[SFDXA] Vibroplex Bug
Dave Novoa W4DN
dnovoa at bellsouth.net
Sat Jan 5 15:26:03 EST 2013
Thanks to all fellows, from both the FCG and the SFDXA, who replied with information and comments on my inquiry about a Bug restoration. Mine is dated back to 1922 (according to the experts) and it's worth restoring, not for the commercial value, but for the historical (and sentimental to some) value. Bob, W0YBS, has agreed to do the restoration. After it's restored, I'm going to put it on display in my (messy) shack with a replica of the J-38 that I used to pass the code test at the FCC in San Juan in 1972 (13 WPM) and 1976 (20 WPM). I also own an original Instructograph. I used one of those to go from 13 to 20 WPM. --In the last 36 years, I have been able to increase only about 10 WPM in my code-copying ability.
73, Dave
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