[GreenKeys] long shot - TH-39A/UGT (TMC TIS-3) FSK unit

[Randy or Sherry Guttery]

Duncan M. Brown wrote:

> The AWA Museum has a TMC TIS-3 (part of a 1KW SSB/RTTY station).  If we can
> be of assistance in getting yours going (once you find some more parts!),
> let me know.

My TIS-3 "story"...  We used one quite a bit while on Guam (relaying 
MARS traffic); then a couple years in VA. While in VA - we belonged to a 
group that was running LSB on a couple of frequencies - and had another 
"group" that decided they were going to "run us off".  So to prove a 
point - (and tie up the frequency for some considerable time) we ran 24+ 
  hours (continuous) LSB FSK on channel 21 (11 meters - yes CB - this 
was 1976 - and there was a very active CB club in Tidewater Virginia). 
Not being able to talk around / through that - they gave up - and left 
us alone. Of course - someone belly-ached to the FCC - who called me to 
see what was going on (we did ID every-so-often).  I explained what was 
going on -(and played them some tapes we'd made of the harassment of the 
frequency by the "others").  Also noted that it was really just plain 
lower sideband - fed by audio - which just happened to be coming from 
the output of a TIS-3. They noted it'd be best if we didn't tie the band 
up for quite so long at a stretch- and also wondered what on earth we 
were sending - at the time I had a fair collection of RTTY art on tape - 
and being it was Christmas time - had sent Santa with his reindeer; a 
huge christmas tree, and so on. The FCC guy noted he wasn't too sure 
about RTTY on 11 meters - even if AFSK - but we never heard from him 
again...  The TIS-3 was also handy to "record" TTY to cassette... 
though (almost) all of the cassettes are now not playable (oxide is 
flaking off!). What's ironic, though - is that what few paper tapes we 
still have - appear quite ready to go. "Modern" technology, indeed.

Sold the TIS-3 to one of the club members at Ft. Eutis.  I lost track of 
him sometime in the late 80's - but last I heard - it was still doing a 
fine job (as was the Klienschimdt TT-117 printer and TT-179 typing 
reperf that went with it).

Those were fun days...

On a personal note - yes, I've re-subscribed, after some prodding by 
(primarily) George Hutchison - and several others. There's lot's of good 
stuff here - and I'll try to keep my contribution here "good stuff" as 
well. And I'd still like to find a 28 "in range"... and this is the best 
place to look...

best regards...
-- 
randy guttery

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