"Cap". Licensed 1962 as K1WXN, Conn., have held W0OUM, W0XC, KH6CA, now W0CCA, my initials.

CW, only. Mom drove me down to lower Manhattan to take that general test and when I passed with my boots shaking from fear of that examiner, the bald guy many of us knew, she took me to radio row in lower Manhattan and we bought a D104 microphone, never used it.

Use a bug,  keyer, or keyboard depending on the need.

Like tinkering and always a few projects waiting. Tube and transistor stuff I think I understand. Modifying old Ten Tecs and Heathkits is way cheaper than refurbishing antique cars,  yes?

Currently use either a Corsair I or Corsair II, both of which have the N4YG DDS VFO in them, sidetone, qsk , agc and amp driver mods. etc. See mystery picture. The SB 220 has the Harbach stuff plus full QSK using the AD5X style of very small fast (2-3 ms)relays, no vacuum relays. Primary antenna is a homemade 43' vertical with 60 radials and tuned with various L networks for 80-20, stout 24 volt relay driven, at the base. The two gray radios in the shack picture above are SB 400 and SB 300 much modified in full QSK using the old Handbook tuned type TR switch.

Shown below with the two Corsairs-- my two W9WBL paddles, my favorites,  Vibroplex Original and the McElroy Deluxe bugs. I am liking the little Speed X more and more too. On the left is the keyer/keyboard, by W5UXH, , which now runs my keyboard, paddles, all keying outputs and cooks my breakfast.

This next picture is of the 4 telegraphy setups I recently completed for the Durango Discovery Museum and the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad museum. We will have a dry pair donated by the phone company between them (a mile or so)and an authentic, or near authentic, landline telegraphy setup. With necessary concessions to modernity and usefulness. A main line relay, sounder, bug, J38, power supply, and with the help of W5UXH, Chuck, to modify his keyboard setup. You can play clackety clack or beepety beep, depending, and the keyboard tells the exhibit users what a letter is supposed to sound like and displays it on the LCD screen. Clackety Clack Clack. ththe.  

This picture of interest is my mobile setup which is the usual IC706 detached head to accommodate cars with no room up front. Radio is in rear of Volvo V70 wagon. But the wonder is the March/K4QU paddles fit FIRMLY in the rubber ring of the forward cup holder. A very cool discovery. I put the radio's audio into the car auxiliary for car filling stereo CW (only when by myself).