[Elecraft] Paper Tape CW sender

[Alan Bloom]

When I worked at W1AW back in the mid-70s, we were still using paper 
tape to send CW, but it was 5-hole tape, the same as used for RTTY.  A 
converter box made by Frederick Electronics converted the RTTY Baudot 
code to Morse.

However, we did have an old 2-hole CW tape machine that was used for the 
frequency-measuring tests because you could send long dashes with it by 
manually covering up the "off" hole at the end of a dot or dash.  I 
don't remember what brand of machine it was.

You might consider donating your "find" to the ARRL museum.  I believe 
Bob Allison WB1GCM of the ARRL lab is the curator.  860-594-0210

Alan N1AL


On 10/30/2016 01:54 PM, Don Hall wrote:
> Shades of yore!! I learned enough code to pass my Class C code test
> given by an ex-Merchant Marineoperator in 1948 by using one of these
> belonging to my dad W5RLM(SK).Shows my longevity(age!!)73  Don
> K5AQW5OBS courtesy of the paper tape machine
>
> On Sunday, October 30, 2016 8:34 AM, Kenneth Christiansen
> <w0cz at i29.net> wrote:
>
>
> Hi to the group.
>
> My silent key friend's XYL has a paper tape morse code device and we
> would like to donate it to a museum. It is in a nice looking wood
> box. It has one paper tape, a hand crank on the side of the box and
> should be saved as an important piece of history. His XYL and I are
> both 74 years old so it will just be a matter of time before this
> ends up in a land fill if we don't find a home for it.
>
> She sent me two pictures of it so if anyone is interested I can
> E-Mail the pictures. She will donate the piece and I will pay
> shipping if we can find a home for it.
>
> 73
>
> Ken Christiansen.  W0CZ w0cz at i29 dot net.    Or I am good in
> QRZ.COM.
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
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