[GreenKeys] Telephone opportunity in the same spirit as teletype

[Richard Knoppow]

    Sounds fascinating, I remember as a very young child  being allowed 
to listen in while long distant calls were "built".  Norm&ally, the LD 
operator would call you back when she had you&r party but you could 
listen in while the call was connected up or "built" step by step and 
hear each operator on the way. I am old enough to pre-date DDD.  This 
was strictly within the U.S.  I did listen in later while international 
calls were set up on both RCA and AT&T via short wave. Setting up was 
done en-clear. AT&T used a "shuffler" for the actual calls but RCA used 
only inversion so it was possible to listen in by careful tuning.

On 9/29/2026 6:22 PM, Sean Reed via GreenKeys wrote:
> While my interest in this group is on Model 15 teletypes, I thought I’d share the following which many here may also find of interest:
> 
> Sunday, October 4th  will be the next operating session of The Operators Network from 0600-2359 CDT.  Reach the operator by dialing (402) 402-0121, from C*Net by dialing 1-231-1111 then dialing a 0, or From PhreakNet simply dial 0.
> 
> Join us as we recreate the Long Distance experience of mid 20th Century pre-Operator Toll Dialing.  Calls will be handled through vintage cord boards and other connections with live operators between London and LA, and across the U.S.A. before reaching the called number.
> 


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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
SKCC 19998