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Originally Posted by SallyRand
I just got that image from Photobucket to show a good key because Dad is out of town and his shack is locked up and I'm not about to go in there when he's gone. He collects keys and has like over 250 different models. He has some old marine stuff as well as weirdness like a DeForest Audion Vacuum Tube in the box and even an Atwater-Kent Model 10. He tells of asking Radio SWAN for a QSL card and having the FCC or some kind of guys in black turn up at his parent's house asking a lot of questions but he got the card. Still has a 1KW linear though, which will dim all the lights if he runs it.
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Now *that* sounds cool. I don't have any of my old equipment (always dreamed of a 1K linear but being stuck in college dorms and apartments once I had the money for it, wasn't quite the winning combination). But I do still have all the QSL cards that I used for my original DXCC (plus a lot more - I was a contester). I wish I had my old bugs, though; they were never adjusted quite right and everyone who knew me could tell it was me immediately because my dits weren't "full" lol. Did get up to 40wpm, though - not sure why I thought it was fun, but I did
(Got my license in 1967 - I still renew it religiously even though I haven't been on the air for probably 30 years lol)