Does anyone run the mechanical Hell' in this country? I think I once saw
one
in action many years ago. From memory the display was produced by a
continously rotating helix which was brought into contact with the moving
paper strip by a solenoid. Quite ingenious!
Cheers de Alan G3NYK
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Hello Alan and others,
There are several ones in your country Alan, eg at the Science Museum.
I also worked G's using a machine, for instance the late G5XB and others
whose calls I can't remember.
I have one on "permanent" loan from PA0AOB and are using it on the air
since 1976.
There is a Hellschreiber meeting on Sundays at 14.30 UTC (in winter 15.40
UTC) at about
3580kHz using the "Feldhell" system.
You can learn a lot about the Hellschreiber by visiting one of the
websites of Murray Greenman, ZLBPU, for instance:
http://www..qsl.net/zl1bpu/FUZZY/History/history.html
Software for it can be downloaded from
http://www.qsl.net/zl1bpu/FUZZY/starting.html
Murray can be contacted at [email protected]
An informative article on the Hellscreiber by ZL1BPU can be found in QST
January 2000: "Let's See you in Hellschreiber". It contains a photograph of
"my" machine.
73, Dick, PAoSE
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