thanks Fred ! Bob K6UJ
On Mar 15, 2011, at 7:08 PM, Fred Jensen wrote: > Sat afternoons [NA times] on the published frequencies. You can find > them at www.radiomarine.org for KSM, and occasionally KPH ... same sites > and transmitters. K6KPH guards 14050 Kc and 7050 Kc most of those > times, depending on operator availability. It's fun to copy them on 426 Kc. > > They accept visitors, check the website. > > 73, > > Fred K6DGW JN > Auburn CA > > On 3/15/2011 5:59 PM, Robert Harmon wrote: >> Ron, >> >> I enjoyed seeing the pictures of KPH and realized that Point Reyes is >> less than an hours drive away from us. Do you know if there is a museum >> there still ? >> If so I'll go check it out. >> >> Bob >> K6UJ >> >> >> >> >> On Mar 15, 2011, at 2:01 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: >> >>> Thank you Stan. I've seen photographs of a vertical bug but I've never used >>> one. >>> >>> I also have a Vibroplex bug - a standard model that came to me in the 1990's >>> through an old friend's widow when he became a silent key. My regular bug is >>> an E.F. Johnson Speed-X. The Speed-X slows easily to 10 to 15 wpm using it's >>> nifty standard weight that has a finger grip clamp - just squeeze and slide, >>> let go and it's securely locked in its new position. >>> >>> I was surprised to find that the Vibroplex would not slow to less than about >>> 25 wpm, even with two weights. My friend had been a commercial CW op both at >>> sea and at KPH in California so I knew he had to slow it down to under 15 >>> wpm to match the speed wanted by the other operator. Les accomplished that >>> with a common cable clamp secured to the pendulum. (See it at >>> http://www.radiomarine.org/gallery/show?keyword=kphhistory&panel=pab1_1#pab1 >>> _1 Scroll down to Les Burger and click on the image to enlarge it). You can >>> see the threaded shafts of the cable clamp sticking up through the crossbar. >>> It works great, but it's a very heavy feel. >>> >>> Talking with a number of OT Vibroplex owners whose bugs slowed down in into >>> the 15 WPM easily without special weights and comparing keys closely, we >>> discovered that Vibroplex made two different leaf springs for their key >>> pendulums back in the 1960's. One was much thicker with a higher vibration >>> frequency than the other. I've never been able to find out why they did >>> that. >>> >>> The sound and feel of a nice bug is, for me, just as basic to Ham radio as >>> stringing up antennas and melting solder on a new project ;-) >>> >>> 73, >>> >>> Ron AC7AC >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> >>> I just want to share a recent discovery with other Elecraft listers who >>> appreciate 'bug' keys. >>> >>> The following short video is a demo I made of my new vertical 'bug' >>> compared to the more traditional ones. This vertical key is a fabulous >>> slow speed performer and doesn't need a pipe wrench hanging off the >>> forward end to slow down - it's naturally slower but dropping the weight >>> brings it up to 35 WPM. Until recently I knew very little about >>> vertical keys and pretty much concluded that with so little marketing >>> going on, they must not be very good. >>> >>> GOSH, WAS I WRONG !! >>> >>> >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5EU6wubkaE&feature=related >>> >>> >>> 73, Stan WB2LQF >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:[email protected] >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> >> >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1498/3508 - Release Date: 03/15/11 >> >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
