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With W7FG Vintage Manuals, Vibroplex creates reproduction manuals for vintage Amateur Radio, shortwave radio, scanners, audio and test equipment. To complete a ham station the company also manufacturers the Par Endfedz antennas for both single and multi band operation. In 2017 the company introduced the INRAD line of microphone and headset products. The company also supplies the OEM filters for the Elecraft K3S transceiver. In addition Vibroplex manufacturers INRAD(International Radio) which is aftermarket crystal and roofing filters for use in transceivers and receivers from the 1960's to the present day. After many years in New York and a handful of ownership changes over the 115 year period, Vibroplex has been operating in Knoxville, TN since 2009. Vibroplex keys are manufactured in the USA and they presently manufacture Morse code keys under the Vibroplex and Bencher brands. They were founded in New York in 1905 by Horace Martin, the inventor of the semi-automatic or "bug" Morse code key. Vibroplex is the oldest continuously operating business in Amateur Radio. Currently the company is located at 2906 Tazewell Pike, Suite A2B, Knoxville, TN 37918.
In 2009 Scott Robbins, W4PA purchased The Vibroplex Company and relocated it to Knoxville, Tennessee. Felton Mitchell Jr., WA4OSR, purchased Vibroplex and moved the company to Mobile Alabama. Co.īy 1910 Vibroplex bugs were manufactured back in New York and were sold under the Vibroplex name and New York on the nameplate.ġ979 the company went from New York to Portland, Maine. Martin briefly moved the company to Norcross Georgia and sold his keys under the name of United Electric Mfg. The Vibroplex original bug first appeared on page 32 in the June 1905 issue of The Commercial Telegraphers Journal and is still in production today. A Vibroplex Original made in 1942 can be seen HERE for comparison. While not super rare as these bugs along with other Vibroplex items without an address or patent numbers do pop up from time to time, nonetheless it is a unique item from the company's history. finish. The reason for the oddball status is because the Vibroplex label does not have any patent information or an address for the company. The bug seen on this page is a touch of an oddball. The color of the base is known as Battleship gray. So at a guess I'd say it was built in 1982 or 1983.
#VIBROPLEX BUG SERIAL NUMBERS SERIAL NUMBERS#
According to the "Birth dates of Vibroplex keys" by John Elwood, WW7P, he states that between 19 the following serial numbers were used 42,078-49,762.
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The serial number of the key shown here is 42870 which places this bug as being made some time in the early 1980's. This Vibroplex model is known as the Original which has been in production for over 100 years.
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