[Boatanchors] Converter.

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From: boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net <boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Richard Knoppow
Sent: Thursday, September 7, 2023 3:21 PM
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Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Converter.

    I wonder how one deals with the extra symbols on a touch tone phone, hash and star (asterisk). Maybe the converter has to have some buttons for these.

On 9/7/2023 9:03 AM, Jacques Fortin wrote:
> Beware for those that want to build the "pulse to touchtone" converter 
> depicted in the web address below.
> It was designed for the British Telephone (BT) standards and the North 
> American ones are different.
> Just to begin, in the NA Bell system, the 48V line supply POSITIVE 
> side is GND, the NEGATIVE is the "line".
> It looks to be the reverse for BT....
> 
> 73, Jacques, VE2JFE in Montreal
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> <boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net> De la part de Glenn Little 
> WB4UIV Envoyé : 7 septembre 2023 11:25 À : boatanchors at mailman.qth.net 
> Objet : Re: [Boatanchors] Converter.
> 
> My buddy Google came up with many.
> Here is one:
> https://www.mattmillman.com/projects/building-your-own-pulse-to-tone-c
> onvert
> er/
> 
> Glenn
> WB4UIV
> 
> On 9/7/2023 9:59 AM, B Riches via Boatanchors wrote:
>> Any ideas on a converter that can take the pulse output from a rotary
> telephone and convert it to touchtone output?
>> Would be cool to be able to use an old rotary phone on today's 
>> landline phone system
>> 73
>> Bill, WA2DVUCape May
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