[GreenKeys] Model 19 - Austin Texas...

Thu Jul 5 16:53:04 EDT 2018

Excellent Steve. Great news.

Paul
W2TTY

> On Jul 5, 2018, at 2:07 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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