[GreenKeys] New to RTTY, looking for equipment

[Collin Brockway]

All, thanks very much for the info. I'm surprised by the response;
didn't know how active this list was. I very much appreciate it.

I'm in Twin Falls, ID, to further specify my location.

I'm in contact with Robert re: his listing. Going to see about
figuring out driving and when I could get near enough to pick it up.

Stan, to answer your questions:
-I am not yet a ham, but I am planning on getting my Tech this year,
and my General as soon as I can after that. It's something I've been
putting off for a long time!
-No, afraid I'm not related to those Brockways, at least as far as I
know, except distantly. My branch of the family has been in Idaho
since the 1870s. Almost all Brockways in the United States are related
if you go back far enough, though.

Jordan, I think I saw your listing on Facebook Marketplace earlier. I
think I'm pretty much specifically looking for a 15 KSR at the moment
for various reasons, but maybe I'd be interested in one of your
demodulators... I'm a little iffy on what equipment I need exactly,
but I'd like to make it all tube type if possible to complete the
picture of my setup being 1940s/1950s fully tube-based.

Need to look into local ham clubs.

Collin

On 2/13/24, Nick England <navy.radio at gmail.com> wrote:
> And ask at your local ham club. Someone may have been active on RTTY long
> ago and still have a dusty machine in the garage.
>
> eBayers are hoping for some movie propmaster who doesn’t really care what
> the price is.
> I’ve rescued and given away probably a dozen machines - usually cost was
> not much more than gas for travel. I’ve also found demodulators for $10-20
> at hamfests.
> Have Fun.
> Nick England K4NYW
> www.navy-radio.com
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 12, 2024 at 9:44 PM Collin Brockway <cebrock106 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Glad to be here. I'm investigating purchasing a real mechanical
>> teletype machine for decoding amateur RTTY and various other fun, and
>> wondering whether the prices I'm seeing on eBay for these units are
>> reasonable. Currently there's a Model 15, which is the one I'd want,
>> listed for $479. He had it for $500 earlier. High shipping costs, of
>> course. I'm also looking for an FSK demodulator. Seeing similarly high
>> prices for those. Are they just uncommon enough these days that that's
>> what you have to pay?
>>
>> Some background on me: I have been tinkering with old equipment my
>> whole life, have restored several typewriters, radios, various other
>> equipment, but I've never done anything with TTY before. I've been
>> doing a lot of reading, so everything I know comes from that at the
>> moment.
>>
>> Collin
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