[GreenKeys] Teletype machines

[Steve Tabler]

Hi Paul!

Yes, I am still in Florida, near 'The Villages', 
but in an area that has no HOA-control.
I'd probably be willing to drive, if I was able 
to.  However, I don't see well enough to drive.
Are there shipping companies that don't break stuff?

I just hoped that someone nearby would see my request.

Steve

At 11:06 AM 1/8/2026, you wrote:
>I agree with Nick. Steve, Are you still in 
>Florida? (Sorry if I it was obvious and I missed it).
>
>Would you be able or willing to drive, or use a shipping company?
>
>
>Paul
>
>>On Jan 8, 2026, at 5:59 AM, Nick England via 
>>GreenKeys <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>Get in touch with your local ham radio clubs. 
>>There might be a machine or two just sitting 
>>forlornly in someone’s garage. Spread the 
>>word around that you are looking. I’ve 
>>rescued and redistributed probably more than 20 
>>machines so far. Total expense has been less 
>>than eBay advertised price for a single machine.
>>
>>Nick England K4NYW
>>Chapel Hill NC
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>>
>>
>>On Wed, Jan 7, 2026 at 11:54 PM Steve Tabler 
>><<mailto:steve.tabler at gmail.com>steve.tabler at gmail.com> wrote:
>>Hi!  I just joined this list, having following a series of
>>breadcrumbs of other places talking  about teletype machines.
>>
>>I used to have a model 15 TTY with keyboard that I bought in 1977.
>>Included was the black metal table for it to sit on.
>>Also included was a model 14 reperf, and a model 14 TD..
>>
>>I build the Roger L. Smith ASCII-to-Baudet converter so I could talk
>>to the them using an ASCII keyboard.  My first ASCII keyboard was a Sanders.
>>Eventually, I used the Model 15 as a printer for my SWTPC 6800
>>Computer.  I got a lot of use out of it.
>>My Model 15 came with a manual dated from 1938, and had the AC
>>asynchronous motor instead of the DC-governor motor.
>>
>>A few years later, I bought an ASR33 for my computer.  For me, that
>>was a huge upgrade.
>>Of course, since then, I've had several printers.
>>
>>I don't have most of my teletype machines anymore, and I'd like to
>>replace them.
>>The last time I moved, the logistics were bad, and it was impossible
>>for me to be in two places at once, namely Arizona and Florida.
>>I was in AZ, my mother was just widowed for the second time, didn't
>>want to marry a 3rd time, and wanted to move to Florida.
>>She asked me to be her 'roommate' and we would buy a house together
>>in Flodida.  Which uis what we've done.
>>My brother-in-law was feeling helpful, and was going to load most of
>>my posessions onto a U-Haul truck.
>>That was for later.  The initial move had us contracting a freight
>>company, the truck was loading, mostly with mom's stuff, and the
>>select best of my tools, electronics gear, and various items.
>>
>>After getting unpacked in Florida, I would receive play-by-play
>>photos of different stacks of equipment at my old house, did I want
>>to keep this pile or that pile.  Problem was, my instructions were
>>not carried out.
>>
>>My ASR33 went to a recycler.  So did the model  15 TTY, and the model 14 TD.
>>All I have left is the table for the model 15 TTY, and the model 14
>>reperf, and I'm looking for the other items.
>>Logistics are a problem for me:  I don't see well-enough to drive
>>anywhere, and I don't leave my 92-yo mother alone either.  She's a
>>bit accident prone.
>>
>>The only place I seem to ever see these machines advertised is on
>>eBay, and I don't like to buy heavy, high-priced, items over
>>ebay.  I've been let-down on other items in the past not being quite
>>as advertised.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Steve Tabler
>>
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