[Fwd: [GreenKeys] RTTY contacts and more]

[Peter Gottlieb]

Congrats on getting on the air.  I'm still getting set up here but when 
I do I will let you know.

I have a question for everyone.  Currently I am restoring a 2B printer 
and it has a keyboard.  Now, mechanically the print mechanism and the 
keyboard are independent even though they run from the same motor.  The 
original wiring, quite disintegrated, had the keyboard in series with 
the printer in the loop.  Is there any reason I couldn't wire them 
separately?  First of all, I do not necessarily want to print everything 
I send, and second, this would give me duplex operation should I desire 
it.  A simpler question is, what is the loop current this thing 
expects?  Will 20 ma drive the magnet or do I need something stronger 
for this printer?

Peter




Sorry for waiting so long to get this into the mailbox.  Would like to share 
my fun of the last few weeks. 
 
I took my Morse code test Feb 19th.  I sure would have liked to pass it.  I 
might have been last one to pass.  Unfortunately, I failed by ONE letter.  Oh 
well....
 
Another VE session was done for me the same night and I was upgraded to 
General class on Friday the 23 along with 3 or 4 others locally.  I only had 2 days 
grace time since I passed my Element 3 test last year on Feb 25th.  
 
Since then I have made some contacts on HF.  A few on SSB and one on CW (not 
pretty).  And lastly of more interest to this forum, I made a RTTY one with 
WA2HWJ in NY.  
 
I am looking for some RTTY contacts from you Greenkeyers.  I can work 20 
meters very well thanks to an antenna tuner and 40 meters as well.  I am running 
about 30-40 watts power on RTTY into a fixed dipole with best direction north 
and south from my location in Vermont.  60 wpm baudot only.  Using a 32 ASR 
with 60 wpm gears.  
 
I dont think I can get to the west coast too well, but will try anything.  
 
Any takers?
 
Again, thanks for the encouragement from all here for the past year.  
 
Wayne
KB1FDW
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