[GreenKeys] Equipment

Wed Jan 23 17:51:53 EST 2019

Ah, very cool, Josh.  Our usual rest stops are the ones just n. of the 
Wonderland exits on the 400 in Vaughan/Maple, so that sounds like it's 
in your part of the world.

73,

D.

On 1/23/2019 5:24 PM, Josh Bensadon wrote:
> Hi Doug,
> 
> I live near 407 & 400, and I make yearly trips to VCF East in NJ (I 
> drive through Buffalo) and VCF MW in Chicago.
> So, if that's of any use to anyone, I'm fine with helping to Transport.
> 
> Josh Bensadon
> Toronto
> 
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> <greenkeys-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on behalf of Doug Alderdice 
> <ka2wft at arrl.net>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 23, 2019 4:59 PM
> *To:* greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
> *Subject:* Re: [GreenKeys] Equipment
> While I do not have the room to store machines (got enough of my own
> stuff to deal with!), I will offer this: I am in Buffalo, near the
> border with Ontario and have a summer place in Ontario that we travel to
> often throughout the summer.  I would be willing to transport small
> (emphasis on small) TTY-related items like a box of parts, or a box of
> paper, or a sub-assembly, or even a small machine like a 26 or
> table-less 15, to deliver along our route which is QEW-407-400-69 which
> covers the GTA and Barrie areas and points north.  The recipient could
> meet me at my usual rest stops or near an exit off the route.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Doug, KA2WFT
> 
> 
> On 1/23/2019 3:44 PM, Nick England wrote:
>> Transportation often seems to be a big stumbling block. If people have 
>> some extra garage space to act as a temporary (less than 6 months?) 
>> storage depot, please let Paul and the list know. Maybe there is some 
>> way to get a machine to a "depot", then later to another "depot", and 
>> then on to its destination. The more depots we have scattered about, the 
>> more likely we can save some machines.
>> 
>> I'll start -
>> I can store some machines in Chapel Hill NC and likely transport to/from 
>> Richmond (Feb), Charlotte (Mar), Dayton (May), and Atlanta (Nov) hamfests.
>> 
>> Step right up, don't be shy!
>> 
>> Nick England K4NYW
>> www.navy-radio.com <http://www.navy-radio.com> <http://www.navy-radio.com>
>> 
>> 
>> On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 3:03 PM Paul Heller <paul0926 at comcast.net 
>> <mailto:paul0926 at comcast.net>> wrote:
>> 
>>     Greetings fellow Greenkeyers.
>> 
>>     We are approaching an interesting dilemma. Equipment is becoming
>>     available and there may be limited to no interest in it. What is the
>>     alternative? Dare I say the word — landfill?  And what if someone
>>     comes along in six months new to our group? They won’t be able to
>>     get anything if it is all “gone”.
>> 
>>     Some of us (me included) are trying to save what we can for future
>>     members, tucking things away in our houses or storage sheds. But the
>>     scary reality seems to be that interest in mechanical hardware is
>>     fading. How many future members will there be? Will we get to a
>>     point where nobody wants this equipment that we hold in high regard?
>> 
>>     To that end, I am volunteering to assemble a list of who wants what
>>     and try to get that to those who have equipment.  I’d like to start
>>     with whole items (teletypes, repress, modems/TUs etc) and NOT get
>>     into parts (copy holders, chad boxes, etc) at this time.
>> 
>>     For those who are looking for something (whole items), I’d be glad
>>     to put on on this list and serve as a broker for those trying to
>>     dispose of equipment (including the estates of those who have passed
>>     on). Please feel free to contact me on or off-list with your wishes
>>     and indicate if you are wanting these times fully restored, in
>>     working condition, in unknown or not working condition (where you
>>     are planning to do the restoration work).
>> 
>>     Paul
>>     W2TTY
>> 
>>     ITTY: HTTP://INTERNET-TTY.NET:8000/ITTY
>>     <HTTP://internet-tty.net:8000/ITTY>
>>     AUTOSTART: HTTP://INTERNET-TTY.NET:8030/AUTOSTART
>>     <HTTP://internet-tty.net:8030/AUTOSTART>
>>     EUROPE: HTTP://INTERNET-TTY.NET:8040/EUROPE
>>     <HTTP://internet-tty.net:8040/EUROPE>
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