[GreenKeys] introduction

[Sam Hallas]

Jim Backus wrote:
>  Hi, my name is Jim I've recently subscribed to Greenkeys and thought
>  I'd introduce myself.
>
>  My interest in teleprinters dates back to the mid 60s. I own a
>  variety of Creed 5 unit (Baudot) machines and am currently trying to
>  get them all running as part of my amateur radio station (callsign
>  G4PFJ).

Hello, Jim. Welcome to Greenkeys from a fellow UK resident. I used to be 
G8EXV, though never ran my own station.

I too have been an owner of Creed machines in the past, from the 1970s. 
I started with a 7B and added a 6S6 tape reader at some stage. Later 
graduated to a 7E with the overlap cam so it printed the character on 
the same revolution of the main shaft. At some stage I acquired an 
Olivetti machine but it was a very poor design to my mind. I eventually 
wound up with a Siemens T100 which was excellent and similar in function 
to the Creed 444. Once I got into computers I got rid of the lot, Im 
afraid.

Through a contact with BARTG I'vebeen trying to help a group in the 
Wirral get a couple of 444s working in the Naval Radio Museum display. 
They are short of an 80-0-80 power supply. Any ideas where there might 
be one lurking and looking for a new home?

Cheers,
Sam Hallas