[GreenKeys] Alden 519 Boatanchor Facsimile Recorder

[Bill]

Nice looking fax machine. Good looking Volvo also.

Bill

On 9/22/2011 2:47 PM, Richard Dillman wrote:
> Gents:
>
> I have listed my Alden 519 Boatanchor Facsimile Recorder on eBay.  For those who may be interested it's under item number 330617505345.
>
> This item is not for the faint of heart.
>
> If you copy RTTY and HF facsimile on your computer - and there's nothing wrong with that - this unit may not be for you.  On the other hand if the idea of whirring machinery, flashing lights, and a facsimile machine that has TWO gear shifts causes you to become strangely aroused... this may be exactly the item you're looking for.
>
> What we have here is an Alden model 519 electro-mechanical facsimile machine.  It will copy the facsimile broadcasts sent on HF from stations around the world and print them on 19" wide *wet* paper (supplied).  The 519 was the standard facsimile machine aboard ships and in FAA Flight Service Stations for years.  Pilots of a certain age will recall carefully examining charts printed on the 519.  In fact the 519 even made a cameo appearance in the movie "Airplane!".  Doubt me?  Rent it and see.
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> Please check it out.
>
> RD
>
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> Richard Dillman, WPE2VT
> Chief Operator, Coast Station KSM
> Maritime Radio Historical Society
> http://www.radiomarine.org
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