[GreenKeys] Soviet teletype 1942??

Duncan Brown duncanancy at earthlink.net
Sat Jun 22 10:50:19 EDT 2019


Nico,

The teleprinter used in the original Washington-Moscow hot-line was an 
East German RFT T-63. It was a dual alphabet (Latin & Cyrillic) version 
of the Siemens T-37.

have fun,

Duncan Brown, K2OEQ
USASA    31J30

Antique Wireless Assoc. Museum,
   Asst. Curator, Commercial Equipment
(also chief TTY op & repairman)

www.antiquewireless.org


On 6/22/2019 06:21, nico de jong wrote:
> I stand corrected. A closer inspection of the youtube shot shows that 
> it is not a T100Z, but I can't see what it is.
>
> /NIco
>
> On 22-06-2019 10:56, nico de jong wrote:
>> Hi all
>>
>> What is shown, is a Siemens T100Z, plus the encryption device M190.
>>
>> The encryption algorithm is very simple : read one character from the 
>> papertape (or keyboard), read one character from the key tape, XOR 
>> the characters and send the result on the line.
>>
>> The crucial thing is the key tape, which must be identical to the one 
>> used at the other side, and of course be at the same position when 
>> the communication begins.
>>
>> I have written a simulator for a PC, so you can send/receive 
>> information even if you have only one  M190.
>>
>> Nico OZ1BMC
>>
>>
>> On 22-06-2019 01:26, E. wrote:
>>> Not sure, but this is from 1963:
>>> https://youtu.be/UXCS_7CIP0c
>>> (first part of the video)
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Jun 21, 2019, at 6:13 pm, Nick England <navy.radio at gmail.com> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I am currently reading “Stalingrad”, a novel by Vasily Grossman , a 
>>>> war correspondent who was there during the battle. He mentions 
>>>> teleprinters and teleprinter operators at the Front HQ. what 
>>>> machines would the Soviets have had in 1942?
>>>> Just Idle Curiosity.
>>>> Nick
>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>> Nick England K4NYW
>>>> www.navy-radio.com
>>>> Message delivered to nico at farumdata.dk
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