Well, where does the time go!

Retired from Correctional Service Canada as the electronic security systems project officer last August and loving the new life!

Made a lot of changes to the shack (again) and changed out a lot of equipment.

The radios now include:

Yaesu FT-726R with 2,6,10,12,15m coverage w/600w 6m amplifier and 500w 2m amplifier

Kenwood TS-50 for QRO use---It was cheap so I bought a Kenwood!

Icom IC-705 for use in the trailer when we travel.

3 Ten-Tec 509 including a very early version.

1 Ten-Tec 505

1 Ten-Tec Century 21 Analogue

1 Ten-Tec 526 6N2

and

2 40M Pixies for laughs!

Lots of Ten-Tec accessories for the above as well as early MFJ units that match the 505/509 rigs.

Keys include:

Straight:

5 Grimmer Wilson keys

5 Wilson keys

 I'll describe the differences between then later although they appear ALMOST identical.

1 TAC Stream 100 

1 Bunnel 1881 Victorian key with gold stripes

1 Foster, Toronto 1850s key

1 Kent straight key on a green marble base. Probably an old kit on a locally sourced base.

1 Chinese cast resin miniature key

Paddles:

1 Nye SSK-1C chrome dual lever paddle which seems to be uncommon!

1 Kent Single lever paddle

1 Vibroplex Presentation Single lever paddle

1 Chinese Dual lever paddle

1 CW Morse Dual lever paddle

Bugs:

1 Telegraph Apparatus Corporation  (TAC) CP-810 chromed Hole-In-The-Wall bug

3 Telegraph Apparatus Corporation  (TAC) CP-810 chromed Hole-In-The-Wall bug

2 early Les Logan 515 bugs with serial numbers

1 later Les Logan 515 bug

1 Hi-Mound BK-100 bathtub bug

I might be a bit obsessed with CW paraphernalia!

More later, but hopefully not much later!