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12/28/2016 11:23:30 AM EDT
Going to try rtty the old way. found and robot 800h tnc a commodore 64 monter and modal 28 and a 48 teletype...tips?
12/28/2016 1:35:28 PM EDT
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Going to try rtty the old way. found and robot 800h tnc a commodore 64 monter and modal 28 and a 48 teletype...tips?
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I started out with an Air 1 plugin for the Vic 20. Worked ok on RTTY but was a disaster on AMTOR because the RF in the shack affected the timing. Don't know a thing about the Robot gear. I know it is not quite the same problem, but can you still get paper and ribbons for the teletype machines? GL HTH
73,
Rob
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12/28/2016 3:22:54 PM EDT
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Paper yes....ribbons will need re inked..
12/28/2016 4:42:53 PM EDT
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No experience with the 28 or 48, but used an RO 33 as a printer for a TRS-80 model I back in the day.  The 33 was an easy one to interface because it used an ASCII code instead of the 5 level baudot.  It was just a matter of interrupting the internal 20 ma loop (used a mercury wetted relay) to send the codes. Ran the relay with the cassette out line from the Model I & a small amplifier circuit via a machine code driver routine.

Nick
1/1/2017 6:18:24 PM EDT
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Going to try rtty the old way. found and robot 800h tnc a commodore 64 monter and modal 28 and a 48 teletype...tips?
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I thought you said the old way  I learned to type on an old .mil teletype machine.  Carriage, carriage, line feed.  Anyone else heard that before?  I had an old "ticker-type" machine in my RATT Rig where you could just resend a message by refeeding the tape.  (I did also have some new fangled word processor/electric typewriter-like piece of equipment too.  The nomenclatures of both escape after 30 years.)  I want to get into digital just to try and send RTTY again for old times sake.


GOOD LUCK with your venture!