[GreenKeys] on-off radio teletype (not FSK)

[Jack]

Nick,

 

It appears that when Hams first got their hands on TTY’s, FSK was not permitted

on the Ham bands. So they used make/break keying. It didn’t work well and

the push for FSK started. This was just after WWII ended. 

 

Some of the earlier RTTY “handbooks” mentioned the trial and tribulations.

 

73,

Jack K2TTY

 

 

 

From: greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Nick England
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2018 5:01 PM
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Subject: [GreenKeys] on-off radio teletype (not FSK)

 

How common was on-off radio teletype (not FSK) back in the day?

Did hams ever use it or was it strictly a military or commercial thing?

This question poked up in my mind as I was scanning the manual for a 1952 RTTY converter designed for 60-600 wpm on-off keying.
http://www.navy-radio.com/manuals/r466-uc-man-91612-5202pdf <http://www.navy-radio.com/manuals/r466-uc-man-91612-5202.pdf> 

One block diagram shows it being used to receive on-off tone signals via VHF that were generated originally from an AN/FGC-5 which is a gadget that time-multiplexes four TTY lines together. 




Nick England K4NYW

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

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