[GreenKeys] Fwd: Teletypewriter with Harris

[Robert G Snyder]

Hello Jacob,

Your message was forwarded to the Greenkeys group (see below) and I am 
replying there and to your email address (I hope).

I owned a Model 26 when I was a young ham in the mid to late '60s. It 
was my first Teletype machine. I don't know what kind of deal you can 
get on this machine, whether it works, or whether it is right for you, 
but I just had to comment. I don't know anything about your Harris radio 
but it looks like it could be fine for RTTY work.

First, thanks for the photos! What a gorgeous machine! They bring back 
many fond memories. I spent many hours using mine on the air and also 
fixing it when it broke. I learned a lot about it. I was lucky as I had 
a box full of spare parts for it.

The Model 26 was intended for lighter duty than the M15, M19, M14, etc. 
They weren't as successful as the more rugged models, so not very many 
of them are still around. It is unique in that it requires the wooden 
table that came with it for the shock mounts and the fact that the paper 
roll was located there. Your unit appears to be in amazing original 
condition. Also, based on the assortment of key caps, this machine 
probably has a non-typical type wheel - it probably has lots of fraction 
characters instead of the more useful ":", ";", "?", "," etc.

If you want to start a new adventure and you are good with mechanical 
stuff this might be a good fit, but beware that it will be hard to get 
parts and keep it running. Good luck! If you decide take a pass, please 
consider passing along info on how someone else (not me) might acquire 
this machine.

Bob W6CP

Photo of my Model 26 circa 1967:







On 4/16/24 21:05, Nick England wrote:
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> Date: Tue, Apr 16, 2024 at 11:08 PM
> Subject: [HarrisRadio] Teletypewriter with Harris
> To: HarrisRadio at groups.io <harrisradio at groups.io>
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> I know many in the group run beautiful vintage RTTY stations with a 
> teletypewriter. While I'll likely never be able to have anything as 
> fancy or as sophisticated as most of you with the aforementioned setup 
> I might be able to put together something more simplistic. Is it a 
> reasonable pursuit to set up a station with a teletypewriter or am I 
> barking up the wrong tree? Would it be difficult to interface with a 
> decoder and transceiver (URC-94?)? I admittedly have zero experience 
> with a teletypewriter.
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> The extent of my "vintage" RTTY experience is a Hal Telereader if that 
> tells you anything.
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> The reason for my question is I have an opportunity to purchase a Bell 
> model 26 teletypewriter locally. Is this model even within this purview?
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> I appreciate any and all opinions. Thank you in advance.
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