[GreenKeys] Newbie question on piece of gear.

[Duncan Brown]

On 22-Mar-23 23:26, THOMAS SMITH wrote:
> I'm new to the list but not to RTTY. I've got a model 14 (because I 
> like mechanical things - OK?)

Everyone on GreenKeys likes "mechanical things" !!


The MITE (Miniaturized Integrated Telegraph Equipment) was originally 
developed with help from Western Union as a lower cost choice for WU.  
But apparently they could not get the cost down to commercial levels and 
turned to the military.  The MITEs were used by the military as a 
compact TTY unit in Jeeps, armored personnel carriers and planes. There 
was a version in a waterproof, fiberglass case, the AN/TGC-14 that was 
used by US Marines & Army special forces.  There was also an "ASR" (page 
printer & tape) version, the AN/TGC-29. The company (originally the 
Teleprinter Corp. ) only stayed in business for  less than 10 years 
(c1957-c1966).

We have a couple at the Antique Wireless Assoc. Museum and I have had 
them running. But, if anything goes wrong, they are very hard to work 
on, being so compact. One unit had a low-level current mode. Rather than 
the typical 20 or 60 ma loop, it would run on 1-5 ma loop.  You could 
operate it off the serial port of a computer.

Have fun,

Duncan Brown, K2OEQ
USASA    31J30

i-Telex: 212503

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

www.antiquewireless.org


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