On Tue, Sep 29, 2026 at 7:40 PM, Sean Reed via GreenKeys
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It’s a lot of fun. We have 4-5 of these days a year.
SWR
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> 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.
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>> 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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