tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post8107868064821469888..comments2024-03-28T10:08:38.560-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Streamlined McElroysRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-77330975928265979492016-02-16T05:38:56.016-05:002016-02-16T05:38:56.016-05:00The spatter-painted ("marbelized") Delux...The spatter-painted ("marbelized") Deluxe Mac keys are a real treat! <br /><br />McElroy's bugs tended to call for a heavier hand, especially compared to modern keyer paddles.Roberta X, on my Kindlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-71226731326612432352016-02-15T19:11:09.206-05:002016-02-15T19:11:09.206-05:00Looking at the McElroy page, I was surprised at th...<br /><br />Looking at the McElroy page, I was surprised at the spatter-paint job.<br /><br />Spatter-paint looks like it would be a no-brainer to apply, but it most certainly isn't.<br /><br />I discovered that the hard way years back when I painted the deck of a small boat. If the spattering isn't applied evenly, it's glaringly obvious. When folks put their minds to it back then, they sure produced some gorgeous stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-34942657919548914372016-02-15T19:05:05.845-05:002016-02-15T19:05:05.845-05:00Used an old Hallicrafters receiver to listen to co...Used an old Hallicrafters receiver to listen to code for practice when I was a kid learning cw back in the day. They made good solid rigs. There must be a ton of them out there, but I bet they are all overpriced, from what I have seen lately.<br /> They want the same price for an old rig as a new, decent new one. Nostalgia is one thing, but get real, people.pigpen51https://www.blogger.com/profile/01036907880805485560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-6318429868890442832016-02-15T10:09:43.423-05:002016-02-15T10:09:43.423-05:00I know only what I've read here and at retrote...I know only what I've read here and at retrotechnologist about ham, etc. But I know mechanisms. Re: that guy chopping up his hole in the wall, seems like I'd have figured out why it was configured the way it was from the manufacturer before I started cutting it up....<br />JayNolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08968502576630432928noreply@blogger.com