[GreenKeys] Strange Model 28 pix

[Don Robert House]

It is a LETS (Law Enforcement Teletype Service) machine.  That  
explains why it was in service so long.
LETS and power company machines were the last services to go.  The  
police wanted to keep them.  Some of us used to maintain them after  
ownership was transferring to the municipality.  At some point the  
larger cities and towns went to LEADS machines which were M35 ASRs on  
a data network.  Computers finally replaced the M35s on LEADS service.

I have forgotten what the LEADS acronym stands for.  I think it was /  
is  Law Enforcement Advanced Data Service.

You need to keep that machine preserved as 90 percent or more of them  
were simply put out for the trash.

Best,
Don
K9TTY



On 30 Jun 2009, at 8:35 AM, Larry Tighe wrote:

Hi Folks,

Here's a URL to the pix my son put up for me.  This is the machine  
that was
virtually snatched from the garbage collection truck just two houses  
away
from the machine.  My friend grabbed it for me as I was out of
town....virtually a minute ahead of the truck! ! !

Rice found it on Craig's list and let me know....he's in NM and I'm in  
NJ !
!   What a world, huh?  It was from the Bernards Twp. Police Dept. in
Basking Ridge NJ.  Carrier fed from a C.O.  Note the KB cover  
"converting"
the KSR to an RO.....LOL

Jack filled me in on the details and feels the ST-8000A can replicate  
the
carrier input to operate the machine.  It has 100 WPM gears and the  
8000A
should be able to up convert 60 WPM to 100 WPM if I understand it  
correctly.

http://antiquetelephone.com/teletype.html

Larry
K2JIA
www.antiquetelephone.com

______________________________________________________________
GreenKeys mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/greenkeys
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:GreenKeys at mailman.qth.net

This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html