Teletypes are incredibly interesting and fun to work with. I have a M28 KSR wall mount, M28 standard KSR, and just got an Army Signal Corps TT-4. Not quite on the air yet, but getting there slowly but surely.
You likely already know the M28 ASR is really (really) big.
Expect several hours of study to understand them - I have spent a great deal of time with mine and still only have a shallow understanding of them.
As far a buying them, that isn't -straightforward- as such. I found the M28KSR from facebook marketplace and I just got lucky I think. The standard M28 I think was from a message here on Greenkeys. The TT-4 came from auction, but someone mentioned it here on Greenkeys. Do some research on the type you might like and then just be on the lookout here and on the usual 'classified ads' websites. There actually was an M28 ASR for sale a few months back, so they do pop up from time to time. Be open to getting a model that isnt specifically the one you are after. For example I really am after the military models, but the M28s have really grown on me in the meantime. The M28s have the advantage of fairly decent parts availability from Mr Rtty.
Here are some notes on my M28 project - Getting started with a teletype, my consolidated notes on restoration – Stickelman.net
Hello, my name is Ole. I’m an amateur ham operator in the Portland Oregon area. I recently have been looking into getting a teletype, specifically the bigger asr model 28, with both printing and baudot capabilities. From all the places I looked, there are no teletypes of any kind for sale in my area. Which sorta sucks…
I decided to reach out to green keys to see if there is a way I can get a hold of a teletype, hopefully a functional one.
Thanks, Ole
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