What key did you use in the past, Johnny? Unless you are looking to start a "collection" now, the same style -- especially the same knob shape if a "straight key"-- will probably be what you want.
Excellent keys are available through e-Bay for under $30 - some half of that. These are the conventional designs that have been popular for almost a century. If nothing else, such auction sites will give you a good idea for what a particular style and age of key should cost in the current market. Of course the sky is the limit when you start looking at custom-made special designs, even in straight keys. It's all in what you want. But that's more a matter of rarity and cosmetics than function- after all this is a world in which people still pay more than $10,000 for a wrist watch that doesn't keep time any better than a $10 watch! Putting "Morse Key" into your favorite search engine will turn up a lot of sites with photos and stories about keys. One of the "standards" that has been around with many links to other sites is: http://www.telegraph-office.com/tel_off-page.html That page includes a link to "On Line Museums" that has lots of interesting stuff. 73, Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- Hello Group, I seldom use CW in the past. As I become older, my interest of CW comes back. From time to time, I see many CW keys available in ebay at a variety of price range. How can I know the prices are right? Any web sites about morse keys collection? Any publication about history of famous morse key collectors? Sorry for the band width but I know there are many learnt expert in this reflector. TNX & 73, Johnny VR2XMC ______________________________________________________________ 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
