A few days ago I noticed a posting in QRZ from a fellow who ordered a NOS Soviet-era key from Andy, UT2WQ in Ukraine who sells keys and other related ham items on E-bay under seller "anbayua". Andy's bio is on QRZ along with pictures of his collection and his ham radio story. He noted on his E-bay site that "By buying items you are helping the Ukrainian Army and most of the profits after taxes go to support the Army." He also warned that shipping is ongoing but delays could take until May.
Nonetheless several hams have ordered from him and his storefront has a number of keys and other interesting items. This morning I received my shipping information and a very kind note from Andy--frankly I don't care whether the key arrives in May or ever, it was a good feeling to make the order and get a response so quickly.
Since I have always been fascinated with NOS stuff this is the E-bay item number for the key I bought (144206041658) but as I mentioned, he has lots of other items as well. The item's sold counter shows 59 sold as of this writing, hopefully I can help...
I hope I am not pushing any wrong buttons in this politically charged atmosphere but I am sure the moderators will keep me in line.
Thanks for reading,
David, Tucson AZ
(Yeah, U of AZ lost last night, but today is going be 90's and sunny, cactii will start blooming soon!)