# 64 ..... EASTERN EUROPE MORSE KEY

I found this key on a ebay auction and purchase it from Athens, Greece (SV1EDY)
Earlier than G.Damijanov (see #4)

 # 65 ..... HAVY DUTY K-4 MORSE KEY

The D-117 or the K-4, these heavy duty straight keys were designed in early 50s then in mass production until late 90s, used with many different Chinese military radios in Army, Airforce ground crew and Navy.
They were also seen widely used in Civilian service like remote postal service, exploration, weather serivce, etc. It was the primary standard issue morse key for the Chinese military.
These keys were made in, at least, four or five factories when in the morse communication golden era. These heavy duty keys were manufactured around the 1960s, but this one was made in 1994 by Factory of " Changshu Telecommunication Equipment " in Jiangshu Province, PR China.
The key is in factory new condition The keys have chrome plating, machined needle bearings for the trunion, hard silver contacts, and a felt pad on the base.
It was purchased and received directly from Hong-Kong

 # 66 .....RUSSIAN USSR MINI MORSE PADDLE

This morse key was made from a relay with some technical adjustments.
The truth is that it works with the three wires that accompanied it. Is a piece of "micro engineering" and only that.
It was purchsed and received from: Tallinn, Estonia, EU

 # 67 ..... SPEED X MORSE CODE KEY WITH PADDLE

This is the NYE M/SSK-1 super squeeze keyer on the left and a combination with a straight key on the right.
The company was founded in 1972 by WILLIAM NYE, BELLEVUE, WA who retired in 1986. Bill Nye Jr. (WB7TNN) operate the company and they employ a part time key assembler and electronics technician.
William Nye was born in North Dakota (ND) in 1912 and moved to Seattle in 1924. He was a amateur radio operator (W7DZ) since age 12. He owned and run the company until he sold it and retired in 1971.
The NYE COMPANY then bought the SPEED-x trademark from the E.F.Johnson Company in the fall of 1972. They bought tooling to manufacture keys, low pass filters, mathboxex and sounders.
Nye is using the same key casting molds that were used by the Les Logan and E.F.Johnson Companies. These molds were re-worked in 1972 and were acquired from the Johnson company and is doubtful that new ones have been made since the 1930's. Their key bases are cast in zinc by a sub-contractor in the Seattle area. Zinc is used because of ease of casting, low cost and solid weight.
Information gathered from the N7CFO KEYLETTER's.
I purchased it to Kathy Nelsen, Tumwater, WA, USA.

 # 68 ..... SOVIET ELECTRONIC MORSE KEY

 # 69 ..... WW II BRITISH MILITARY MORSE KEY

 # 70 ..... SPEED X MORSE KEY