[RTTY] Ahh, the sound!!

[Junior]

We had a fleet flash net at one duty location. When flash traffic ( Z )
would come in the bell would go off about 20 times alerting you to high
precedence traffic. I forget the model of the machine(s) and how it keyed
the Z to set off the bell ( figure shift J ). I did not like hearing it go
off as some of the subject matter was down right scary. Especially the TS
stuff as it was at the height of the cold war.
Russ, WA3FRP , was on 30meters yesterday with an model 28, pair of Collins
twins,R390A/URR and a STU-6. He had a clean signal but the shift was a a
constant 190hz.
Charles/kk5oq
 

-----Original Message-----
From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On
Behalf Of Artmouton
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 1:10 AM
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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