[CW] Beautiful W4PAL Micro Bug

[D Emerson]

Thanks, David.  That was my thinking too, compared to a big with a larger
arm.  It certainly looks magnificent. I wish I could make things like that.
    Cheers
         Darrel, aa7fv.

On Mon, Mar 2, 2020, 12:16 David J. J. Ring, Jr. <n1ea at arrl.net> wrote:

> 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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