[GreenKeys] Re: Fax Machine Used in Flags of our Fathers

[eldim at att.net]

Fantastic Pictures of the TXC-1.
I trained on this machine at Keesler AFB, Boloxi, Mississippi in1962.
However, I never did encounter this unit in the field.  I did work on the Muirhead, an English FAX machine using a rotating Helix Scanning system  and a chemical impregnated sensitive paper that was around 19" wide. This was in Italy and Germany in 68 thru 72 and was for creating current weather maps for briefing air-crews. The ammonia  smell given off was putrid, not to mention the noisy clatter and the chatter of the Teletype Machines. We had several of these machines in operation simultaneously in an adjacent room to the Weather Forcasting Unit.  These were interesting machines to works on.  A fellow Ham gave me 2 or 3 of them which I :<( sadly dismantled for the parts, and metals.  
73,
Glen Galati, KA7BOJ
Tacoma, WA
eldim at att.net

-------------- Original message from Richard Dillman <ddillman at igc.org>: -------------- 


> 
> >The facsimile machine used in Flags of our Fathers belongs to our 
> >museum. It is a TXC-1 donated to the museum by John Leonard, KG6OFF. 
> 
> Any mention of the TXC-1 naturally gets my attention. 
> 
> I too have a TXC-1 with converter, power supply, speaker and the correct table. 
> 
> I've often wondered if it might be the only remaining operating TXC-1. Does 
> anyone know of another operating unit? 
> 
> I had mine in operation at the Military Radio Collectors Group meet in San Luis 
> Obispo. It was turnin' and burnin' and howlin' and receiving a message from the 
> Territory of Hawaii about an air raid. Apparently, this was no drill. 
> 
> Photos? Sure. See: 
> 
> http://www.radiomarine.org/TXC-1/ 
> 
> I'd be interested in contacting any other military fax fans. There can't be too 
> many of us. 
> 
> Best, 
> 
> RD 
> 
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> Richard Dillman, W6AWO 
> Maritime Radio Historical Society 
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> Collector of Harleys, Willys and 
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