[Milsurplus] 26003A Navy aviation key

[Sam Stokes]

Further,  the warning on these keys are specifically to not to key down 
for the purpose of using the signal lamp for illumination purposes.

On 6/9/2023 3:36 PM, Nick England wrote:
> 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
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Sam Stokes, KG6WYZ
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