CW keys
New mini-J36 key arrives; RIP ‘5-Dit John’ …
Friday, Aug. 5, 2022 While I’ve been on a sales tear of late in regard to my CW key collection, I did do something a little unusual — I purchased a new key for my […]
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Speaking of speakers …
Saturday, April 24, 2021 After a trip to Washington, D.C., I got home to the shack and tonight I finally got back on the air to check-in to the nightly CW traffic net. While I […]
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Vibroplex adds new key line to its growing line of products …
Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 — I admit that I’m a huge fan of the Vibroplex Co., going all the way back to its origins in New York. There’s probably some scholastic debate over the true […]
CW keys
Another holiday, another new key …
Thursday, July 4, 2019 — I trust eveyone had a good 4th holiday. Mine was pretty low key, thanks to a backache I’m nursing. I had plans to do some things outside today but opted […]
classic radio
Stormy weather, careless wife creates antenna repair work …
I‘ve been enjoying HF operation a great deal here in our library now that my main PC can be powered up and not cause RF hash all across several ham bands. I’ve just not found […]
CW keys
Today’s lesson: A Kent is a Kent is a Kent …
Hi fellow CW buffs, I’m back with an update. Remember the key I purchased some time ago that I noted “closely resembled” a Kent twin paddle iambic key? The contact arms on this particularly key […]
CW keys
Introducing KN4YB’s iambic paddle …
Sunday, April 22, 2018 — While I was preparing my last post about the KN4YB right-angle bug, I found out that Tom also has an iambic paddle he’s created, and it too is for sale […]