[NJARC] NJARC Swapmeet

[Peter A Markavage]

When first licensed in my teenage years, I couldn't afford a left-handed 
bug so I bought a right-handed one and learned how to send with my right
hand. On a straight key, I still use my left hand. The last time I was at
Fishermans Wharf in San Francisco, I visited a store that only sold items
that were designed for left handed people. Most of the stuff that I
tried, I had trouble using.

Pete, wa2cwa

On Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:02:36 -0400 pmalvasi at aol.com writes:
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> The left handed bug IS a valid item however and most bug makers 
> produced them.? On a "standard" bug, the dots are made automatically 
> by depressing the lever to the right, and then you make the dashes 
> manually by pushing the lever to the left.? On the left handed 
> models it's the opposite.? The mechanism is merely reversed.
> 
> Some IAMBIC electronic keyers have reverse switches to do the same 
> thing.
> 
> The real rarity, however, is the left handed Bunnell Triumph key.? 
> If anyone has one I will pay hansomely for it.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Ruccolo <jr6v6gt at yahoo.com>
> To: Al Klase <al at ar88.net>
> Cc: pmalvasi at aol.com; njarc at mailman.qth.net
> Sent: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:56 pm
> Subject: Re: [NJARC] NJARC Swapmeet
> 
> 
> 
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> 
> Hi Al,
> 
> Oh, so *you* got the left-handed one, eh? I don't understand the 
> difference. 
> Anyway, I was happy to come away with at least one of them. One of 
> the real joys 
> of an NJARC meet is the Sideroff Auction! ;-)
> 
> Did anybody notice how this meet had a lot of Hallicrafters gear? I 
> bought 
> *three* Hallicrafters (SX-25, SX-42, S-40 with the outboard S-meter 
> accessory -- 
> thanks Owen!), sold two others (S-19R, and a seldom-seen S-20 -- 
> *not* S-20R), 
> and missed out on three others (SX-24, SX-28, HT-32). This is not 
> counting the 
> usual S-38/S-120 entry-level sets; there were a few of those there 
> too. Ol' Bill 
> Halligan would have been very proud.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> John, KC2UAK