[GreenKeys] Seeking Info for Beginner

[Nick England]

Welcome. These machines are mechanical engineering marvels and great fun to
learn about and use.
There are a few publications listed here:
https://www.navy-radio.com/manuals-ttycorp.htm#books

I’d recommend “TTY for the Deaf” as a good practical introduction.

With no signal input, teletype machines “run open”, just continuously
cycling a null character. You’ll read about the need for a 60ma current
loop circuit so that your keyboard will talk to your printing unit. There
are a bunch of people on the list who have hooked up their teletypes to
computers too.

Have fun!
Nick


On Fri, Dec 17, 2021 at 4:43 PM Michael Kichline via GreenKeys <
greenkeys at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> Hello, everyone,
>
> I am pretty much brand new to the use of Teletypes. My experience with the
> devices is pretty much limited to the operation of a computer terminal in
> Unix or Linux. I own a slew of Terminals which are easy enough to operate,
> but I found myself so intrigued with the TTY/RTTY, I jumped head first into
> a pair of Model 28 and Model 15 units without too much research.
>
> So, I’m looking for places to get started with device operation, and
> addition, where I might find additional stuff, like an automatic tape
> reader, etc. I plan to set up a wired relay first, and ham will follow as I
> don’t currently have a license.
>
> I’m also having issues with my teletype when I turn it on. The gears seem
> to turn infinitely and I cannot strike a key or get an input, any help with
> that matter would be great. I think this is the only true source of
> information on the web anymore.
>
> Thanks, everyone!
> Michael
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