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wayne burdick

Samuel Morse's birthday (Friday, April 27th); good excuse to break out your old hand keys

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No matter how busy I am tomorrow, I aim to make at least one QSO on this coming Friday in honor of Samuel Morse’s birth (227 years ago!). I’ll be dusting off my oldest hand key for the occasion, one with a leg strap and Levi’s-style button that was used by the South African army circa WW2.

If you have an even older hand key, and you manage to get its contacts cleaned in time for this auspicious date, please send me a photo of it. I’ll collect the photos and post them on the Elecraft website photo gallery.

73,
Wayne
N6KR

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k6dgw

Re: Samuel Morse's birthday (Friday, April 27th); good excuse to break out your old hand keys

So where and when might we find you? Can I still use my keyer? My hand
key looks like a work of art but is so clunky even Alfred would have
rejected it. Sam is reported to have been so distraught that his
numerical dictionary was being rejected in favor of "copying by ear"
that he took to bed for several months. Sadly, it wasn't his bed, he
was a guest at a friends house. We do have a guest room, but need
advance notice should you plan to become equally distraught. More than
a day or two and we'll have to schedule a trip to Costco.
Granddaughter's track meet is canceled on Fri, I will have time.

Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

On 4/25/2018 8:24 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
> No matter how busy I am tomorrow, I aim to make at least one QSO on this coming Friday in honor of Samuel Morse’s birth (227 years ago!). I’ll be dusting off my oldest hand key for the occasion, one with a leg strap and Levi’s-style button that was used by the South African army circa WW2.
>
> If you have an even older hand key, and you manage to get its contacts cleaned in time for this auspicious date, please send me a photo of it. I’ll collect the photos and post them on the Elecraft website photo gallery.
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>

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wayne burdick

Re: Samuel Morse's birthday (Friday, April 27th); good excuse to break out your old hand keys

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FWIW, I’m calling CQ on 14038 right now. Band is noisy but W1AW is booming in.

Wayne
N6KR

> On Apr 25, 2018, at 9:49 PM, Fred Jensen <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> So where and when might we find you? Can I still use my keyer? My hand key looks like a work of art but is so clunky even Alfred would have rejected it. Sam is reported to have been so distraught that his numerical dictionary was being rejected in favor of "copying by ear" that he took to bed for several months. Sadly, it wasn't his bed, he was a guest at a friends house. We do have a guest room, but need advance notice should you plan to become equally distraught. More than a day or two and we'll have to schedule a trip to Costco. Granddaughter's track meet is canceled on Fri, I will have time.
>
> Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
> Sparks NV DM09dn
> Washoe County
>
> On 4/25/2018 8:24 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
>> No matter how busy I am tomorrow, I aim to make at least one QSO on this coming Friday in honor of Samuel Morse’s birth (227 years ago!). I’ll be dusting off my oldest hand key for the occasion, one with a leg strap and Levi’s-style button that was used by the South African army circa WW2.
>>
>> If you have an even older hand key, and you manage to get its contacts cleaned in time for this auspicious date, please send me a photo of it. I’ll collect the photos and post them on the Elecraft website photo gallery.
>>
>> 73,
>> Wayne
>> N6KR

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David Bunte

Re: Samuel Morse's birthday (Friday, April 27th); good excuse to break out your old hand keys

Wayne -

Many thanks for posting where you were on 20. I did not see any spots for
you, and you were down in the noise far enough that I would not likely have
found you... but then I heard your CQ 'just' well enough to tell that it
was you. Snagging CE2SV on 10 meters, and working you for the first time,
were manor highlights of this special day.

Thanks for the QSO (brief tho it was).

Dave - K9FN

On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 8:22 PM, Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> wrote:

> FWIW, I’m calling CQ on 14038 right now. Band is noisy but W1AW is booming
> in.
>
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>
> > On Apr 25, 2018, at 9:49 PM, Fred Jensen <[hidden email]> wrote:
> >
> > So where and when might we find you? Can I still use my keyer? My hand
> key looks like a work of art but is so clunky even Alfred would have
> rejected it. Sam is reported to have been so distraught that his numerical
> dictionary was being rejected in favor of "copying by ear" that he took to
> bed for several months. Sadly, it wasn't his bed, he was a guest at a
> friends house. We do have a guest room, but need advance notice should you
> plan to become equally distraught. More than a day or two and we'll have
> to schedule a trip to Costco. Granddaughter's track meet is canceled on
> Fri, I will have time.
> >
> > Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
> > Sparks NV DM09dn
> > Washoe County
> >
> > On 4/25/2018 8:24 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
> >> No matter how busy I am tomorrow, I aim to make at least one QSO on
> this coming Friday in honor of Samuel Morse’s birth (227 years ago!). I’ll
> be dusting off my oldest hand key for the occasion, one with a leg strap
> and Levi’s-style button that was used by the South African army circa WW2.
> >>
> >> If you have an even older hand key, and you manage to get its contacts
> cleaned in time for this auspicious date, please send me a photo of it.
> I’ll collect the photos and post them on the Elecraft website photo gallery.
> >>
> >> 73,
> >> Wayne
> >> N6KR
>
>
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wayne burdick

