[HCARC] teletype

[Harvey N. Vordenbaum]

Yep, that was it.
See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_(navigation_system)

73
Hv


-----Original Message-----
From: Kd5wdq [mailto:kd5wdq at gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 11:40 AM
To: Harvey N. Vordenbaum
Cc: Gary J - N5BAA; <ccrobins at ktc.com>; <hcarc at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [HCARC] teletype

The "Omega" system.

--eddie

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> On Jan 31, 2014, at 11:11 AM, "Harvey N. Vordenbaum" <tower2 at stx.rr.com>
wrote:
> 
> No, it wasn't that.  It wasn't just for maritime navigation.
> I think it was on VLF with transmitters scattered around producing 
> criss-crossing "lanes" of directional signals.  Position was 
> determined by measuring timing between lane crossings, so it was pretty
slow.
> 
> Hv
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary J - N5BAA [mailto:qltfnish at omniglobal.net]
> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 10:28 AM
> To: Harvey N. Vordenbaum; ccrobins at ktc.com; hcarc at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [HCARC] teletype
> 
> Loran or Loran C???
> 
> 
> Gary J
> N5BAA
> HCARC Secretary 2013/14
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Harvey N. Vordenbaum
> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 6:59 AM
> To: ccrobins at ktc.com ; hcarc at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [HCARC] teletype
> 
> Did you use that old navigation system that could only resolve 
> positions down to 6 miles?  I forget what it was called.  It was used 
> by NCAR on the balloon flights >40 years ago.
> Hv
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: hcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:hcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of Charley & Peggy Robinson
> Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2014 9:02 PM
> To: hcarc at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [HCARC] teletype
> 
> We used ASR-35 TTYs for interfaces to our HP-2116 computers, which 
> controlled our first computer-controlled data acquisition systems.
> Entered source programs through the keyboard or with paper tape via 
> the mechanical tape reader.  The 35 also had a tape punch on it. Slow 
> as the devil.  We sure were happy when we got the optical reader/punch
machines!
> 
> Charley af5ao
> 
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