definitely a bug thjere are 3 wires a red, white and what i presume to be ground
the gound goes to the post that is connected to the base do i just twist the rd and white together and attach to ther post that is connected to the strap? This is the problem I have. i can figure out most of the adjustments but not this Steve On 19 May 2008 at 13:05, Les Kalmus wrote: > Steve, > > If this is a bug, you need only one wire and ground. > The one wire goes to the tip of a standard phone plug and the ground > goes to the outside of the plug. > If this is a paddle, you need a stereo plug. The dit lever goes to the > tip and dah lever goes to the ring. Ground goes to the shell. > > I used to use a bug and then went to a paddle with iambic keying. You > (I) can't go home again. > > Les > > Steve Adell - KF2TI wrote: > > I aquired my first vibroplex original key, circa > > 1963 at the Dayton Hamfest > > > > I have made the necessary adjustments and > > am now prepared to wire it up > > > > I have an old stereo headphone wire (2 wires > > and a ground but have no clue as to which post > > which wire goes to > > > > any help would be appreciated > > > > also, has anyone ever used a pair of paddles > > that were wired backward, learning code that > > way and then gone to a bug?? Was it hard to > > relearn to send with thumb giving dits? > > > > Thanks > > > > Steve A > > > > > > > > Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems > > http://njdxa.org/dx-chat > > > > To post a message, DX related items only, [email protected] > > > > This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA > > http://njdxa.org > > > > > > > > > Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems > http://njdxa.org/dx-chat > > To post a message, DX related items only, [email protected] > > This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA > http://njdxa.org > > Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [email protected] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
