[Milsurplus] e-bay rip off

[Floyd Davidson]

"robert J. wagner" <Ampop@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>Hi Floyd - I agree with you completely.  You sound like a my kind of guy.
>Do you have a Web Site?  I'm a new Ham (KB3JFS)) and will be wanting
>a straight key when I finally get on the air.  Its been a long time in coming.
>I joined the Navy in 1954 and went through Radio School in California - -
>I always wanted to get my Ham License and finally did.  I will probably be
>operating in CW and Voice (when I get an antenna up) amd will be needing
>a straight key. Let me know if you sell any - a price list or whatever would
>be a big help.  Thanks in advance. BobW

My web page doesn't have much to do with ham radio, but it is
listed below in the signature.

Alas, I don't sell keys.  I've been known to trade them though,
and I give one away now and then.

If you would like help selecting a key, post something about what
style appeals to you.  I'm sure that I and several others will be
happy to point out the ups and downs of buying any given type of
key.  I just happen to like brass or copper triumph style keys
with navy knobs the most, but some that are nickel plated are
really good.  

That SC-1184A key that I mentioned selling for only $13.95 is a
_really_ good key.  Hams tend to destroy them though, because they
are hard to adjust right.  It has a conductor strap from the
right side terminal to the upper contract on the arm (most keys
only have a strap from the left terminal to the lower contact on
the frame, but spark keys needed better connections than the arm
pivots provide), and that strap is a spring much like on a J-37
key.  Lots of people take it off.  Horrible idea!  If adjusted
right, it gives the key a very smooth feel.  If you can find one
with that strap still on it, with a navy knob, with an insulating
sleeve on the front part of the arm, and a red/orange stencil
saying "SC-1184A" still on the bottom of the key...  thats an
very complete original.   (Of course, you might get ripped off
on eBay for that one, and have to pay $30.00!)

-- 
Floyd L. Davidson           <http://web.newsguy.com/floyd_davidson>
Ukpeagvik "Place where people hunt snowy owls"     (Barrow, Alaska)