To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Telegraph Equipment Jim Finnigan: I have been working with a telegraph enthusiast named Jim Sanders, 832 E. Ojai Ave., Ojai, California 93023 (phone 805 646-1266). He must be part of a different (I think loosely organized) group because his background is as a lineman, not railway and ham radio. My understanding is that the group started out as insulator collectors but at least some have become very active in historical documentation of the entire technology (as the resource base has dwindled?). Hope this helps. Mark Henderson, Ely, NV (702-289-1869) .