[GreenKeys] Well, it's not a Teletype ...

[Nick England]

Well, just for the record - it is indeed a McElroy Wheatstone tape
keyer - I couldn't resist it - here are a few photos of the keying
mechanism with two hole sensing pins controlling the contacts:
http://www.navy-radio.com/xmtrs/control/mc-67.JPG
http://www.navy-radio.com/xmtrs/control/mc-67a.JPG
and a McElroy label I found under the gunk inside -
http://www.navy-radio.com/xmtrs/control/mc-70.JPG
Now to find some interesting tapes (or a punch!)
cheers,
Nick K4NYW
www.navy-radio.com

On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 8:14 AM, Nick England <navy.radio at gmail.com> wrote:
> I believe it is Wheatstone tape keyer - given the output lines, variable
> speed, and on the bottom of that reading head is a decal that says "McElroy"
> - photo from a similar or same unit offered on ebay in the past -
> http://www.navy-radio.com/xmtrs/control/keyer-mcelroy-96.jpg
>
> cheers,
> Nick K4NYW
> www.navy-radio.com
>
> On 18 Apr 2011, at 11:17 PM, Bill Horne wrote:
>
> ... but what _is_ it? I'm voting for a frequency meter. Any other
> opinions?
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-TELETYPE-EQUIPMENT-RFL-LQQK-BIG-PICS-/170628984306?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27ba47adf2
>
> 73,
>
> Bill, W1AC
> --
>