[GreenKeys] glass operators...(was treasure trove)

[Eugene Hertz]

I sure am glad I have the AUTO CRLF option on my 28's!

>-----Original Message-----
>From: tony j. podrasky [mailto:hunybuny at eskimo.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 10:14 AM
>To: greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] ebay 260034924532 Treasure Trove
>
>Hey Larry & co; 
> 
>Re: "the one-exchange QSO". 
> 
>Yeah - that is another thing that I've noticed. The 
>glass operators are like a rare dx station: 
>one or two exchanges and they're gone. 
> 
>I think one of the things that made old-time RTTY so 
>nice is that it required a great amount of work to 
>get on the air. You had to build a T.U. Then you 
>had to tune it up. And everybody I knew spent some 
>time listening before getting their transmitters going. 
>There was no AFSK in those days - so you had to figure 
>out how to modify your transmitter to do FSK. 
> 
>I even made several contacts between someone running 
>RTTY and me on cw - before I got the transmitter running! 
> 
>By the time you got everything going you had a good 
>understanding of the procedures. The courtesy of 
>leaving the carriage on a new line when you turn the 
>QSO over to the other guy. Don't get me started on 
>the concept of ZEROBEATING... :-) 
> 
>If you mention to the glass operators that you need 
>to have a carriage return and linefeed sent at about 
>72 characters they have no idea how to set that 
>option in the program. Then you say you would 
>appreciate it if they would "hit the ENTER key" (ugh!) 
>once and a while and they usually don't. 
> 
>73, 
>W6ESE - tony 
>NNNNZCZC 
> 
>Larry Tighe wrote: 
>> Tony, 
>> 
>> This weekend past, I tuned RTTY signals all over the place...some kind 
>> of a contest. No CR's or LF's to be found anywhere. I think they're 
>> all "glass" operators with no concept of EOL. 
>> 
>> I rebuilt some old KSR's and ASR's after about 20+ years away from RTTY 
>> and was surprised the world moved on without me! I got one contact on a 
>> band and he dumped me after my first transmission!! My second contact 
>> was pre-arranged with Jack WA2HWJ. Haven't been back on RTTY since. 
>> 
>> I'm thinking mechanical is now the minority or, maybe unwelcome...dunno. 
>> Anyway, my true enjoyment is fixing up the machines....great 
>> satisfaction in saving them and getting them running again. 
>> 
>> Lar 
>> K2JIA 
>> www.antiquetelephone.com 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "tony j. podrasky" <hunybuny at eskimo.com> 
>> To: <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net> 
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 12:12 AM 
>> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] ebay 260034924532 Treasure Trove 
>> 
>> 
>>> That is a pretty impressive collection, given today's standards. 
>>> 
>>> If this was the '60s or '70s I'd be down there on the doorsteps 
>>> waiting - but since it seems like everyone has gone computer 
>>> and has no idea as to what a carriage return or linefeed is, it 
>>> just isn't worth the effort. 
>>> 
>>> I hope someone does pick up the gear and find a home for it. 
>>> I still have my 28-KSR and that will keep me. 
>>> 
>>> regards, 
>>> W6ESE - tony 
>>> NNNNZCZC 
>>> 
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>Tony J. Podrasky | A HIGH TIDE LIFTS ALL BOATS. 
> | 
> | Except for those with a big, 
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