MORSE EXPRESS CHRISTMAS KEY New Products and News from Milestone Technologies (Morse Express, Oak Hills Research, and AMECO) November 11, 2011 THE HEADLINES... - Our 2011 Christmas Key - New BirdyKey Z73+ - Holiday Reading - Our Fall 2011 Catalog -------------------------------------------------------------------- The 2011 Morse Express Christmas Key Morse Express has released its 2011 Christmas Key, the eleventh key in the popular seasonal series. The 2011 key is a miniature camelback made by GHD Telegraph Key in Sendai City Japan, incorporating traditional Japanese craftsmanship with GHD's impeccable engineering and finish. In keeping with GHD's larger keys, the Morse Express 2011 Christmas Key is fully adjustable, with precision pin bearings at the trunnion, miniature binding posts, comfortable knob, and perfect balance. The contacts are hard-silver and the finish is satin chrome plate. The distinctive oval base is beautifully grained mahogany, and the knob is hand-turned. GHD's Toshihiko Ujiie uses both modern and traditional techniques to produce a miniature key that will be equally at home in the radio shack, in the field, or decorating a Christmas tree. The Christmas keys have always been a labor of love for me and my first priority has always been usability. GHD has brought considerable expertise to the precision manufacture of the Christmas keys, and the 2011 is about as small as you can make a key and still have good functionality. The 2011 key measures 2" by 1-1/8" at the base and it weighs less than two ounces. The 2011 Christmas Key is a limited edition of 180 keys priced at $89.95, plus shipping and handling. Each key has a label with "Christmas 2011" and a unique serial number. Pictures and more information are available on the Morse Express web site where you will also find secure ordering facilities. Call (800) 238-8205 toll free to order by phone, or (303) 752-3382 for more information. The 2011 Christmas key will add something special to straight key operations through the Holiday season and on Straight Key Night.. LT-MX11 Morse Express 2011 Christmas Key $89.95 http://www.MTechnologies.com/xmas -------------------------------------------------------------------- New BirdyKey Z73+ New from China is the BHC BirdKey Z73 Plus miniature brass telegraph key. The Z73 is natural brass, with silver contacts, and is fully adjustable. BirdyKey Z73-Plus is supplied with a machined solid brass sub-base which doubles the weight and greatly increases stability. The sub-base measures 73x30mm and is 8mm (1/4") thick. A BHC logo plate is screwed onto the front of the base and it brings the weight up to a surprising 8 Oz. Mounting screws are included and installation requires a Philips-head screwdriver. BH-BHCZ73+ $ 89.95 http://www.MTechnologies.com/bhc/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Holiday Reading WIREBOOK V, by Press Jones N8UG No radio shack should be without a copy of the Wirebook. Press Jones is the Original Wireman and he has been providing great wire products, service, and advice to the amateur radio community for over 35 years. The WIREBOOK is a distillation of accumulated wisdom from those decades and a must for the ham shack. The fifth version, WIREBOOK V, devotes entire chapters to: Coaxial Cables, Connectors, Cable Routing and Burying, Grounding and Lightning, Balanced Transmission Line, Antenna Wire, Wire Antennas, Baluns, and much, much more. Seldom has so much hard data been presented with so much entertaining commentary, making WIREBOOK 5 a must-read for all hams and other radio and electronics enthusiasts. MX-WB 5 WIREBOOK V, $12.00 http://www.MTechnologies.com/books/#wb5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jane Wodening's "Living Up There" "Living Up There" is a collection of field naturalist Jane Wondening's observations and stories from a decade of living alone in remote 4th of July Canyon, with only the birds and wildlife for company. The isolation encouraged her to take up amateur radio as a hobby and it allowed here to keep in touch under the worst of weather condtions. "Living Up There" is also available as an audio book, read by Jane and recorded in MP3 format on CD-ROM. MX-WLUT $15.00 http://www.MTechnologies.com/books/index.htm#wlut -------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Fall 2011 Catalog More than five hundred products for the CW Operator, QRPer, and Electronics Enthusiast! Our Summer catalog contains a number of new listings and, sadly, a few overdue price changes. The printed version is available upon request, and it's also available on line at www.MorseExpress.com/list.htm. The on-line version has pictures in full color, and you can view it on-line or download it in pdf format for off-line use or printing. -------------------------------------------------------------------- As always, pictures and more information about the products mentioned above can be found on the Morse Express web site at http://www.MorseExpress.com Please use our secure on-line ordering facilities or call 1-877-DOT-DASH (877-368- 3274) TOLL FREE to order by phone. And feel free to call me personally on (303) 752-3382 for more information about any of our products or services. 73 DE Marshall, N1FN, n1fn@MTechnologies.com for Milestone Technologies, Morse Express, OHR, and AMECO. 10691 E Bethany Drive STE 800 Aurora CO 80014 http://www.MTechnologies.com http://www.OHR.com (303)752-3382 "Everything for the Morse Enthusiast" --