[Milsurplus] WWII "Key" guys:

[Nick England]

Not a J-37
Guide to US Navy keys -
http://www.navy-radio.com/xmtr-key.htm

Cheers
Nick




> On 12/28/2017 4:10 PM, Mike Feher wrote:
>
> While not an uncommon key it is rather scarce and unusual. In that
> condition it is certainly worth the price. What makes it unique was the
> Navy’s requirement to have the slot on the side of the key in which to
> insert a wedge if a bug were to be used. Any J-38 on the other hand is
> pretty bland. 73 – Mike
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> Mike B. Feher, N4FS
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> From: milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net [
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> <milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net>] On Behalf Of Hubert Miller
> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2017 2:25 PM
> To: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] WWII "Key" guys:
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> Dave, I see this as only appealing to a hardcore key collector. The key is
> actually a pretty ordinary one, and there's no problem finding a good
> condition to actually use or display. So this one, as I see it, gets its
> value mostly from the original box, to display it as-is. A 'hangar queen'
>
> I guess.
>
> I have a couple J-38's in original packed box, and I've been going thru
> the same thought process. I won't get a whole lot of money for them, and
> they're easy to store. Once I sell them at a hamfest and the new owner
> throws the box away, it's somehow lessened. So I've not sold them yet,
> still undecided.
>
> ( I recall many years ago I visited a vehicle collector in Portland OR. He
> had 2-3 vehicles in backyard, one a DUKW, and his basement was like an Army
> depot of some kind. All kinds of new boxed supplies. ( He had also some
> kind of marker beacon or glide path transmitter on an L-shaped frame, for
> setting out next to a temporary airfield. It was such a unique item I
> really should have bought it. Hope someone did ! ) ) -Hue
>
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> -----Original Message-----
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> From: milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net [
> mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> <milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net>] On Behalf Of David Stinson
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> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2017 4:14 AM
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> To: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
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> Subject: [Milsurplus] WWII "Key" guys:
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>
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> One of you WWII "Key" guys needs to snatch this.
>
> "Ya snooze, ya lose."
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> https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F173059013460&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cc781f14e3ce548645da108d54dec8481%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636500600578384944&sdata=Fw95Vvm29TW%2BY9YB83spT%2FI93mO7M0yRRKbjKS5Q3Vs%3D&reserved=0
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> 73 OM DE Dave AB5S
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Nick England K4NYW
www.navy-radio.com
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