozen of the weights and have himself a cottage industry.

It's pizza money?

Or at least beignets and coffee as you guys down in Red Stick (Baton Rouge)
say.

73

DR

On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 1:14 AM, Benny Owens <k5kvm5 at gmail.com> wrote:

> HI DAVID
>
> I BET TOM K4VIZ COULD BUILD YOU A BIG WEIGHT LIKE YOUR BUG NEEDS.
>
> 73
> BENNY K5KV
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 10:37 PM, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. <n1ea at arrl.net> wrote:
>
>> You did very nicely, Mark.  The one that N4XY posted had a dot spring
>> pre-tensioner designed to eliminate or reduce "sparky" dots.  It loads down
>> the U shaped dot spring so it doesn't TWANG which could give ratty, sparky
>> dots.
>>
>> You obviously got the deal of the century with that key, Mark.  I hope
>> you enjoy it.
>>
>> I got mine when I was going to join a ship in 1980.  The man had bought
>> it from Ted McElroy - when he was in the US Navy.  He was so happy that I
>> was going to use it on ship - even if I was a merchant mariner and not a
>> USN radioman.  I wish I could have told him - I paid him cash for the key -
>> $20 in 1980 so I never could tell him I used it during the SOS of ms
>> PRINSENDAM / PJTA in October of that year - hopefully he recognized me from
>> the CBS TV interview but I think he would have tried to call me if so, but
>> I know and I think how proud he would have been when "his" MAC key was used
>> in that event.
>>
>> I still need a weight for mine!  Anyone sell reproductions of the McElroy
>> weights?  They're larger circumference than Vibroplex weights and the hole
>> is a different size.  The weights are a better design than Vibroplex
>> because the large circumference, narrow thickness puts all the weight at
>> one point on the vibrator and since the thickness isn't huge - like that
>> large large weight Vibroplex now makes, you actually get some adjustment
>> out of the weight.  You put two of those LARGE Vibroplex weights on and you
>> have ZERO adjustment!  With the Mac weights you have a large range of speed
>> adjustment because the weight doesn't get in the way of adjusting like it
>> does with that BIG BIG weight.
>>
>> 73
>> David N1EA
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 9:57 PM, Mark Hogan <ml.hogan at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Its a great bug. Someone needs to buy this. I found mine in a hamfest
>>> years ago for 90 bucks.
>>> It's here
>>>
>>> http://btfom.blogspot.com/2010/03/1939-delux-no-label-just-decal.html?m=1
>>>
>>> Mark N5OBC
>>>
>>>
>>> On Friday, January 3, 2014, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. wrote:
>>>
>>>>  I'm glad Tom French isn't on this list :-)  That's a 1939 Deluxe
>>>> McElroy key with (it looks like) original paddle and button and it has the
>>>> dot pre-tensioner which is a nice feature.
>>>>
>>>> It has the Marbelite finish - very attractive key.
>>>>
>>>> Probably the best working key in my collection.
>>>>
>>>> I don't have both weights, I don't have the original (unbroken) paddle,
>>>> mine I made out of plexlglass when on ship as the black paddle broke as did
>>>> the trunnion pin which I replaced also.
>>>>
>>>> But (if it's any consolation) I have the brown storage box!
>>>>
>>>> I hope someone from here buys it in ten seconds!  No relation to
>>>> seller, it's just an awesome key.
>>>>
>>>> 73
>>>> DR
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 5:16 PM, Ed Tanton <n4xy at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> There is a MAC Key FS on QRZ for $250-which is a lot less than I'd
>>>>> take for
>>>>> my lesser, similar one (regardless of whatever it's supposed value may
>>>>> be.)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?419280-MAC-KEY-CW-KEY
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Ed Tanton
>>>>>
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