My first hands on TTY was an old ASR33 but it was
never hooked up to a radio. A few years back I was
flying up to Canton, Ohio weeks on end and got to
visit the Alliance group at one of their meetings.
Bet those 35+ WPM jocks slow down a bit for the SKN
tonight.
Gary - WB4SQ
--- Daniel Jeswald <w4nti@mindspring.com> wrote:
> My first ever rememberance of a tty machine was
> before I got my ticket. I
> was a member of the local club up in Alliance Ohio
> and a OT had passed
> away. We went over to help his widow unload his
> gear. We ended up with
> the machine. It was a model 15. And it stayed with
> the club until I left
> in 64 for the military.
>
> Then about 71 or so I got into RTTY with the ARMY,
> using the Kleinschmidt
> klunkers, model 98 and 76 if my memory serves me.
> Then into the Army mars
> with some Hal equipment, 19s, 28asr, etc. Even had
> a stint with a antique
> BC610 and a model 19 at another MARS station, I did
> a lot of volunteer
> MARS stuff.
>
> Didn't start playing ham rtty till the early 80s
> when a friend gave me his
> model 19 setup. I eventually went on to the TRS80
> and homebrew interface
> and now into computers.
>
> I too enjoy the mode a lot. Need to get on more
> often. Thanks for the
> trip down memory lane.
>
> Dan/W4NTI
>
> PS...don't forget SKN tonight.
>
>
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Matt Lee, WB6BWZ <Matt@Tenn-Valley.com>
> > To: <w4nti@mindspring.com>
> > Cc: <secc@contesting.com>
> > Date: 12/30/03 8:00:37 PM
> > Subject: RE: [SECC] RE: RTTY
> >
> >
> > Dan,
> >
> > We didn't care if RTTY was sent via klunkers or
> computers. We were glad
> > just to have anyone talk to us on RTTY, hi. And
> this was on the Left
> > Coast (W6-land).
> >
> > We got around the CR/LF problem with a hardware
> mod that would force a
> > CR/LF at about the 72nd character. Many times that
> would be in a middle
> > of a word but at least it was done automatically.
> >
> > I believe the mod was featured in RTTY Journal
> circa 70's.
> >
> > I had lots of fun playing with my Model 15, 19,
> 28KSR (my favorite!) and
> > Kleinschmidt TT/4 portable printer-keyboard. Had
> many ragchews on the
> > greenkeys with Irv Hoff, W6FFC, on 362x kHz. (Will
> someone tell me what
> > happened to Irv?)
> >
> > The Model 19 was really something. Whenever I had
> to move it, it meant
> > disassembling everything. Even the steel desk
> weighed a ton. Always
> > wished for a 28ASR but they were too expensive for
> me. Nothing ever
> > broke or required adjustments in my TTY machines.
> They kept working and
> > working and working...including the power supply.
> The machines were
> > well-used before I got them, too.
> >
> > The first time I saw a tty machine was at an Army
> MARS station. I was
> > 15-16 at that time (brand new Novice). The GI's
> would not let me get
> > close to their machines. Don't know why - the RTTY
> traffic they were
> > handling was unclassified.
> >
> > The first time I touched the greenkeys was on a
> 28KSR in Civil Defense
> > Headquarters (Diamond Head, Honolulu, Hawaii)
> during a 3-day nationwide
> > drill. I was assigned to a 2-meter AM (remember
> the Clegg's?) but lost
> > my voice from too much traffic handling. That is
> when they assigned me
> > to a 28KSR (telephone line connections between CD
> shelters on the
> > different islands). It was lots of fun...and I've
> been hooked on tty
> > ever since.
> >
> > I will have to work but I will participate in the
> RTTY Roundup part-time
> > and QRP.
> >
> > --
> > Matt Lee, WB6BWZ
> > Atlanta, Georgia USA
> > <wb6bwz@arrl.net>
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: secc-bounces@contesting.com
> > > [mailto:secc-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf
> Of Daniel Jeswald
> > > Sent: Tuesday, 30 December, 2003 20:12
> > > To: secc@contesting.com
> > > Subject: RE: [SECC] RE: RTTY
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I tried that a few years ago (about 20). It
> really got
> > > annoying because no
> > > one using a computer (read everyone) would sent
> a cr and lf.
> > > Got to be a real pain in the arse doing it by
> hand.
> > >
> > > Hardy har har
> > >
> > > Dan/W4NTI
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > [Original Message]
> > > > From: halken <halken@comcast.net>
> > > > To: <secc@contesting.com>
> > > > Date: 12/29/03 2:42:20 PM
> > > > Subject: [SECC] RE: RTTY
> > > >
> > > > RTTY? RTTY? Hmmmm, let's see, I have a model
> 19
> > > > teleprinter made by
> > > > Teletype Corp complete with metal desk, tape
> punch, and 200 lb power
> > > > supply with 866A mercury vapor rectifiers
> around here
> > > > somewhere.....maybe its under the
> Kleinschmidts, over near
> > > > the heap'o T-23 ARC-5s! I WILL need to oil
> the clutches.....
> > > >
> > > > The TU with 88 mH toroids will need a dusting
> off.... I can
> > > > find a scope
> > > > with a P7 phosphor somewhere to hook across
> them and tune for 850 Hz
> > > > shift, although 2125 and 2975 Hz are burned
> into my
> > > > ear/brain-bank. The 12AX7s are probably still
> okay...
> > > >
> > > > The magnets in the polar relays may need some
> adjusting,
> > > > but that's more an adventure than a chore.
> > > >
> > > > I will probably set the family electric fan to
> blowing on the 6146
> > > > finals, as they were never intended to stay
> key-down for
> > > > more than a few
> > > > seconds. The 5763 AM modulators can take a
> rest for the weekend...
> > > >
> > > > Thank goodness I replaced the exciter's
> selenium rectifiers
> > > > with a 5U4GB
> > > > last year, I don't think I could take the
> smell of another exploded
> > > > selenium job one more time....
> > > >
> > > > HNY to all... ;-)
> > > >
> > > > N4GG
> >
> > ...
> >
> > --
> >
>
>
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