[GreenKeys] AN/UGC-74B?

[Don Robert House]

Thanks for the correction Tom.  Nice hearing from you.

Don

On 13 Jun 2005, at 7:54 PM, Tom Kleinschmidt wrote:

> Correction!
>
> The original model -74 (Formerly TT-412-TG) was DESIGNED by  
> Kleinschmidt
> (KL) but KL did not win any of the manufacturing contracts. In  
> fact, this
> printer and other equipment known as the "Tactical Communications  
> Project" -
> or something close by name - was the beginning of the end for the  
> company.
>
> The bidding method was changed by the military signal corps in the mid
> 1960s. The former tried and true formula was to low bid the design and
> engineering and make up the losses on manufacturing. Instead each  
> segment
> was bid completely independently. Gone were the days when if you  
> designed
> it -they would come! You were no longer "automatically" the  
> manufacturer of
> your design.
>
> The first version, no suffix and A?,  used the rotating font wheels as
> described in other emails - this was a design borrowed from the KL
> 311(AN/FGC-80) KSR, 312 RO and 321? (AN/FGC -140) ASR data printers.
>
> The B and C suffix models are dot matrix printers as I recall -  
> redesigned
> by others.
>
> Since it seems to be  a well disliked piece of gear I knew you  
> would like to
> know more about it! ;>)
>
> Tom
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Robert House" <drhouse at nadcomm.com>
> To: <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 12:23 AM
> Subject: Fwd: [GreenKeys] AN/UGC-74B?
>
>
>
>>> From: Don Robert House <drhouse at nadcomm.com>
>>> Date: 10 June 2005 7:41:32 PM CDT
>>> To: Bob McConnell <rmcconne at lightlink.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] AN/UGC-74B?
>>>
>>>
>>> The UGC-74 was made by Kleinschmidt.  The UGC-74A and UGC-74B were
>>> made by other manufacturers.  Only the 74 uses a standard ribbon.
>>> The other two use special cartridges made only for the military.
>>> There is a work around for replacing the ribbon if you intend to
>>> get one.  They are heavy duty machines that are waterproof.
>>> Shipping is expensive since they weigh 100 pounds each.  You also
>>> need a special power cable to power them up.
>>>
>>> The Army has been using these old machines in some cases in
>>> Afghanistan and Iraq until very recently as these machines run fine
>>> in very very hot weather and are sand proof as well as waterproof.
>>> Tom Kleinschmidt and Warren Brader are the experts on these
>>> teletypewriters.
>>>
>>> Don R. House K9TTY
>>> drhouse at nadcomm.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 10 Jun 2005, at 12:42 PM, Bob McConnell wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Can anyone tell me what these are? They don't quite look like
>>>> Model 28s. There are two of them on this page:
>>>>
>>>>   <http://www.govliquidation.com/list/c7161/lna/1.html>
>>>>
>>>> THank you,
>>>>
>>>> Bob McConnell
>>>> N2SPP
>>>>
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