One of the ships I sailed on had the RO's desk athwart
of the ship, so when she rolled the carriage would take
"excursions". In rough seas one had to type one-handed
in order to hold the carriage. (:-) And it -was- an all-caps
machine.
A necessary adjunct to the desk was a pair of large hook
mputers, these have surely become relics. However, you will see
one advertised for sale now and then.
Dave W7AQK
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From: "Fred Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Right-O Fred, and that was probably a "mill" (typewriter with only upper
case characters).
Ron
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Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
> And lastly, that is a pre-computer state-of-the-art manual message
> printing system the operator uses to create hard copy. We called 'em
> "typ
Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
And lastly, that is a pre-computer state-of-the-art manual message printing
system the operator uses to create hard copy. We called 'em "typewriters".
Some of us called them "mills." Passed up a chance to get one ... too
many kids in the house at the time so not enoug
Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
The speeds and procedure is typical of commercial shipboard operations.
Those interested in CW might enjoy noting the speeds involved. Many Hams
would consider that slow. At the end you'll hear the coastal station go back
to it's "CQ Wheel" inviting ships to call. That's
Cool video,
This video reminds me of some of the equipment that I used to work on in
the late 1970's.
I used to work for ITT Mackay Marine. I was not a radio operator. I
worked as a bench technician repairing HF receivers and other equipment
that were removed from the ship for service.
73,
Bob Jo
For those who think commercial CW is dead, check this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwz_1KnNqv0
Granted, CW outside the Ham bands isn't common any longer. This was shot
while the SS Lane Victory was in port, prior to setting sail for Catalina
Island off the California Coast, I believe. Th
t: Re: [Elecraft] REAL CW!!
It's HF CW field day in Europe and sitting on 20m (albeit not in great
shape propagation wise) with a wide filter is great fun...
Cheers,
John GM4SLV
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On Tue, 29 May 2007 14:01:56 -0700
"Ron D'Eau Claire" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Much has been written on this reflector about the sound of the
> sidetone, particularly the K2's sidetone, and about stability and
> narrow band clickless keying, stable signals, with today's operators
> asking for
On Wed, 2007-05-30 at 06:08 +, Ken Kopp wrote:
> Was R/O on several USC&GS/NOAA ships and "hung out"
> at WPD in Tampa. Lots of 400 - 500 kHz time. Tx was a
> TBL with M/G set in the "basement". (:-)
>
> Anyone know where I could find an RCA 8506 ... or an 8510?
> Or the Mackay equivalent/s?
On Tue, 29 May 2007 20:28:48 -0700, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
>Ship owners never changed out something that worked, so as long
>as the radio console was repairable (and there wasn't anything
>that couldn't be fixed) they kept the same old console.
Memories of all the old Victory ships that were p
Wow,
I listened to the "English Tea Party". Just as I remember it (including
the SP-cops :-)). Thanks for these wonderful sounds from the past.
73,
Arie PA3A
(also ex - PJUB, PCOH, PCOB and some other ships callsigns)
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Thanks Ron,
Takes me back a LONG time ...
Was R/O on several USC&GS/NOAA ships and "hung out"
at WPD in Tampa. Lots of 400 - 500 kHz time. Tx was a
TBL with M/G set in the "basement". (:-)
Anyone know where I could find an RCA 8506 ... or an 8510?
Or the Mackay equivalent/s? Google doesn't ev
M
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Subject: [Elecraft] REAL CW!!
Much has been written on this reflector about the sound of the sidetone,
particularly the K2's sidetone, and about stability and narrow band
clickless keying, stable signals, with today's operators asking for
razor-sharp sele
unications: crystal sets
don't have BFO's .
Ron AC7AC
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Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 7:54 PM
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Mike Short wrote:
> So why did they
Mike Short wrote:
So why did they all sound so different? Was is operator preference or
equipment limitations that determined the tone?
Mike
AI4NS
(Just a young pup. Only 8 years of ham radio with 25 years in between
licenses...)
Hi there Young Pup,
Equipment was different then, and reall
In a message dated 5/29/07 10:32:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> So why did they all sound so different? Was is operator preference or
> equipment limitations that determined the tone?
>
Whole bunch of reasons.
For one thing, a marine radio's first priority is reliab
So why did they all sound so different? Was is operator preference or
equipment limitations that determined the tone?
Mike
AI4NS
(Just a young pup. Only 8 years of ham radio with 25 years in between
licenses...)
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Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
Much has been written on this reflector about the sound of the sidetone,
particularly the K2's sidetone, and about stability and narrow band
clickless keying, stable signals, with today's operators asking for
razor-sharp selectivity in order to copy signals in a crowded ba
Much has been written on this reflector about the sound of the sidetone,
particularly the K2's sidetone, and about stability and narrow band
clickless keying, stable signals, with today's operators asking for
razor-sharp selectivity in order to copy signals in a crowded band.
Here are some record
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