[Milsurplus] Navy Blinker-Light Key

[jcoward5452 at aol.com]

Looks like the little black box over the connecting terminals was used or not used depending on the installation. I have a number of these keys but only one with the 2 min. warning. All have the small black cover.
Jay KE6PPF






-----Original Message-----
From: Nick England <navy.radio at gmail.com>
To: asmagal <asmagal at fc.up.pt>; Military Surplus Mail List <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sat, Jan 22, 2011 3:48 pm
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Navy Blinker-Light Key


Hello Antonio -
his particular version was used with yardarm-mounted signalling
ights, not the mechanical signal lamps. Photos at
ttp://artifaxbooks.com/fskm8041.JPG
nd
ttp://artifaxbooks.com/998coy2.JPG
You are also correct - the same key was used for Navy airborne radio
se - I have not seen any photos of it used shipboard or ashore, but
ould like to hear from anyone who has more info.
heers,
ick K4NYW
ttp://www.navy-radio.com/xmtr-key.htm
On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 12:33 PM,  <asmagal at fc.up.pt> wrote:
 To my humble knowledge, that is a current (flame proof) radio
 telegraph key. I have one of those marked CTE-26003A at my
 collection.It is an excellent smooth key for sending good
 Morse code over radio, but nothing to do with the big Scott
 curtain lamps for sending visual code at the Navy, where the
 code blinking was machanically made opening and closing the
 curtain.

 Best regards,
 Antonio
 CT1TE

 Quoting David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com>:

> If you've never seen the Navy key used with ship blinker lights,
> one is at:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/190491483447
>
> The finger guard says "DO NOT CLOSE OVER 2 MINUTES"
>
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