[GreenKeys] Re: Just a few RTTY basic questions and a holiday thanks to all

[Wndrrt at cs.com]

Hello all and a Happy Thanksgiving.

Jan Bogue KD6EMW here with a short update on the 19 set.  I did win the bid 
on a 1962 RTTY Hand Book on ebay.  Other information is being sent to me at 
this time.  Last week, I hooked up my temporary loop supply to the receive loop, 
and as I tapped the alligator clip on the positive contact screw on the 
terminal strip, the keys started hitting the platen in random order, so looks like 
my selector magnet works as well as the printer mechanisms.  This week I am 
going to try and trace out the send loop through the keyboard and the TD.  

A few questions:

If my machine is geared for 60 wpm and 45.45 baud, what happens if the 19 
tries to copy 50 baud on Hamburg Metro Weather (taken from rtty.com frequency 
list)?

Can the 19 be geared to handle short 75 baud contacts?

It looks like the 19 is limited to copying Amateur Bulletins on 3620 W2QFR.  
Are there other frequencies where the baud is a civilized 45.45 for the old 
machines to work on?  

Do some computer programs and modern, painfully quiet, RTTY setups without 
moving machine parts equipped to communicate with the old machines?  New on one 
end of the QSO and antique on the other end?  

All basic stuff, but when you are in first grade you have to start at the 
bottom with the basics.  

And now for a quick Thanksgiving note:

I have only been a Ham for three months, and when I think back I cannot 
remember a time when I have come in contact with  so many helpful and kind people 
in such a short period of time. This includes those in related fields as well. 
And the attitude is contageous.  I find myself passing the attitude on in my 
daily dealings with others at my job.  Thanks to all.

Two more questions:  

Are the old machines limited to talking only to their own generation?

Can my Hallicrafters Model SX99 or my Hallicrafters Sky Champion be used as a 
source for a RTTY signal?  Dose the signal have to come from a SSB  lower 
band radio? 

Thanks for your help
Jan Bogue KD6EMW