[CW] (CW) -For Sale: Alberto Frattini Dyna Maniflex

Thu Aug 27 00:21:44 EDT 2015

I have a pristine, mint 10 out of 10 Dyna Maniflex Chrome Sideswiper 
made especially for me in 2014 by Alberto.  It has minimal "chatter" 
when properly adjusted and operated.  You can read about it in the NAQCC 
April Newsletter at:   http://www.naqcc.info/newsletter_202.pdf
The key's finish is something you can't get in the U.S. due to 
Environmental rules concerning the chroming process.  Albert's 
reputation is to produce his products with the hidden side finish 
equivalent to those areas that are easily visible. 

The CW Reflector group gets this sale offer before others.  I'll wait a 
few days for any responses and then ramp up the advertising. 

My price to Italy is $250 USD plus my actual shipping costs to US/Italy. 
 If you live elsewhere please  contact me first at wb2lqf at arrl.net. 
 Prefer PayPal.

Such an incredibly reasonable selling price demands an explanation to my 
CW friends here on the Reflector.  Here it is:  After well over fifty 
years in ham radio and ALWAYS hand sent and hand copied or mill copied 
CW, I am selling all of my gear and going CL.  For several years I've 
been battling Chronic Leukemia.  While I am pleased to report that the 
cancer has responded well to the medication I am on - and has not gotten 
any worse - it destroyed most of my immune system before it was under 
good control.

Therefore after nearly going west in 2014 with Legionnaire's Disease and 
having an equally life threatening experience in 2015 with Fungal 
Meningitis, my doctor decided to put me on a tried and proved therapy 
(been in use since pre-WWII) called "immunoglobulin."  Once every 4 
weeks, I have to undergo a five hour IV that puts the immune system 
antibodies that my own body can no longer produce.  The GREAT news is 
that I've been on it for four months now and have not had even a single 
infection!  I must remain on this therapy for the rest of my life.

The bad news is that the side effects are well known and can be quite 
severe including headaches and shakiness.  I can no longer hand send 
Morse and I can no longer write out CW by hand or copy on my electronic 
mill.

Everything is gone except a small portable SWR meter and an SEC1235M 
power supply.

My plans to keep myself busy are to order a post WWII training course on 
tube radio maintenance and to brush up.  While I can no longer control a 
soldering tip, I think I may be able be successful with a 250 watt 
Weller gun and big parts.  It might be fun to find an old receiver and 
work slowly and deliberately over time to bring an old, forgotten relic 
to life.

I also just renewed my Amateur ticket so in case I miraculously get 
better I can get back into ham radio in the blink of an eye.  Nice thing 
about ham radio -- unlike so many other hobbies, ham radio has remained 
affordable over the years..One can get in and reenter at will. Haven't 
most of us been and done this?

73, Stan WB2LQF Amateur Extra
Second Class Radiotelegraph Certificate
GROL
GMDSS Maintainer

On Thu, Jul 09, 2015 at 10:21 AM, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. wrote:

Hear Richard Dillman of KPH/KSM - San  Francisco Radio Morse Code CW 
Station talked about Night of Nights and the mystery and romance of 
maritime communications in the Morse code era last evening (8 July) on 
KWMR at 5pm pdt.

To hear this broadcast, just click on the Radio Archives link when you 
can, and look for the program Epicenter.
http://www.radiofreeamerica.com/station/kwmr 
<http://www.radiofreeamerica.com/station/kwmr>  and click on July 8, 
2013 and find Epicenter.
Night of Nights starts at 5:01 PM PDT Sunday 12 July 2015, (6:01 PM RDT, 
7:01 PM CDT, 8:01 PM EDT) or 0001Z Monday 13 July 2015.  

Once a year the Maritime Radio Historical Society returns stations KPH, 
KSM and KFS to the air. Other stations including WLO, KLB, NMC, and NOJ 
often join in. In 2007, Coast Guard station NMN was also heard for the 
first time since the US Coast Guard ended the use of Morse. Calls from 
ships at sea make the event seem as if the golden age of maritime radio 
has returned.

Night of Nights (NON) celebration info can be found on 
 http://radiomarine.org/ <http://radiomarine.org/> .

Local visitors can go visit starting at 3 PM  Sunday 12 July 2015 until 
closing time.

73
DR

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