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Old September 5th 04, 03:12 PM
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Llgpt wrote:

Subject: News broadcast use of RTTY or SITOR mode B
From: michael agner
Date: 9/4/2004 7:02 PM Central Daylight Time
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Nah, this stuff is on satellite these days. I've seen once in a
while receptions of stuff from the Philippines and Argentina, but it's
very very rare. 73s Mike


Robert Bruce Carleton wrote:
I've been looking to see if I can find any news broadcasters like
Reuters or AP still using teletype. I have not found any so far. Is
anyone aware if commercial broadcasters still using teletype?

Thanks,

--Bruce









You are wrong on that.

I can copy the Coast Guard most any time on sitor B Navtex and their TTY is
active too. It hasn't all gone away yet.


That may indeed be true, but the news broadcasts have all but virtually
disappeared.

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Les Locklear