[RTTY] Ahh, the sound!!

[Roger Cooke]

It sure does bring back memories! I had a Creed 7B in the early 60's and luckily I also had a silence cover. However, it has always amazed me how clever the guys were that designed these pieces of equipment. I spent a few years looking for a 28ASR, my "dream" machine. I never did get one! I did end up with a 19 set before disposing of all the mechanical gear in favour of computers. PC's are not half as exciting though.
  It was not easy to operate RTTY in those days, hence the thrill of getting it all to work.  I am giving a talk at the RSGB HFC on RTTY and shall be trying to incorporate that Utube into my presentation.

  It would be nice to have the bell facility in MMTTY for us old timers! Also, why do we still stick to 45 Bauds? Why not try 75 Bauds for a change. I have had a few Q's at that speed but nobody has suggested changing  up to 75 as a modern standard, quite easy in MMTTY.

Regards from Roger, G3LDI
Swardeston, Norfolk.



--- On Thu, 11/9/08, Eric - VE3GSI <ve3gsi at sympatico.ca> wrote:

> From: Eric - VE3GSI <ve3gsi at sympatico.ca>
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Ahh, the sound!!
> To: "'RTTY'" <rtty at contesting.com>
> Date: Thursday, 11 September, 2008, 6:59 PM
> Yah know, I don't miss the sound of the carriage
> rattling around and as I
> remember the smell of the oil at all, but for some reason,
> I do miss the
> sound of the bell.
> 
> Thanks for the video link Tom, it sure does bring back
> memories.
> 
> Eric - VE3GSI
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Osborne
> 
> Hey all you OT RTTY op's, check out this video.  Brigs
> back some good 
> memoires!!
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP9LWUIWvpU&feature=related
> 
> 73 Tom W7WHY
> 
> 
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