WW2 J-38 KEY
WB6FZH's J-38 in use since 1962 and a WW2 Model
Features: J-38 Radio-Telegraph Key (WW2)
- Used in Aircraft and Land Base radio and telegraph installations.
- Key mounted on an insulated base as issued by Military.
- Very similar to the original Edison Patent Telegraph Key Design.
- Adjustments: Contact spacing and alignment; Downward closure tension.
- Small silver contact surface (not for use in high current circuits).
- Brass and steel construction with different models and metals.
- Durable design, cord anchor to avoid terminal wire disconnection.
- Knurled hardware on key electrical terminals and adjustments.
NOTE: This very key has been used at WB6FZH with many military and amateur radio configurations since 1962. The pine board was cut and sanded with felt glued to the bottom by WN6FZH. It came missing the knob for the switch lever, so an ARC-5 coupling control knob was added. A "Navy Knob" was added in the 1970s. The additional pressure created by using this device, caused metal fatigue requiring the contact lever to be reformed from time to time. The 1962 J-38 has returned to Northern California, while the WW2 Model is in Hawaii.
More Historical and Technical Information will be added later.
Last Updated: January 16, 1999