[GreenKeys] Paper tape

John Spigel w1an.dxusa at gmail.com
Sat Aug 23 16:35:57 EDT 2025


Yes, could use 15/32 tape. Hard to find. Also I have a museum project 
coming up for an interactive Wheatstone punch and transmitter.
73, John W1AN


On 23-Aug-25 12:43, Nick England wrote:
> And don't forget 15/32" for Wheatstone perforated tape!
> https://www.navy-radio.com/morse/tape-01.JPG <https://www.navy- 
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> On Sat, Aug 23, 2025 at 12:18 PM Eric Moore <mooreericnyc at gmail.com 
> <mailto:mooreericnyc at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     Thank you! So:
> 
>     11/16" - standard 5 level baudot
>     3/4" - ticker tape
>     7/8" kleinschmidt (baudot + margin)
>     1" 8-level (usually ascii)
> 
>     -Eric
> 
> 
>     On Sat, Aug 23, 2025, 10:55 AM Duncan Brown
>     <duncanancy at earthlink.net <mailto:duncanancy at earthlink.net>> wrote:
> 
>         __
>         Eric,
> 
>         All Kleinschmidt Laboratories Inc. machines used 7/8" tape and
>         printed on the wide margin. (All KLI tape readers would read
>         both 11/16" and 7/8" tape and some KLI reperfs could use 11/16"
>         tape, printing over the feed holes.)
> 
>         7/8" tape was also used by 6-bit Teletypesetter equipment.
> 
>         Have fun,
> 
>         Duncan
>         K2OEQ
> 
>         On 8/22/2025 10:13 PM, Eric Moore wrote:
>>         Hello Greenkeyers,
>>
>>         I now have 4 types of paper tape:
>>
>>         3/4"
>>         11/16"
>>         7/8"
>>         1"
>>
>>         The 11/16 and 1" are what I am more used to for 5 and 8 level.
>>         The 3/4" is for ticker tape I think, the 7/8" I am told was
>>         used for later kleinschmidts.
>>
>>         I will be making paper tape rolls available for a low price +
>>         shipping after we organize all this HW amd consumables.
>>
>>         Hardware and consumables will also be available at VCFMW.
>>         Greenkeyers coming to the show (mid september in Chicago), let
>>         me know and we can arrange for you to leave with a free
>>         teletype! (Conditions apply)
>>
>>         -Eric
>>
>>
>>
>>
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