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  • STRAIGHT KEY

    From David Pratt@2:250/355 to Roy Witt on Wed Aug 2 19:34:30 2000
    Is this a fairly common ex-services key, generally available in the
    USA or Canada?

    I don't know. I put my one and only straight key in a box and never
    looked at it again, right after I passed the 13wpm code test,
    c1978-79.

    Shame on you, Roy :( Never mind, if it's been in its box since 1978 it should be very valuable by now, although the silver contacts might have tarnished a bit.

    73

    David

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  • From Roy Witt@1:10/22 to David Pratt on Sun Aug 6 01:35:12 2000
    Hello David.

    03 Aug 00 02:34, you wrote to me:

    Is this a fairly common ex-services key, generally available in the
    USA or Canada?

    I don't know. I put my one and only straight key in a box and never
    looked at it again, right after I passed the 13wpm code test,
    c1978-79.

    Shame on you, Roy :( Never mind, if it's been in its box since
    1978 it should be very valuable by now, although the silver contacts
    might have tarnished a bit.

    Different strokes for different folks, I guess. Even though I was quite proficient at it, I never liked it that much. My Elmer, who could/can
    copy 25wpm in his head and carry on a CW conversation while chatting with
    us Novices at the same time, always said that there's more to this hobby
    than CW.

    In fact, I met him while I was an HFer using a Kenwood TS520 on 11meters.



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