Scored this little gem at an antique shop this weekend. Paid way too much, but I wanted the Navy knob. It's a Speed-X. Last time I used a straight key was in the early '70's, so this should be interesting. SKN here I come!
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Scored this little gem at an antique shop this weekend. Paid way too much, but I wanted the Navy knob. It's a Speed-X. Last time I used a straight key was in the early '70's, so this should be interesting. SKN here I come!
speed-x 2.JPGspeed-x 1.JPG
When the government's boot is on your throat, whether it is a left boot or a right boot is of no consequence. — GARY LLOYD
The nation we live in is the nation we have built by design, each successive generation raising the wall of tyranny a little higher. - Chris Griffin
Nice and durable, since it looks like it's all steel (Short of the knob)... Nice find :) You probably paid less than on Fleabay or a hamfest.
Got an old Nye Viking as part of an eBay radio deal a couple years ago. Ergos are very close to that Speed-X.
"Everyone wants to be an AM Gangsta until it's time to start doing AM Gangsta shit."
New key? Oh...for sending code....not as if you scored some nookie.
If it's a war on drugs, then free the POW's.
Well, I got a brand new radio
You got a brand new key
I think that we should get together and try them out you see
I been tuning around awhile
You got something for me
Oh! I got a brand new radio
You got a brand new key
"The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you."
Neil deGrasse Tyson
73 de Warren KB2VXA
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ROLLLERSKATES....
I keep my 2 feet on the ground, and my head in the twilight zone.
I only do skn on new years eve. I have an iambic paddle to handle the rest.
cul de n8tb
"Sadly, it always takes a few martyrs to get the ball rolling." Colonel Tim Boldman 2001
"There are no differences but differences of degree between different degrees of difference and no difference."--William James
"Science flies you to the moon. Religion flies you into buildings." Victor J. Stenger
Make it a C♯ major
All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
I have about 50 different keys from the late 1800's to modern paddles. I prefer my good old 1966 Vibroplex Standard, sturdy bug with a nice swing to it. For straight keys, i have a bunch. My nicest key is a WWI J6 military key. It was a sparky that was used on the old biplane bombers. I also have some legstrap keys from WWII. I was trying to collect the entire J series until i asked myself 'just what the hell am i doing??'. I have a Ukranian handmade key with wooden parts, thats pretty neat. I also have one made out of an Altoids tin, metal straps and a cabinet knob...keys are fun! CW is my mode of choice, its just more civil there and you tend to get through better, but thats just a knowcoders opinion.
Looks like your SpeedX is in good condx, thats a solid little performer. SpeedX is a good brand. My first bug i got from an old SK ham back in the early 80's was a Les Logan SpeedX, i still have it, but as far as bugs go, nothing beats the 'plex. ;) Mount that thing on a nice oak board and ill keep an ear out for you on SKN! dit dit
...i forgot to add, if you dont have a board, use that rubbery mesh stuff you put in the bottom of your silverware drawer, it works great!
The louder the monkey, the smaller its balls.
Now you're ready to join the SKCC...head over to http://www.skccgroup.com/ and sign up and I'll pay the cost of your lifetime membership in said club.Originally Posted by W5GA
I am surprised at such a sudden deterioration in a woman whose only ailment was a lazy anus.
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