Origins of RTTY

Join Jim Reed (N4BFR) as he dives into the fascinating history of Radio Teletype (RTTY) with Steve Garrison (N4TTY) at the Stone Mountain Hamfest 2024. In this exclusive interview, Steve shares insights into the origins of RTTY, its evolution in amateur radio, and its impact on digital communications today. This conversation is perfect for ham radio enthusiasts, history buffs, and anyone curious about the roots of digital modes. Don't miss this engaging talk!
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[@ApothercyCold]

This is really interesting. I know absolutely nothing about these but would love to rebuild one just because it looks like such a fascinating machine.

[@davidpanetta5492]

I used Model 28 with the equipment I maintained when I was in the Army. My first computer monitor/printer, about 1972, was a Kleinschmidt TTY.
I knew a HAM in Dallas Tx that wire wrapped his own version of a PDP 8 using a TTY as his Monitor. He set up his PDP to boot from his HAM radio and booted it over the air from a station in South Africa after first sending the other station the code over the air (recording the FSK tones to audio tape). This was just before the Altair 8800 personal computer came out. There was NO WWW or internet yet!

[@inksmudge1]

I used to repair/restore the KSR-35 Teletypes for several years. I also built a teletype to pc interface and made a program in DOS to test the teletypes and used it for printing a lot of ASCII art with it.

[@ralvarezb78]

Nice callsign 😅