[CW] An alternative magnetic bug

[Chris R. NW6V]

Thanks for the reference, Bruce.

I am a bug operator - 90% - and Begali's bug is well-loved - he makes
excellent products. This week, a used Intrepid was posted on the "Bug"
group and was sold in minutes...

But beware of exaggerations and misconceptions about adjustment and
machining issues with military bugs: they are generally wonderful, some of
the best bugs ever made.

I'm doing videos of the inner working of bugs (and soon, straight key
technique) on The MorseBusters Channel
<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmVhK0zrAJHkf2JXM5ooasA/videos>. The
slow-motion bug closeups were in part prompted by some scurrilous
assertions about MACs, Vibroplex "Lightning Bugs," and their designers,
which the videos prove to be myths based on old, erroneous observations and
analysis.

Enjoy!

We can do better than guess, we can know :-)

73 Chris NW6V



On Thu, Oct 8, 2020 at 6:01 PM Bruce Prior <n7rr at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I'm not a bug operator. I've seen some discussion of military bugs which
> mention adjustment and machining problems. Pietro Begali has produced a bug
> with an entirely new design: <http://i2rtf.com/intrepid.html>. Pietro has
> a reputation for precision machining. In this case, he has designed a
> unique instrument which operates in the standard bug way, but the
> orientation of the moving parts is opposite, making for a more compact key
> with most control governed by magnets rather than springs. There are some
> videos on the internet. Just put *Begali Intrepid* into your browser.
> 73,
> Bruce Prior N7RR
>
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