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[Bill]

This is a re-send. Was not sure how to reply to the list.

Hello again.
Thanks for all the replies.
I live in Newberry Springs, Ca. About 20 miles east of Barstow, Ca on I 
40. Kind of in the middle of the desert. We live on 10 fenced acres  on 
the side of Newberry Mountain.
Wonderful views!
All of our "natural born" are grown, married and live in Vegas and 
Texas. We have 2 adopted boys, ages 15 and 12. Adopted them when they 
were both about 5.
With my luck, I'm sure that there is nobody in my area or within 100 
miles that would be willing to part with a unit, but I would be willing 
to try to find someone.
Thanks for the offers, I think it is great!!.
Merry Christmas to all.
Bill



On 12/19/2010 7:46 PM, Don Robert House wrote:
> HI Bill,
>
> THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY!
> I served from 1962 to 1968 as an AX and aircrewman.  I am third
> generation
> US Navy and proud of it.  I recently helped dedicate a memorial to the
> crew
> of PR-21 shot down over the Sea of Japan on April 15, 1969.
>
> This list is normally quite helpful.  I have been on and off of it
> since 2001.
> Many of the people on the list are very liberal so don't send anything
> that
> is Off Topic.  I have had my eyeballs burned several times.
>
> I have several Model 28s here.  Probably too many for one person.
> Let me know where you are located.  Perhaps I can provide you with one
> to enjoy.
>
> With all respect,
> Don K9TTY
> former AX2(AC) USN
> Curator Emeritus - NADCOMM
> http://www.nadcomm.com/
>
> P.S. I am copying some of the more helpful gents on GREENKEYS...
>
> On 19 Dec 2010, at 9:28 PM, Bill wrote:
>
> Hello,
> I served in the US Navy for 23 years and for about 18 of those years I
> was a teletype and KLB47 repairman. I got out in 1969 in Virginia and
> went to work for a company that contracted to the CIA for tty overhaul
> and repair.
> In 1974 I returned to the Navy and resumed my labor of love of tty
> repair and communications. There was a time that I could take a box of
> parts and build a printer. It took  a few days but doable.
> I retired in 1987 as Chief Radioman.
> My first duty station was on the USS Samual N. Moore (DD-747). I
> remember the day we turned on the crypto equipment, geared the ttys for
> 100wpm and stood back and watched as the printers ran for awhile and
> then started spitting parts. It was not long before all of them had to
> get an overhaul with updated parts that would let them run at 100wpm.
> After that, they seemed to just hum along.
> I did like the 60 - or 66wpm (can't remember) unincrypted signal. Seemed
> if you concentrated real hard, you could almost read the signal, just
> like morse code.
> Not long after I retired - 5 years - give or take, it seemed like all
> the ttys were replaced with computers. Really not sure where they all
> went.
>  One ship I was on, the USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) did a lot of "drop"
> tests of various computer terminals just to see what they could take in
> a war time environment. Sometimes it was real messy.
> I have never lost my love for the 28. It was something I could almost
> hold in my lap while I cleaned and adjusted it to almost perfection.
> While contracted to the CIA, we discovered that if you mix about 50% STP
> with teletype oil, dipped the printer in it (before you install the
> electronics and type box!)  then let it hang and "drip dry" overnight
> and wiped it down, you could hardly hear it run. And it seemed to last a
> little longer between service calls.
> I still have my manuals for the 28 and most of the tools I collected
> while in the Navy. The only thing I am missing is a KSR or ASR or even
> an RO. I have not been able to find anywhere on the internet that I can
> lay my hands on one. I would truly love to be able to get a printer or
> system just to get back to the "old days".
> But then there is the problem of parts. Where do you folks get the parts
> to repair your systems?
> Anyway, this is a very informative list.
> Bill Cain
>
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