[RTTY] Ahh, the sound!!

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

> From what I remember the bell had ended up being 
> also used as a warning system on the Red Phone of some part 
> of it so they would not allow the bell to be rung so much.
> Faint memory of that happening

It wasn't the "red phone" ... multiple bell signals were used 
on the wire service networks as the early version of what is 
now the Emergency Broadcast Network.  I can't remember for 
sure - it was more than 30 years ago that I last ripped the 
headline feed from the wire machine at 5 minutes before the 
hour and read it live at the top of the hour during overnight 
air shifts - but I think the doomsday signal was something 
like 10 or 12 bells.  

There were other levels of warnings for special headlines, 
etc.  I know we built a stepping relay that ran off the bell 
of the old model 15.  It lit a "tree" of appropriately colored 
light bulbs in the control room and a couple of other places 
in the station.  

73, 

   ... Joe, W4TV 
 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Artmouton
> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 8:10 PM
> To: Brian; rtty at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Ahh, the sound!!
> 
> 
> Brain - you might remember the controversy when the Feds made 
> the commercial 
> TTY operators cease their annual Christmas message that 
> utilized the bell to 
> play Christmas Carols?  From what I remember the bell had 
> ended up being 
> also used as a warning system on the Red Phone of some part 
> of it so they 
> would not allow the bell to be rung so much.
> Faint memory of that happening
> K5FNQ
> (prior owner of 28 KSR, Tape Punch, Reader and still have the 
> set of 88 Mh 
> chokes.)
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Brian" <shortckts at gmail.com>
> To: <rtty at contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 3:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Ahh, the sound!!
> 
> 
> >
> > On Sep 11, 2008, at 1:39 PM, Gedking at aol.com wrote:
> >> You just gotta hear an ASR28 running at One hundred WPM "WOW WEE"
> >
> >
> > I don't want to rain on anyone's parade, but I don't miss 
> the racket. 
> > In the Navy, I worked in a Communications Center where 
> there were so 
> > many mechanical TTYs running continuously that OSHA came in 
> regularly 
> > to measure decibels.  The Sr Chief would turn off as many 
> as possible 
> > prior to any readings.
> >
> > I understand that Radiomen commonly suffer tinnitus  from such 
> > exposure.  During recent ear and sinus infections, I have myself 
> > suffered from tinnitus.  It is so annoying!
> >
> > I was a computer tech, but my roomate, an electronics tech, had a 
> > girlfriend who lived with us who was a mechanical TTY tech.
> >
> > Oh, the good ole days!  Huh?  Can't hear ya.  :)
> >
> > --
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