Elecraft limited ed Hex key

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I wanted to thank Petr, as I did win the auction and received the Elecraft
Hex Key mentioned below.

Does anyone have any history on this key?  What were the years it was
available and did Elecraft or Bencher sell/market the key?

What was the story behind Elecraft's licensing of its name, reasons for
discontinuing the product, etc.?

I have performed searches and saw EHam reviews, but I did not much
information other than that.  

Perhaps Eric or Wayne have some information to share.

All I can say is that it is one sweet key!

'73 de JIM N2ZZ

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Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 9:41 AM
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Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft limited ed Hex key

Hi folks,

just want to let you know that on eBay is for sale the Bencher Hex key in
limited Elecraft edition.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Elecraft-Bencher-CW-Key-Paddle-for-Elecraft-K-2-or-
K-3/133172860483?hash=item1f01b89643:g:E-UAAOSwEDFdfnYe

..looks new, no scratches, dents etc.
I am not the seller and I am not affiliated to him but if you want it into
your Elecraft collection then there is not so mni of them on market for
sale...





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[Petr, OK1RP/M0SIS]

Jim,

congrats. You got nice piece for good price!

Regarding the "Elecraft" edition... It was the limited OEM edition produced
by Bencher for Elecraft labeled with Elecraft logo and the unique Elecraft
serial number starting E letter (Exxxx). Even more I saw it rarely including
special edition of HEX ceramic coffee mug! :)

I do not remember the year when I got mine (also on eBay).

There are links to Bencher/Vibroplex site but there is nothing about its
Elecraft limited edition in the past.
http://www.vibroplex.com/contents/en-us/p250.html

Maybe Commands center in Aptos, CA will share more about it :)





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[Iain MacDonnell - N6ML-2]

I bought E0421 (new from Elecraft) in late 2008. It got some light
use, but has spent most of its life in its box. It's available for
sale if anyone's interested.

73,

    ~iain / N6ML


On Sun, Oct 6, 2019 at 6:54 PM James F. Boehner MD via Elecraft
<[hidden email]> wrote:

>
> I wanted to thank Petr, as I did win the auction and received the Elecraft
> Hex Key mentioned below.
>
> Does anyone have any history on this key?  What were the years it was
> available and did Elecraft or Bencher sell/market the key?
>
> What was the story behind Elecraft's licensing of its name, reasons for
> discontinuing the product, etc.?
>
> I have performed searches and saw EHam reviews, but I did not much
> information other than that.
>
> Perhaps Eric or Wayne have some information to share.
>
> All I can say is that it is one sweet key!
>
> '73 de JIM N2ZZ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [hidden email]
> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Petr, OK1RP/M0SIS
> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 9:41 AM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: [Elecraft] Elecraft limited ed Hex key
>
> Hi folks,
>
> just want to let you know that on eBay is for sale the Bencher Hex key in
> limited Elecraft edition.
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/Elecraft-Bencher-CW-Key-Paddle-for-Elecraft-K-2-or-
> K-3/133172860483?hash=item1f01b89643:g:E-UAAOSwEDFdfnYe
>
> ..looks new, no scratches, dents etc.
> I am not the seller and I am not affiliated to him but if you want it into
> your Elecraft collection then there is not so mni of them on market for
> sale...
>
>
>
>
>
> -----
> 73 - Petr, OK1RP
> "Apple & Elecraft freak"
> B:http://ok1rp.blogspot.com
> MeWe: https://bit.ly/2HGPoDx
> MeWe: https://bit.ly/2FmwvDt
> --
> Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/
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