[GreenKeys] Model 19 - Austin Texas...

Pete Lancashire pete at petelancashire.com
Thu Jul 5 16:13:02 EDT 2018


Please let the seller know I brought this up on greenkeys. And if somebody
does Rescue It can I get a bunch of pictures ?

Pretty soon, before the end of the year I too will have a lot of Hardware
available and my prices will even be better Rescue It give me twenty bucks
and I'm be happy

On Thu, Jul 5, 2018, 1:07 PM Steve Garrison <steve.n4tty at gmail.com> wrote:

> I’ve also sent a message to the seller letting him know he has created
> quite a stir here on the GreenKeys list and that a trip to Austin may soon
> be in the works.
>
>
>
> And as an aside, right in the middle of all our chatter today I got an
> email from another ham in Crawford, TX that was referred to me by a local
> acquaintance that I might be able to help him get a recently restored Model
> 19 working in his shack. So I may be making 2 port of calls in TX in the
> near future.
>
>
>
> My wife says she’s ready for a road trip and we need to go get it even
> though we’re running out of room here.  Is that not a great wife?!!!  Jack,
> I think you remember Puddin.
>
>
>
> Waiting on the response from seller here in Stone Mountain with the truck
> and trailer just about gassed up and ready to go.
>
>
>
> And Virgil, what if I was able to drop a  M28 ASR off at your place.  I’m
> not even sure what it might need to get it restored.  Send me the name of
> the town in TX where you live.
>
>
>
> Steve G./N4TTY
>
>
>
> *From:* greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net <
> greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net> *On Behalf Of *Paul Heller
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 5, 2018 1:09 PM
> *To:* Pete Lancashire <pete at petelancashire.com>
> *Cc:* greenkeys <GreenKeys at mailman.qth.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [GreenKeys] Model 19 - Austin Texas...
>
>
>
> I’ve written the seller to ask if modification was done for RTTY. I’ll let
> everyone know when he responds.
>
> Paul
> W2TTY
>
>
>
> On Jul 5, 2018, at 11:01 AM, Paul Heller <paul0926 at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Interesting that the seller said it was last used for QSOs. QSOs over
> telex, or was it converted to RTTY? Might be worth checking.
>
>
>
> I wish I had space. Like the rest of you, that’s a problem right now...
>
>
>
> Paul
> W2TTY
>
>
> On Jul 5, 2018, at 9:59 AM, Pete Lancashire <pete at petelancashire.com>
> wrote:
>
> The seller is a ham and wants to find a home for it
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 5, 2018 at 6:37 AM Kenneth Gartland <trnsrme at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all!
>
>
>
> This fine example of a Model 19 Teletype set
>
> as seen the on the Ebay listing is an exceptionally
>
> rare version...
>
>
>
> This is the Western Union Telex version,
>
> Model 19, rarely seen...
>
>
>
> On close examination of the main cover,
>
> one can see the answerback (Here-is)
>
> mech visible thru a round hole in a lift
>
> up door...
>
>
>
> This looks "Factory", and was probably
>
> a special build for Western Union
>
> by Teletype Corp'n...
>
>
>
> This is the first Model 19 Telex version
>
> I have ever seen...
>
>
>
> I hope someone on Green keys can retrieve
>
> this very rare example...
>
>
>
> Even the table, is a "Telex" version of the standard
>
> offering used on the 19 set...
>
>
>
> The modification of the kbd itself, is difficult
>
> enough for the removable version (KSR) kbd,
>
> the 19 style keyboard wud be much harder
>
> to install the ansback assembly...
>
>
>
> I have done some research on the M15 keyboards
>
> W.U. used for Telex service, they seemed to
>
> favour one version to use over the others...
>
>
>
> I was not able to find info whether
>
> or not Teletype Corp'n built these modfified
>
> kbd's for W.U.
>
>
>
> There doesn't appear to be any info available
>
> to confirm this...
>
>
>
> Apparently, Western Union modified the kbd's
>
> and typing units in their own shops...
>
>
>
> This machine is an amazing find, and very unlikely
>
> another will ever turn up...
>
>
>
> I really hope it can find a new home with
>
> someone on the list...
>
>
>
> Cheers!
>
>
>
> Ken
>
>
>
> VE3-HMQ
>
> i-Telex 61663
>
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