Further, the warning on these keys are specifically to not to
key down for the purpose of using the signal lamp for illumination
purposes.
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.I’m always happy to be proved wrong (and I often am!)CheersNick K4NYW--
On Fri, Jun 9, 2023 at 6:28 PM Mike Morrow <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]>
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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