[GreenKeys] Greenkeyers at Dayton

[Jack]

Nick,

 

Great pix! Glad I didn’t go, lots of tempting stuff.

 

Jack K2TTY

 

 

 

From: GreenKeys [mailto:greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Nick England
Sent: Monday, May 23, 2016 1:17 PM
To: Greenkeys <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [GreenKeys] Greenkeyers at Dayton

 

I had a great time meeting and chatting with some greenkeyers at Dayton. This trip I distributed 7 cases of free TTY paper, helped re-distribute a bunch of TTY hardware, and accumulated some more TTY items.

Wednesday morning John Poulton (JP) and I went to Fair Radio where I got a Frederick Model 1203 demod and a Model 1309 4-line isolation relay. Also I saw they had a floor mount 28KSR that at a glance looked complete but I didn't investigate it. They also have some CV-89s and several other Frederick and other demods and TUs if you happen to find yourself in Lima OH some day.

Wednesday afternoon we went to Bill Strangfeld's house and delivered a multi-speed 28KTR and a case of paper. I got a M28 triple TD, M28 triple reperf base, and Navy (heavy, gray) loop supply. We also picked up 2 Kleinschmidt units for transfer to Jim Plummer (see below).

 

Greenkeyers at the hamfest Thurs/Fri --

Tim Haake had a flea market space with a CV-57 and a CV-89. I dropped off a case of paper and bought his CV-57

Bill Strangfeld was in the flea market with a M33 and a MITE RO. Also another Kleinschmidt KSR (see below)

Jim Hammock got a case of paper, Bill's MITE, and my USMC TTY test generator.

Jim Taylor came by to chat and got a case of paper.

Dan Veeneman came by to chat and also got a case of paper.

Rich Davis picked up a case of paper but I missed meeting him.

I saw several Robot 800 TU's for sale and bought one for $10. The seller was asking $20 but said I could have it for $10 if I also took his Samsung CRT monitor.......so I tucked it under my arm and headed straight to the dumpster.

 

Thursday night, JP and I met Jim Plummer in the hotel parking lot for a clandestine transfer of the 2 Kleinschmidts from Bill's plus 2 KL TDs from JP. Friday night we met Jim again to transfer the other KL from Bill. Jim's car is now a rolling Kleinschmidt factory showroom. Jim and Bill need to fill you in on what models - KLs are a mystery to me.

And finally on the way home Saturday, we met Kevin Dewitt at a truck stop in the middle of nowhere where I passed along the last case of paper and a military loop supply, and got a M42 which came from Don House. We'd been trying to meet to transfer the M42 for several years and finally connected thanks to Kevin making a long drive. Kevin's clearly having great fun with his TTY gear - maybe he'll tell us some stories about his WW2 re-enactment experiences.

 

All in all it was a fun trip and I got to meet some really nice and interesting folks. I apologize if I left anyone out or missed meeting you. Who else was there?

If you are interested in my hamfest photos of vintage radio gear, see
http://www.virhistory.com/ham/dayton-16.htm

And just a note that Steve Garrison N4TTY in Atlanta will be getting the rest of the free TTY paper so contact him if you are in the Southeast.

 

Cheers,


Nick England K4NYW

www.navy-radio.com <http://www.navy-radio.com> 

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