CT4SL - MY MORSE KEYS COLLECTION

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 # 51 ..... SAFNAT ITALIAN KEY

This is the "SAFNAT", italian morse code telegraph oscilator and key.
The key was made by "S.A. FABB. NAZZ. APP. TELEFONICI (SAFNAT)  and comes with original SAFNAT headphones.
SAFNAT in free translation mean  "Society Anonymous Factory National Apparatus Telephonics".
SAFNAT is a mark that appears in many WWII military items according to Italian keys expert IK6BAK.
Purchased and received from Apostolos Bourousis, Athens, Greece (SV1EDY).

 

 # 52 ..... ARISTON MORSE CODE KEY

Made in Spain by "ARISTON" and purchased on eBay.
Low quality key for practice purposes.
Received from Apostolos Bourousis, Athens, Greece (SV1EDY).

 

 # 53 ..... "IVALEK" MORSE TRANSMITTER

The item was manufactured by IVALEK to work with one old large 9v battery. Those batteries doesn't exist today or are dificult to find, but it worked well with the small ones 9v batteries used in our days.
It's in perfect conditions with no scratches, no bakelite breaks and woks fine. Nice item to be preserved for collection.
Purchased and received from Apostolos Bourousis, Athens, Greece (SV1EDY).

 

 # 54 ..... RUSSIAN FLAMEPROF MORSE KEY

This rugged key includes a "Navy type" knob, a protective plastic cap over the wire terminals, and a cable clamp. It is completely sealed, with external adjustments for contact gap and tension.
This is original, clean and in very good used condition, but missing the metal cover.
Purchased and received from Raymond Menell, Wanamassa, NJ - USA on 02/11/2009

 

 # 55 ..... Nye Viking Master Straight Key

This is a new "Nye Viking Company Master Straight Key, Model 330, black with cable and plug.
This Nye key has a steel base with black crackle finish and a steel triumph type lever with a black navy knob with gold plated contacts. It has the original gray cord and black phone plug.
The mainstay of the Nye line, this key has a great action and it is often described as “the perfect key.” 
I purchased and received this key on eBay from K3OMI - Gary Wagner in Knoxville, TN, USA

 

 # 56 .....  Military Signal Corps J-37 Telegraph Key

This key is a J-37 in an "I" shaped Bakelite base.
This model, a J-37 on the unique Bakelite base, does not have its own military nomenclature. Ten of them were included in the lid of the AN/GSC-T1 code training set. Each key had its cord wrapped around the base (the reason for the indents on each side). On the border of the black base we can see  the letters " MFP" (moisture and fungus proofing) - all in orange-red color.
The key is free of any damage and appears to have never been used. I have never seen a J-37 mounted on this kind of plate before!
Very good condition, though the cord is missing.
Purchased and received from Conrad K. Warren, Lexington, Oklahoma. USA

 

 # 57 ..... SPANISH MILITARY MORSE CODE KEY

I don't know to much about this key, but its origin and manufacturer is from Spain.. If anyone knows please tell me all information via e-mail.
This item, whatever it came from, is in very nice condition, no scratches and working well.
From Apostolos Bourousis,Athens, Greece, SV1EDY.

 

 # 58 ..... GERMAN WW II RADIO TELEGRAPH KEY

This is the model Baumuster T1 (Taste1) radio telegraph key used by German army (Luftwaffe) during World War II.
It has the registration number Ln26902 (Ln comes from Luftnachritentruppe) and is in very good shape.
The key is mounted on a bakelite base and has also one galoshoe with pimples (85mm x 155mm) to protect the base and avoid
I tested it with one key oscilator and worked absolutly well. Info recieved by CSABA MAGDÓ  from Hungary.
Purchased to Conrad K. Warren, Lexington, OK 73051 United States, last 26/11/2009 on one ebay auction.


 

 # 59 ..... HAM KEY HK-1

Ham Radio Center, Ham Key HK-1
Back in 1975, Ham Radio Center at St. Louis, Missouri produced a quality key called the HK-1.They were sold as a cheaper alternative to the more expensive Brown Brothers products.
From eHam.net reviews: "Manufactured for a few years in the 1970’s, the HamKey most often sells for more now than when it was new. Purists may scoff at this fine old paddle, but it remains quite usable even today. Constructed on a more than adequate metal base, the key housing is made of a durable red plastic, with chromed metal parts. Well, maybe not chrome, but polished and shiny. No fancy jeweled bearings for this key, making this a very basic iambic keyer paddle."
I have a brand new one.
Sadly no longer in production, this is a fine key to operated and easy to set up.

Purchased and received from Teddy Grossini, Lompoc, CA - USA after one ebay auction on 28/11/2009

 

 

 # 60 ..... HUNGARIAN MORSE CODE KEY

For many years various models of telegraph keys such as this one were used by both the East German and the Russian Military Forces.
This key was manufactured by the Mechlabor (Mechanical Laboratory) in Budapest during the Cold War (1946-1985) and were used in Hungary and other former Eastern-Block countries.
The key has a heavy metal 5-1/4" lever mounted on a black plastic base. The mechanism is covered by grey stamped steel step- down swing-over cover.
The key is mounted on a grey stamped steel base and was used with the M104 radio set.
A Russian collector suggests that this radio may be a German NVA (National Volks Armee (National Army of the People), version of the R-104.

 

 

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