[GreenKeys] Police teletype

[Steve Garrison]

I worked a job as a police dispatcher for my local police department in the middle 80’s and I had a DecWriter for my communications with GCIC (Georgia’s equivalent of the NCIC).  While not an actual Teletype machine, it was referred to as a teletype by all of the officers and non-officers in the department.

 

Steve G./N4TTY

 

From: greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net <greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Nick England
Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2019 10:54 AM
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Subject: [GreenKeys] Police teletype

 

FWIW - from a Craigslist Job Description posted 11/25/19 for Scotts Valley CA Police Dispatch/Records Supervisor - "... operate office equipment as required to perform duties of the position, including but not limited to radio, tape recorder, teletype, transcriber, calculator, photocopier, typewriter, and computer..."

 

(No, I'm not looking for a job - it just pops up when I search Craigslist for "teletype")

 

FWIW - the FBI had an extensive RTTY network using TMC GPT-750 transmitters and National NC-400 receivers. 

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