[GreenKeys] Economist on Telex

[roy.morgan at nist.gov]

Quoting wa3frp at aol.com:

> Thanks to Nick for pointing out the article on a subject very near and 
> dear to my heart as working in the Philadelphia Telex exchange was my 
> first real job when I got out of University.
> 
> Here is a link to that article:
>
<http://www.economist.com/research/articlesBySubject/displayStory.cfm?story_id=10609367&subjectID=348963&fsrc=nwl>

Interesting article!  I'm struck with the parallel between the final quote: "Who
will send the last TELEX? Possibly me." and the work of Dick Dillman and the
crew at the marine historical society and KPH. http://www.radiomarine.org/

There are folks still 

- flying the legendary P-51 fighter, 
- Sending land telegraph around the country over telephone lines
- running one-cylinder steam engines and put-put gas engines from long ago
- and putting long-relied-upon coast radio stations back on the air.

Maybe a form of TELEX will last a very long time also.

Roy
K1LKY

Roy Morgan
13033 Downey Mill Road
Lovettsville VA 20180