In article , "JAMES HAMPTON"
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"N2EY" wrote in message
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In article , "JAMES HAMPTON"
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"N2EY" wrote in message
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In article , "Casey"
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how the tales of "I was a one-of-a-kind" super hero

As I read Hans' and Jim's and others' stories of their USN, USCG and
Merchant
Marine experiences, one thing that is clear to me is that they do *not*
claim
to be "one-of-a-kind" at all. Rather, they are simply relating their
experiences as part of a community. That's why the statue of a single
sailor in
Washington DC can express so much.


Hello, Jim

Heck, anyone who has used one of those old green machines knows how they
were.

Yep. We had some of them at the University amateur station.

Folks should be very grateful for the modern pc. The electronics are
far more rugged than the old teletypes. I've often stared at the 100
word
per minute mechanical beasties clanking away and wondered how they could
do
that without flying apart. Of course, they did break down now and then
...


They made one heck of a clatter at 60 wpm! And even in our limited use, in
the
comfy conditions of Room 214, they required some care.

Still, a PC won't give you that smell of hot oil nor the satisfying din at
the
end of the hall. While I never learned the entire Baudot code, I was able
to
recognize "RY" and "CQ" in FSK.

73 es keep the stories coming

Jim, N2EY


Hello, Jim

Clatter? You can't imagine.

You'd be surprised!

Locked in a room perhaps the size of a jail
cell with 10 to 15 teletypes going. Ship - shore, broadcast .... aboard a
ship - which means metal bulkheads, metal deck, metal overhead ... I've
sandblasted quite a bit and the teletypes would have given sandblasting
quite a run

Yup. I can just imagine the smell from the hot oil, too.

My problem was that they found out I could touch type. Manual typewriters
at 65 plus words per minute. I hit bursts over 90 words per minute on a 100
word per minute teletype! My fate was sealed LOL

dayum!

Great stuff.

73 de Jim, N2EY