I bought this ugly old straight key for five dollars at the club meeting this weekend. I spent the afternoon today with a screwdriver and a jug of Brasso polish and I ended up with a really nice key! I mounted it to a hunk of finished oak I had laying around. My military metal polishing skills were useful today! Now I need to continue my Morse Code studies. I only know six letters so far, but I'm working on code and Extra Class Exam studies a little everyday.
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Extra Class Amateur (Ham) Radio Operator, VE, SKYWARN Storm Spotter, ARES Volunteer, TSA Security Officer, Full-time RV dweller (Amarillo TX for now), webmaster
www.PanhandleARES.org, Married to ke5zru!