Re: Samuel Morse's birthday (Friday, April 27th); good excuse to break out your old hand keys

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QSL, Dave.

I worked a bunch of stations in a row on 14.038. Thanks, guys, for making me feel like rare DX :)

73,
Wayne
N6KR

> On Apr 27, 2018, at 5:39 PM, David Bunte <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Wayne -
>
> Many thanks for posting where you were on 20. I did not see any spots for you, and you were down in the noise far enough that I would not likely have found you... but then I heard your CQ 'just' well enough to tell that it was you. Snagging CE2SV on 10 meters, and working you for the first time, were manor highlights of this special day.
>
> Thanks for the QSO (brief tho it was).
>
> Dave - K9FN
>
> On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 8:22 PM, Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> wrote:
> FWIW, I’m calling CQ on 14038 right now. Band is noisy but W1AW is booming in.
>
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>
> > On Apr 25, 2018, at 9:49 PM, Fred Jensen <[hidden email]> wrote:
> >
> > So where and when might we find you? Can I still use my keyer? My hand key looks like a work of art but is so clunky even Alfred would have rejected it. Sam is reported to have been so distraught that his numerical dictionary was being rejected in favor of "copying by ear" that he took to bed for several months. Sadly, it wasn't his bed, he was a guest at a friends house. We do have a guest room, but need advance notice should you plan to become equally distraught. More than a day or two and we'll have to schedule a trip to Costco. Granddaughter's track meet is canceled on Fri, I will have time.
> >
> > Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
> > Sparks NV DM09dn
> > Washoe County
> >
> > On 4/25/2018 8:24 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
> >> No matter how busy I am tomorrow, I aim to make at least one QSO on this coming Friday in honor of Samuel Morse’s birth (227 years ago!). I’ll be dusting off my oldest hand key for the occasion, one with a leg strap and Levi’s-style button that was used by the South African army circa WW2.
> >>
> >> If you have an even older hand key, and you manage to get its contacts cleaned in time for this auspicious date, please send me a photo of it. I’ll collect the photos and post them on the Elecraft website photo gallery.
> >>
> >> 73,
> >> Wayne
> >> N6KR
>
>
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Mike Markowski-2

Re: Samuel Morse's birthday (Friday, April 27th); good excuse to break out your old hand keys

Wayne, you are! 73 es tnx qso,

Mike ab3ap

On 04/27/2018 08:45 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:

> QSL, Dave.
>
> I worked a bunch of stations in a row on 14.038. Thanks, guys, for making me feel like rare DX :)
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>
>
>> On Apr 27, 2018, at 5:39 PM, David Bunte <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>> Wayne -
>>
>> Many thanks for posting where you were on 20. I did not see any spots for you, and you were down in the noise far enough that I would not likely have found you... but then I heard your CQ 'just' well enough to tell that it was you. Snagging CE2SV on 10 meters, and working you for the first time, were manor highlights of this special day.
>>
>> Thanks for the QSO (brief tho it was).
>>
>> Dave - K9FN
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 8:22 PM, Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> FWIW, I’m calling CQ on 14038 right now. Band is noisy but W1AW is booming in.
>>
>> Wayne
>> N6KR

Wes Stewart-2

Re: Samuel Morse's birthday (Friday, April 27th); good excuse to break out your old hand keys

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A friend sent me this:

https://www.surreynowleader.com/news/tapping-out-b-c-morse-telegraph-club-says-goodbye-to-an-era/

Wes N7WS

On 4/25/2018 8:24 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
> No matter how busy I am tomorrow, I aim to make at least one QSO on this coming Friday in honor of Samuel Morse’s birth (227 years ago!). I’ll be dusting off my oldest hand key for the occasion, one with a leg strap and Levi’s-style button that was used by the South African army circa WW2.
>
> If you have an even older hand key, and you manage to get its contacts cleaned in time for this auspicious date, please send me a photo of it. I’ll collect the photos and post them on the Elecraft website photo gallery.
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR

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