[GreenKeys] Saving paper tapes (was Auto-Pix)

Mon Apr 24 18:38:24 EDT 2006

The better way is to use a tape winder, either key wound main spring or
an electric with a tension arm controlling the on/off switch.

Dave, WW8S

On Mon 4/24/2006  4:04 PM, gil smith <gil at baudot.net> wrote :

> Hi Eugene:
> 
> That's a darned good question.  I have always just let the tape spew on the 
> floor (which I think is kinda cool), and then wound it back up.  But I 
> don't read tapes much.
> 
> In a "production" situation, it gets messier, so I'll let the greenkeys 
> folks comment on this.
> 
> thanks,
> 
> gil
> 
> 
> At 01:08 PM 4/24/2006, you wrote:
> 
> >Gil, I might be willing. Although I have a question about tape 
> >management.  I just got my first 28 asr and hence my first machine that 
> >handled tape. As I play around with it punching and reading tape it occurs 
> >to me, tapes are hard to manage. What I mean is, is there some kind of 
> >source spool /take up spool that can be arranged to avoid the giant pool 
> >of tape sprawled all out on the floor?  Is there a better way to manage 
> >long tapes?
> >
> >Eugene
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: gil smith [mailto:gil at baudot.net]
> > >Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 02:59 PM
> > >To: greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
> > >Cc: 'John Foust', 'David Freeman'
> > >Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Saving paper tapes (was Auto-Pix)
> > >
> > >Hi folks:
> > >
> > >I have mentioned this before and had no takers. If someone wants to save
> > >tapes, I will ship you a loaner unit to make it easy (just ship it back
> > >when you are done). One catch: you must make the pic files public, by
> > >sending them to Bill Bytheway for inclusion in the pic library at
> > >rtty.com. Reasonable enough eh?
> > >
> > >I have a little 28-TD which I modified to plug directly into a 232
> > >port. You just plug it in to your pc, and then read tapes into a program
> > >like RTTYArt to save and name the file. I suppose Heavymetal would work as
> > >well. The TD is geared for 100-wpm, so the read will (reasonably)
> > >fast. You PC must have a serial port compatible with the above
> > >program(s). The TD does not take much desk space, and there are just power
> > >and 232 cables hanging out.
> > >
> > >If someone is willing to read a library of tapes (like the set from John
> > >Sheetz), send me your address, and I'll ship this guy off to you. Such a 
> > deal.
> > >
> > >gil
> > >
> > >
> > >At 06:07 AM 4/24/2006, David Freeman wrote:
> > >>John,
> > >>
> > >>Can you send me Bob's contact info and I'll see if we can get going on 
> > this.
> > >>It's pretty easy to set up your AFSK output from the TU into MMTTY and log
> > >>the data to your hard drive. An editor quickly cleans up any errors and 
> > burn
> > >>it to a CD. It just takes hours and hours and hours of machine time. I 
> > think
> > >>I can get four or five going at once.
> > >>
> > >>Cutting tapes is even easier, heck I've let my M14 run all night and found
> > >>everything still humming along the next morning.
> > >>
> > >>While storage/exchange on CD is certainly easier. The purist in me says
> > >>paper tape should be archived as well. Once this project is done, I'm a 
> > little
> > >>saddend by the thought that 1,500 RTTY PIX will be so easily obtained. 
> > Where
> > >>is the challenge in that. And once we all have a copy, there won't be much
> > >>reason to exchange them on the air. Of course we can create new PIX
> > >>but that is so damn easy now it's not funny. That era has ended....
> > >>
> > >>Dave, WW8S
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>On Sun 4/23/2006 6:02 PM, John Foust <jfoust at threedee.com> wrote :
> > >>
> > >> > At 09:12 AM 4/20/2006, David Freeman wrote:
> > >> > >I volunteered to receive/store/archive tapes, and even redistribute
> > >> them in exchange
> > >> > >for blank tape. The last large collection I know about was John Sheetz
> > >> estate's extensive collection. I think Bob Camp took possesion of it. I
> > >> don't know what's become of Bob
> > >> > >since he was once very active posting to several reflectors but now is
> > >> unheard from.
> > >> > >I'd still like to get a copy of the Sheetz collection since it was one
> > >> of the most complete and accurate assemblies of RTTY pix around.
> > >> >
> > >> > Ah, a volunteer. I sent a message to Bob Camp. He recently changed jobs
> > >> > and became very busy. He admirably rescued the Sheetz tapes, but now
> > >> > he's willing to hand off the archiving to someone else.
> > >> >
> > >> > Duping paper tapes? Because I'm more computer-oriented than 
> > ham-oriented,
> > >> > I regard the more important task as converting the old tapes to
> > >> > computer-readable data files so they can be archived, cloned and 
> > shared.
> > >> >
> > >> > As I understand it, we're talking about fourteen cubic feet of tapes.
> > >> >
> > >> > - John
> > >> >
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