[GreenKeys] Teletype machines

[Nick England]

Get in touch with your local ham radio clubs. There might be a machine or
two just sitting forlornly in someone’s garage. Spread the word around that
you are looking. I’ve rescued and redistributed probably more than 20
machines so far. Total expense has been less than eBay advertised price for
a single machine.

Nick England K4NYW
Chapel Hill NC
www.navy-radio.com


On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 11:54 PM Steve Tabler <steve.tabler at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi!  I just joined this list, having following a series of
> breadcrumbs of other places talking  about teletype machines.
>
> I used to have a model 15 TTY with keyboard that I bought in 1977.
> Included was the black metal table for it to sit on.
> Also included was a model 14 reperf, and a model 14 TD..
>
> I build the Roger L. Smith ASCII-to-Baudet converter so I could talk
> to the them using an ASCII keyboard.  My first ASCII keyboard was a
> Sanders.
> Eventually, I used the Model 15 as a printer for my SWTPC 6800
> Computer.  I got a lot of use out of it.
> My Model 15 came with a manual dated from 1938, and had the AC
> asynchronous motor instead of the DC-governor motor.
>
> A few years later, I bought an ASR33 for my computer.  For me, that
> was a huge upgrade.
> Of course, since then, I've had several printers.
>
> I don't have most of my teletype machines anymore, and I'd like to
> replace them.
> The last time I moved, the logistics were bad, and it was impossible
> for me to be in two places at once, namely Arizona and Florida.
> I was in AZ, my mother was just widowed for the second time, didn't
> want to marry a 3rd time, and wanted to move to Florida.
> She asked me to be her 'roommate' and we would buy a house together
> in Flodida.  Which uis what we've done.
> My brother-in-law was feeling helpful, and was going to load most of
> my posessions onto a U-Haul truck.
> That was for later.  The initial move had us contracting a freight
> company, the truck was loading, mostly with mom's stuff, and the
> select best of my tools, electronics gear, and various items.
>
> After getting unpacked in Florida, I would receive play-by-play
> photos of different stacks of equipment at my old house, did I want
> to keep this pile or that pile.  Problem was, my instructions were
> not carried out.
>
> My ASR33 went to a recycler.  So did the model  15 TTY, and the model 14
> TD.
> All I have left is the table for the model 15 TTY, and the model 14
> reperf, and I'm looking for the other items.
> Logistics are a problem for me:  I don't see well-enough to drive
> anywhere, and I don't leave my 92-yo mother alone either.  She's a
> bit accident prone.
>
> The only place I seem to ever see these machines advertised is on
> eBay, and I don't like to buy heavy, high-priced, items over
> ebay.  I've been let-down on other items in the past not being quite
> as advertised.
>
> Regards,
> Steve Tabler
>
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