[Elecraft] Bug ID

[n2ey at aol.com]

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From: Vic K2VCO <vic at rakefet.com>
To: k6dgw at foothill.net
Cc: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 11:25:39 -0800
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Bug ID


>the J-36 and Vibroplex Lightning Bug and Champion all have the same construction and are excellent bugs. 
 
 
They're all excellent, but not exactly identical. 
 
Lightning Bug came first, with the rectangular arm and multipiece trunion.
 
J-36 is a military version, often made by Lionel.
 
Champion came post WW2, and uses a simpler shock absorber. Low-cost
version of the Lightning Bug.
 
Then there's the Zephyr, which is a Lightning Bug on a narrow base.
 
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The narrow-base bugs (Zephyr and Blue Racer) were supposedly prized because they take up a few less
square inches of desk space. I never liked them because they weigh less and you wind up chasing the dern
thing all over the desk.
 
73 de Jim, N2EY
 
(personally I prefer the Original. But then again, I prefer the painted Standard ("Bailey") versions
to the gaudy plated Deluxe and Presentation ("Jennifer") models.