[GreenKeys] oddity on the bay

[Nick England]

Instructograph code practice machine.
Very common back in Ye Olden Days. The machines and tapes turn up on eBay
regularly I think.

On Fri, Apr 17, 2020 at 12:02 PM Harold Hallikainen <harold at w6iwi.org>
wrote:

>
> > Odd antique
> > -- https://www.ebay.com/itm/254569223644
> >
> > Seems to be a morse-code sender, sending from punched paper tape.  the
> > tape is wide enough for two tracks, but it only plays the top track.  i
> > love the wooden spools.
>
> I saw one of these in an antiques store years ago. Wish I had bought it
> then (but I DO have too much in the garage). I suspect that it operates
> like half track magnetic tape. It plays the top track, then you turn the
> tape over and play it the other way to play the bottom track.
>
> Harold
>
>
> --
Nick England K4NYW
www.navy-radio.com
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