[GreenKeys] Under 40?! Call out for age...

Thu Dec 31 16:50:44 EST 2015

Well, there was a time when I was the youngest on the list. I am 48 and joined probably around 13 or more years ago or so.

My first intro to RTTY was my elmer, W2NZ in the early eighties. In the mid-eighties (high school) I used a 33 (I believe) in my computer science class to connect to the BOCES computer which I can’t recall what it was. Probably a DEC of some kind.

I was always fascinated with RTTY, especially news broadcasts. Imagine my surprise to find out there really weren’t any more broadcast stations! This was around 2000 when I decided to get back into RTTY using glass. But I didn’t quite catch the bug for ham radio until about 10 years ago.

Today I have 28ASR and KSR (courtesy Jack) and lots of interesting TU’s both solid and hollow state.
Eugene W2HZ

From: GreenKeys [mailto:greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Pete Lancashire
Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2015 12:37 PM
To: Donald Lampert
Cc: Clay Archer; greenkeys
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Under 40?! Call out for age...

My weather configuration 28 pretty much came that way. I was called about it from a
retired friend who does his weekly garage sale expeditions. It was $5 and was going
in the dumpster that was sitting in the driveway ready to be filled at the end of the
sale.

On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 8:45 AM, Donald Lampert via GreenKeys <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net<mailto:greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>> wrote:
It's so sad to see the dumpster in the driveway, after someone dies!
A lifetime of dreams, work, hobbies, and memories.... Just trashed.
Great idea photographing, and inventorying, and valuing our treasures, so at least our heirs know it has $ value even if not sentimental value.
Love hearing all the stories - thanks guys, and gals!!

Sent from my iPhone

On Dec 29, 2015, at 23:56, Clay Archer <clay at ArcherServices.com<mailto:clay at archerservices.com>> wrote:
Good advice for the collectors out there.    We need to get out estates in order.   I have started a photo album for my stuff with a description and value of each item.     We should designate a destination for our equipment.  Most every city has a local computer or technology museum of sorts, and there are larger well established ones across the country that would be interested in a donation.     Or at least a record and estimated value of each item so our families will have something to fight over.    I have tracked down equipment just to have someone tell me they scrapped it or threw it away because they thought it had no value.    It makes me sad when an elderly person dies and their family parks the dumpster in the driveway….
Clay

From: GreenKeys [mailto:greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Pete Lancashire
Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2015 9:07 AM
To: greenkeys
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Under 40?! Call out for age...

I'm the one that asked about who are the younger members of GKs

I originally posted it when I was discussing with another member about  making sure teleprinter
equipment survives past one dying, that discussion came about from another discussion on
the model 37 that just sold on Ebay.

I've been working on my estate, and want to make sure that things of value do not become
E-waste, and get scrapped as such. Not only the T&M (test and measurement) stuff, but
the Teletypes, specially the 37 and the three 35's which should first go to or at least be
offered to museums, then to collectors. Not having anyone to pass the estate on to, the
only thing important to me is what is considered collectable, goes to someone or someplace
that will at least try to make sure it does not become scrap.

Commercial Break: Everyone should think about this no matter what your age is. I've now
had three friends die before 60, One had a heart attack at 47. He was a health nut, exercised
all the time, yada, yada, yada. Back to the show ....

It got me curious. So many of us got bitten by the TTY bug at an early age. Myself got to
operate a model 15 at the age of 10. Had my first machine at 16, and at 20 filled a pickup
truck with a dozen  "demilled" 33's, and turned that truck load into 5 working machines.

-pete

On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 9:06 AM, Mark Hall <ke5lib001 at gmail.com<mailto:ke5lib001 at gmail.com>> wrote:
Hello all,
The query posted about any Greenkeyers "under 40" made me curious...
That's a real dangerous thing for me.
What is the age range of Greenkeyers on here?
Can we identify who our tribal elders are, and who are the "tenderfoots"?
I'll go first. I'm 56, grew up around model 15's and forgot them completely
when I was in high school. I rediscovered all this when I turned 54. So I am
slowly returning to childhood!
I'm probably the youngest Greenkeyer. That being said, if it is indeed so,
would make me the "cub", and the go-fer for the rest of you guys. What
better place to be, than lowliest of all, and student of all... I may not have
come from your era, but I can continue the madness!

OK. Any others? It can't be any more embarrassing. I waded in first!

73!
Mark

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