[GreenKeys] RTTY on the Space Shuttle!

[David Waters]

Mechanical teleprinters were in commercial use in the UK and Europe until
the Telex Networks over here were finally shut down in 2008.

best regards

David


On Sun, 15 Dec 2024 at 15:52, Duncan Brown <duncanancy at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Did you know that a teleprinter flew on the space shuttle for almost 20
> years?  Not a "teletype", but originally a Kleinschmidt design.
>
> In the late 1960, Kleinschmidt Labs developed the AN/UGC-74 for the US
> Army, but then the program was canceled. (I saw the non-tactical version of
> it (AN/FGC-80) at the US Signal Corps School in Ft Gordon in 1966.)  When
> the Army finally ordered the AN/UGC-74, KLI was out of the TTY business and
> the contract went to others.
>
> In 1980-81, a teleprinter was needed for the Space Shuttle and developed
> in 7 months from the UGC-74 design.
>
> Curious Mark just got one, see
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HihKMIVnbs
>
> For more details, see
> https://www.righto.com/2024/08/space-shuttle-interim-teleprinter.html
>
> This means that mechanical teleprinters were in use for over 100 years!
> (1880s to 1991)
>
> 73 & have fun,
>
> Duncan Brown, K2OEQ
> USASA    31J30
>
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>
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>
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