When I was first licensed, in the '50s, there was a game that some
chose to play. Those playing this game were almost always novices. The
game was to gradually increase your sending speed until the other op
yelled uncle by sending pse qrs. Of course, you started this game at
your own risk.
I just picked up a 1923 Vibroplex Original. I haven't used a bug in 40 years
so I have about 25 years of electronic keyer to unlearn. Maybe only 12.5
years because I only have to unlearn the dah side.
I was looking all over the house for a clothespin. No luck. But I did find
some brass tuning
Chuck, NI0C wrote:
It's not very pretty, but a great way to slow down your bug is to clip an
old-fashioned spring-type clothespin to the thumbscrews of the weights. You
can wrap solder around the ears of the clothespin to add more weight and
slow those dits down to match your dahs!
Ron and Group,
I tried the alligator clip with a few wraps of .050 solder and it
works great. You have bailed me out again. I have put the Vari-Speed
in the drawer. I enjoyed the pictures, especially the second
gentleman--no relation g. I have one out of focus picture of me, in
1946, sitting
I have a photo of a commercial operator at KPH in northern California with a
heavy cable clamp attached to the arm of his bug. When working ships, they
often keep the speed under 20 WPM. Rick - K7MW
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That's my old buddy, LR, Rick. I now
Ron - Sometimes I think there must have been real compitions between
operators. Maybe in the military. No firsthand experience here. I put in
for radio school in 1964 but they sent me to cook and baker school. I
worked with a guy who had been on a ship. He said that when someone
challanged
On Jan 31, 2006, at 12:13 PM, Chuck Guenther wrote:
It's not very pretty, but a great way to slow down your bug is to
clip an old-fashioned spring-type clothespin to the thumbscrews of
the weights. You can wrap solder around the ears of the clothespin
to add more weight and slow those
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