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Subject: Re: [Leica] OT - Dayton Hamvention
From: Mike Durling <durling@cox.net>
Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 21:57:15 -0400
References: <OFA90DEA4A.47885DCE-ON86256D2C.005A5665-86256D2C.005A9910@rockwellcollins.com>

Yes, Vibroplexes are great pieces of gear.  Of course, like Leicas, 
people collect the different variants.  I was always a user and had a 
lot of fun with my 1940's model back when I did a lot of hamming.

You should have seen the look on my wife's face when I got a catalog 
from a place called Vibroplex!

Mike D

grduprey@rockwellcollins.com wrote:
> Mike
> 
> I was talking with the Vibroplex people at Dayton and was told next year is
> the 100th anniversary of the Bug and they are still the original design
> with some cosmetic changes only.  Still a nice piece of CW gear.
> 
> Gene
> 
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>                       Mike Durling                                                                                                                
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> Using a bug is like using a Leica.  Fine mechanical device in an
> electronic world.
> 
> For all you non-hams, this is a 'bug':
> http://www.vibroplex.com/origstd.htm  You send morse code with it.  They
> have been  making them since 1890.
> 
> Mike D, KD4KWB
> 
> grduprey@rockwellcollins.com wrote:
> 
>>I haven't touched a bug in over 40 years either, I use a Vibroplex
>>Vibro-Keyer.
>>
>>Gene
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