[CW] Beautiful W4PAL Micro Bug

[David J. J. Ring, Jr.]

It's a one-off key. At the end of his life he just wanted to see what he 
could do. He was a fine machinist and engineer. He made some beautiful keys and clocks.

I never saw this one except in this photo he sent me.

I figured it would not work as well as a full sized key. The bigger keys in my experience always worked better. The dots were cleaner and more uniform.

One bug that I predict is one of the best although I don't think I've ever used one is the "TACo" Chicago McElroy bug, often they had a hole in the base. It's a big long key.

73
David

On Mon, Mar 2, 2020, 12:23 Darrel <demerson2718 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Beautiful key.
> How does it work?  The vibrating arm looks much shorter than a Vibroplex 
> or similar bugs.  What I presume to be the adjustable mass at the end of 
> the arm looks a lot lighter than the typical mass on other bugs.  Both of 
> those factors would make it a very fast bug.  Is there a damping mechanism 
> equivalent to that on a Vibroplex etc.?
>    Were many of these models made, or is it a one-off?
>
>      Cheers,
>            Darrel, aa7fv.
>
> On 3/2/2020 7:22 AM, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. wrote:
>
>
> Micro Semi-automatic key made by William Reeves Smith, W4PAL (SK), 
> renowned clockmaker and key maker. 
>
> 73
>
> DR
> [image: w4pal_micro_bug.jpg]
>
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