[GreenKeys] Interesting item on eBay web site item#2085773208: Odd Computer Digital Teletype Code Device

[Bob Camp]

Hi,

A little data on the guys who made the box. Judging from the name it has got
to date from the mid 60's or earlier.

Radiation Inc of Melbourne Florida got bought out by a printing press
company back in the sixties. Who knows what the printing guys thought they
were doing getting into the DOD electronics business. The guys from
Radiation more or less took over the combined company. Later on they got out
of the printing business.

Last time I checked the combined operation was still the biggest employer in
the Melbourne area and the sign outside the door still read Harris Corp.

    Take Care!

        Bob Camp
        KB8TQ


----- Original Message -----
From: <wa2hwj@worldnet.att.net>
To: <greenkeys@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 12:29 PM
Subject: [GreenKeys] Interesting item on eBay web site item#2085773208: Odd
Computer Digital Teletype Code Device


> This gadget is described in the RSGB Teleprinter Handbook. It supposedly
can send the FOX message, but I can't tell if the disk is coded from the
picture. It normally plugs into a test set front panel.
> Jack WA2HWJ
>
> Title of item: Odd Computer Digital Teletype Code Device
> Seller: toober
> Starts: Jan-01-03 18:51:48 PST
> Ends: Jan-11-03 18:51:48 PST
> Price: Currently $3.25
> To bid on the item, go to:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2085773208
>
>
> Item Description:
> Radiation 14-106A TDMS Coder
>
> Here is an odd little plug-in box, part of some unknown larger system.
This thing, made by Radiation Inc. (gotta love those Cold War industry
names), is called a TDMS coder. I have no idea what that means.
>
> This thing looks like it spits out a digital code for a Teletype. The gold
plated disk has some sort of encoding, maybe something like a WHO-IS drum
found in 33s. Maybe it spits out the "brown fox" line for testing.
>
> Nice! Untested. It should work OK - it is very easy to manually step the
relay with a finger - nothing seems jammed. Pretty small - the disk is only
about 2 inches in diameter. Fun toy.
>
> Terms of sale
>
> Buyer pays all USPS (not UPS) shipping and very reasonable handling.
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>
> Good luck!
>
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