[GreenKeys] Baudot to ASCII

[Doug Alderdice]

The Kantronics UTU, another 90s-era TNC, would do this.  I was first on 
mechanical RTTY using a UTU and a Model 33 with a home-grown interface 
between the 33 and UTU.  They pop up at hamfests from time to time.

Doug, KA2WFT

On 11/19/2021 2:28 PM, John 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
>>