[GreenKeys] Rtty Journal personalities

[AI2Q]

I might be one of those nuts Ron, getting back on RTTY with a Model 28.

We were on with machines back in the 1960s, when I had a Model 26 and
FRXD-3-EL nontyping reperf.

I just acquired the Model 28 from W1GZS, built up a TTL circuit to process
the AFSK from an old computer-oriented Kantronics TU, and the ol' selector
magnets are now humming in a 60-mA loop. It was great to copy the RTTY
bulletin from W1AW last night. The shack sounded like a UPI office.

Now, where did I put that oil can.......

Vy 73, AI2Q, Alex in Kennebunk, Maine
http://users.adelphia.net/~alexmm/ai2q.htm

 .-.-.

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Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 1:14 PM
To: telegrapher at att.net; Greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Rtty Journal personalities


Well, of course, Irv died several years ago after retiring from United.
I don't know about the others, but there are a lot of old-time RTTY nuts
in the woodwork.

I bought the compete set of the RTTY Journal on CDROM and it's very
nostalgic to scan those TU construction articles.  I never built a TTL2
but started with Irv's ST3. With all the plug and play stuff, nothing
comes close to seeing a M28 print from your own handiwork.

$1,000 for a M28ASR was a good price in those days.  I sold a nice one
to a guy in S. California for three times that amount. On the other
hand, the Mouse machines were virtually free.

Ron
W6XY

telegrapher at att.net wrote:

>Found 4 more issues of RTTY Journal.
>
>May/June, July/August, November and December 1973.
>
>Now where is Dusty, W8CQ, Ron Guentzler, W8BBB (Rtty theory and
>Applications), W3KV of RTTY-DX column fame and all the tty gear in the
>want ad section?  $1000 for a 28 ASR with underdome reperf?
>
>May/June has an article by Irv Hoff, W6FFC for those of you do don't
>know or remember his call on "AUtostart for the Mainline ST-5 Demod.."
>including schematics and good descriptions as Irv would have done.
>Anyone with ST-5 units wanting this info i'll be glad to make copies of
>it.
>
>July/August has an excellent article for a "Solid state TU-73 Demod.",
>Electronic Keying for the 100V, and a big 2 page list of Commercial RTTY
>frequencies.
>
>In November of 1973, W5CBC, William Johnson wrote about "resonating the
>88mh Toroid" and Bert Kelly, K4EEU described "TTL DIgital Autostart".
>There's also a short article that talks about "Modifying the Reinker Kit
>for WU Model 100 Printers".
>
>December brought a nice article from Jim Abshier, W8QOP about a "RTTY
>Demodulator with good dynamic Range.  Ron Guentzler, W8BBB continues his
>excellent "RTTY for Beginners" with part 8.
>
>Anyone know if these guys are still around?
>
>Larry
>W0OGH
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