[CW] Military Bugs

[Thomas Chirhart]

MacElroy made bugs under contract for the US Navy in 1936/37 and the base was cast with “property of us navy“ on the left side of the base...
73 Tom K4NCG 

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> On Oct 3, 2020, at 8:05 PM, Richard Knoppow <1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
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>     I hope on topic here. Does any one know if the specs or contracts for the J-36 exist? Also, is the J-36 the first bug made specifically for the military?  There were about five different versions of the J-36, all different. I don't think any were exact copies of the Vibroplex Original. Since there has been a lot of discussion of these keys on the SKCC list  and since there are some collectors here I wonder what I can learn.
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> Richard Knoppow
> 1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com
> WB6KBL
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