[CW] Military Bugs
D.J.J. Ring, Jr.
n1ea at arrl.net
Tue Oct 13 09:30:41 EDT 2020
Bob,
Did this VibroKeyer problem go away?
73
DR
On Fri, Oct 9, 2020, 03:40 D.J.J. Ring, Jr. <n1ea at arrl.net> wrote:
> Bob W4AOS,
>
> If your VibroKeyer is a standard one, tighten up on the the trunnion no
> longer rotates. Is there vertical play in the paddle now?
>
> Most of the keys that make the way to me are just lose on the bearings. I
> remove the trunnion and clean out the dander and dust from the bearings and
> lubricate it with PTFE non oily lubrication I bought years ago (the name
> has worn off.)
>
> Anyone else have one of these keys?
>
> 73
>
> DR
>
> On Thu, Oct 8, 2020, 10:53 nemo zilch <nemozilch at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Vibroplex Vibrokeyer
>> I recently bought one. It is fine, looks good, and allows easy
>> adjustment. But one thing I have noticed is that the paddle has some up
>> and down play, about 0.050 inches. Not much, but in my opinion, not
>> representative of good machining practice. In all honesty I don't think it
>> affects my sending with it, but I expected better from Vibroplex,
>> especially considering the price.
>>
>> The play is due to the fit of the yoke, (the part to which the paddle is
>> attached), upon the trunnion, (the vertical shaft upon which the yoke
>> pivots). The hole in the yoke where the trunnion goes through is quite a
>> bit larger than the diameter of the trunnion. I called Vibroplex and they
>> said that this is normal and required for proper operation of the key. The
>> yoke appears to be stamped from sheet metal and is not nearly as nicely
>> finished as the rest of the key.
>>
>> Would be interested to know if any of you out there who have a Vibroplex
>> vibrokeyer have noticed this vertical play in the paddle, and if you feel
>> it affects your sending with it.
>> Bob W4AOS
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 5, 2020 at 9:40 AM Chris R. NW6V <chrisrut7 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Loved "THEM" when I was a kid. Later - in the 80s, one of the first guys
>>> killed by the monsters -the actor - was my landlord in Southern CA. But
>>> don't remember the "bugs" of a different sort. I'll have to find a copy -
>>> and yes, ImDB is a good bet. :-)
>>>
>>> 73 Chris NW6V
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Oct 3, 2020 at 8:20 PM Kate Hutton <katehutton at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I would say it's not worth paying money for. Just liked that they
>>>> stuck the bug in there instead of a generic straight key.
>>>>
>>>> 73 Kate K6HTN
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Oct 3, 2020 at 8:16 PM Richard Knoppow <1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Its there but is for sale or rent. Giant ants eat everything.
>>>>> I have enough with regular ants.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 10/3/2020 8:06 PM, Kate Hutton wrote:
>>>>> > Remember the old scifi/horror movie "Them"? Of course the
>>>>> > radio op is using a bug ...
>>>>> >
>>>>> > 73 Kate K6HTN
>>>>> >
>>>>> > On Sat, Oct 3, 2020 at 7:54 PM Richard Knoppow
>>>>> > <1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com <mailto:1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com>> wrote:
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Thank you. This explains the 1936 date I sometimes see. The
>>>>> > J-36 keys have various contract numbers, I think a separate
>>>>> > one
>>>>> > for each manufacturer but all dated 1942. The are Signal
>>>>> > Corps.
>>>>> > contracts. It would be interesting to know what is in the
>>>>> > contract.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > On 10/3/2020 6:22 PM, Thomas Chirhart wrote:
>>>>> > > 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
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > Sent from my iPhone
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > >> On Oct 3, 2020, at 8:05 PM, Richard Knoppow
>>>>> > <1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com <mailto:1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com>>
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >> 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.
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >> --
>>>>> > >> Richard Knoppow
>>>>> > >> 1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com <mailto:1oldlens1 at ix.netcom.com>
>>>>> > >> WB6KBL
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