[GreenKeys] W.U. 100 series teleprinters...

[Pete Lancashire]

Sadly everyone I've talked to locally (Portland, Seattle, i.e. Pacific NW)
at ham-fests/swap meets is
those that were into RTTY as hams and when upgraded they would offer the
older stuff like the WU
gear to others for free and if no takers it would go into the
garage/barn/shed and eventually into
the trash, or the local junk man would come get it. No recycling back then.
Recently is it more of said
ham radio person dies, family calls "1-800-GOT-JUNK"

I have talked personally to four people that had WU 10x's. One thinks the
two he had may still be
in the back of a large garage, only because the garage has not been cleaned
out in 40 years.

An least but not last, one see's a machine on craigslist or equiv. and the
poster wants $300 for it.
You reply offering $50 and never hear back. Later find out it went to the
junk man. That has been
my usual experience.

-pete

On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 7:12 AM, Kenneth Gartland <trnsrme at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all!
>
> My tks to those folks who have submitted
> postings regarding these machines...
>
> I heard about these teleprinters a few years ago,
> but knew little about them or what made them 'Tick'...
>
> From what I have learned so far is, W.U. made several
> models 100-105 (?)
>
> Perhaps the higher model numbers were variants
> of the basic Model 100...
>
> Gil, you had mentioned a Model 103 version,
> if you have a minute, wud you be able to give us
> a brief overview of the printing unit mechanics?
>
> Duncan had posted a cuple of pictures of a Model 100
> and 103, which I have been sorta "Studying"...
>
> It is a teleprinter design, the likes of which
> I have never seen...
>
> I am guessing the main shaft drives a power roller
> bail which operates cam type "Followers" interposers(?),
> which engage type bar linkages, perhaps similar
> to Flexowriter operation (?)...
>
> Somewhere in my tech stash, I had a parts list
> of the kbd assembly, and as I recall, used a lot
> of Teletype parts using the same numbers...
>
> Anyone have any further info on this, i.e.,
> a third party built the printing unit, but W.U.
> made the kbds with some parts furnished
> by Teletype?
>
> I am really curious about all this...
>
> How well did these machines perform and stand up
> in everyday service?
>
> Apparently, they were built for quite a few years...
>
> I guess my interest in them comes from their
> contribution to the history of teleprinters in
> general...
>
> Tks for any further info...
>
> Cheers!
>
> VE3-HMQ
> i-Telex 61663
>
>
>
>
>
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