[Milsurplus] 26003A Navy aviation key

[Nick England]

Interestingly I have never seen a photo of a 26003 used shipboard except
for the signal lamp assembly. None of the LOP desk key/control boxes used
them.
https://www.navy-radio.com/xmtr-key.htm

I’m always happy to be proved wrong (and I often am!)
Cheers
Nick K4NYW

On Fri, Jun 9, 2023 at 6:28 PM Mike Morrow <kk5f at earthlink.net> wrote:

> The Navy Type 26003* key was used with every type of navy transmitter and
> some signal lights that used a Morse key on ships and aircraft and on shore
> from the mid-1930s into the 1960s, unless the set (like the TBX and TBY)
> had its own specific key.  As such it was equivalent to the Signal Corps
> J-37 as THE most important general purpose Navy key for many decades.
>
>
>
> It is an excellent key.  I have several removed from USN patrol aircraft
> before the aircraft were scrapped.   It is based on the 1930s Bendix MT-11B
> aircraft flameproof key.
>
>
>
> Mike / KK5F
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hubert Miller <kargo_cult at msn.com>
> Sent: Jun 9, 2023 5:07 PM
>
>
> I assume because of the caution text on the knob skirt, this key was part
> of a specific radio equipment. Which set was that ? I bought it at SeaPac,
> thinking it might be a good fit for the ME-1 radio i have. Manual doesn't
> list the key, but it does say the finals are operating at their dissipation
> limits.
> -Hue Miller
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Nick England K4NYW
www.navy-radio.com
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