[GreenKeys] Inside a Torn Tape Relay Center - a novel

[Duncan Brown]

Nick,

Finally got a chance to read "Huh? Whadya Say?" - it seemed to be a good 
description of life in a torn-tape relay center in their heyday. I was 
never in one (I was in Army tactical TTY and then moved over into 
electronic communications repair), but am familiar with the equipment & 
jargon.

The story answered one question I have had: how was the "Waterfall" (3-4 
M28 printers in a cabinet) used?  According to Guy, they were using the 
printers to monitor the incoming messages that would also be punched 
into tape for relaying.  If there was any garble on an incoming tape, it 
would normally not be noticed and just be relayed on to the next 
station. By having the message printed out, it could be quickly scanned 
for quality before the garbled taped message was relayed on.

But as Guy tells, they were pretty busy pulling & pushing tape and I 
don't think they would have much time to look at print outs at the same 
time!

Thanks,

Duncan
K2OEQ


On 04-Feb-24 13:34, Nick England wrote:
>    I unexpectedly came across "Huh? Whadya Say?: Inside a Torn Tape 
> Relay Center" by Guy Thompson.
>    I really enjoyed reading this short novel about life in a Torn Tape 
> Relay (NAVCOMMSTA Philippines Vietnam era). It seems like a 
> well-written authentic story portraying the constant workload in a 
> major relay and fleet support center.
>    It's a quick (71 pages) but very interesting read - $1 on Kindle or 
> $5 for the paperback
> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073V3ZGRB/
>
> No relation to author, etc.
> Nick England K4NYW
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