[GreenKeys] Not Your Average M14 - eBay

[AI2Q]

Years ago (early 1960s) I had an FRXD-3-EL non-typing "climbing monkey" 
reperf in my shack.

How I loved that machine, and have never heard of one since, until this 
e-mail thread appeared this morning.

Sad to say, I donated my FRXD to The Science Museum of Long Island, and it 
discarded it, much to my dismay.

I would love to find another, but am hesitant about buying this typing FRXD 
on eBay.

Vy 73, AI2Q, Alex
Member: ARRL, FOC, RSGB, CWops, QRP-L, Antique Wireless Association, New 
England Radio Discussion Society, DXCC Honor Roll, 16ØM DXCC, 8ØM DXCC
http://home.roadrunner.com/~alexmm



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jack Hart" <wa2hwj at att.net>
To: <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 10:36 AM
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Not Your Average M14 - eBay


> While the FRXD is not a very common machine, the cover is even
> more uncommon. It does have some parts missing.
> The "right side" is basically a Model 14 reperf...the "left side"
> is a TD with a "climbing head" that can read the last character
> punched on the reperf.
>
> Jack K0TTY
>
> NNNN
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bill Strangfeld
> Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 9:12 AM
> To: 'David Burns'; greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Not Your Average M14 - eBay
>
> It is an FRXD.  One of the photos shows the tag.  Compare it to this 
> photo:
>
> http://www.nadcomm.com/frxd.htm
>
> The FRXD is the model 14/15-era predecessor of the model 28-RT.  The
> mechanism on the left of the photo is a transmitter-distributor with a
> climbing head that reads up to the last character punched.  These are
> tape-relay units, not crypto.
>
> Nick has a You-Tube of the 28-RT in action here:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD97YVIaPlA
>
> The eBay one looks like it is missing the sheet metal cover that should be
> over the tape reader on the left and the chad box on the lower right.
>
> I have an NOS FXRD with the matching table and might (not sure) have a 
> spare
> chad box if someone on the list buys this.
>
> Bill W8FIX
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of David Burns
> Sent: Friday, November 29, 2013 9:29 AM
> To: greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [GreenKeys] Not Your Average M14 - eBay
>
> This is an exceedingly curious bit of Teletype equipment as it looks at
> first glance as though it were a M14 reperf, but it has more than one
> station where tape is manipulated, in addition to what appears to be 5-bit
> parallel electrical pickup on the far right front side...perhaps for use 
> in
> encryption?  Anybody know this?
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/WWII-NAVY-DEPARTMENT-PORTABLE-TELETYPE-MACHINE-WITH-
> CASE-AND-GLASS-COVER-/271334136092?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f2cc6591c
>
> -Dave in Boston
>
>
>
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