[GreenKeys] Baudot to ASCII

[Jeff G]

WHOA - I didn't realize the PK-232 did RTTY/Baudot. Crap now I'm gonna be
messing with that all night again. LOL.

Jeff KC3GJX

On Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 2:29 PM John <John at tubetestingpros.com> wrote:

> Several of the 90's era TNCs (for packet, WEFAX, etc) would do this
> conversion.
>
> I have used an AEA PK232 TNC to copy ITTY to ASCII. I use an ASR33 with
> the Deramp adapter card (https://deramp.com/tty_adapter.html) as the
> TNC's console, and then set the TNC to receive Baudot. THE AEA TNC has a
> routine to 'autobaud' the console port: connect the console device
> (RS232), do a 'hard reset', type a few *** until the TNC signs on.
>
> Works like a charm - and very 'weird' to see and hear the 33 printing at
> 45 Baud.  The TTY equivalent of Farnsworth Spacing. AND - you can punch
> a 1" 8-level tape at the same time, which you can then read back later
> on an ASCII machine at whatever speed it works at.  WuHu!
>
> Cheers
>
> John KB6SCO
>
> Carson City
>
> On 11/19/2021 10:24 AM, Keith Densmore wrote:
> > Greetings,
> > I have a neat little Brother ascii terminal unit which can do 110 baud.
> > I would like to see if I can get it to copy ITTY but I am confused on
> > how to do the speed and 8 bit conversion. I have a Dovetron 1000cr
> > which will do speed conversions but not baudot to ascii. Apparently
> > there was a board for this purpose called a TSD 400  but mine does not
> > have that option.
> > So...has anyone been there, done that? First choice would be to do it
> > in software, second choice to do it in hardware.
> > Anyone who has an idea, please let me know. I do not have the
> > programming skills to do a conversion table, hopefully something like
> > that already exists.
> > Thanks for any help,
> > Keith
> >
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