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DOTS and DASHES
Official Publication of the
Morse Telegraphy Club, Inc.
NON-PROFIT SOCIAL HISTORICAL
[MISS G MOORE NH 121 SOUTH PITTSFIELD MAO1105]
Organized - 1942
Grand Chapter - Los Angeles County,
An International Association
VOL. VIII No.3 JULY-AUGUST, 1971 Second Class Postage Paid in Fresno, Calif.
MORSE TELEGRAPHERS
FIRST (BY MEANS OF THEIR PROFESSION) TO PROVIDE THE WORLD WITH COMMUNICATION SERVICE.
M.T.C Publicity At 'LERK' Hamfest "MOX"
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Grand Chapter member Bill Welsh, an officer of "LERK" (Lockheed Employees' Radio Club), again invited M.T.C to make use of a booth at that Club's Hamfest at Burbank, Calif., last May 15th. The various booths are those who wish to display radio equipment of various sorts. Use of a booth was offered free to M.T.C. for purposes of publicizing the letter.
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ALL MEMBERS'
ATTENTION PLS!
Important information appears in the item headed "ELIGIBILITY TO M.T.C MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS MODIFIED". See page 2, column
Pls. Note! Important Changes!
Page 1, Col. 1: Changing Your Address?
Page 2, Col. 1: Secretaries' Timetable
MAY AND AS THESE OCCUR
Page 2, Col 2: Boxed item headed DOTS AND DASHES
Changing Your Address
Be sure to notify your Chapter's Secretary-Treasurer, AND fill in and mail as directed thereon, the information called for in the below "box".
Editor-D&D, 1501 W. Shields Ave., Apt. 43, Fresno, Calif. 93705. The Chapter with which I am affiliated at:
Old address:
City-State or Prov.
New address:
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City State or Prov. Zip Code
POSTMASTERS
Send POD 3579 to: Editor, D&D
1501 W. Shields Ave., Apt. 43,
Fresno, Ca. 93705.
The offer was thankfully accepted, and on May 15th MTC Director J.P Proefrock of Lakewood, Calif., and Director Stanley Hines of Bune Park, Calif., set up a MORSE TELEGRAPH CLUB "telegraph office", depicted above. Telegraph instruments clicking tape-recorded railroad train orders, messages, both railroad and commercial, stock quotations, etc.
Jack Proefrock is seen in the foreground of the above picture, wearing an old N.Y Central Agent's cap which had been worn by his father, Stan. Hines is seen in the background.
During that day seventy "Radio Hams" stopped in, signed the visitors' register, listened, and talked. Since a number of the visitors are or have been wire or wireless telegraphers, they became interested in M.T.C.
It is hoped that on subsequent similar occasions the time, work, etc., cheerfully given by these two Directors, will also be given by other members who may reside a lesser distance from Burbank than do Directors Proefrock and Hines.
The FIRST A.P Circuit
The first leased circuit of the original New York Associated Press was turned over to the news association in the year 1973. The management was in the hands of J.W Simmonton and James C. Hueston. Walter P. Phillips selected to the original groups of telegraphers to man the circuit at the various offices enroute and at the terminals. - New York and Washington.
Mr. Phillips was perhaps the best qualified man in the country to select the men as he was the first class operator himself and knew personally most of the good ones. For the New York office P. V DeGraw and E.C Boilou were engaged; for Philadelphia - W.H.C Hargrave and W.N Gove; for Baltimore - Thomas J. Bishop and Harry A. Wells; Washington - W.G Jones and F.N Bassett.
At that time all copying of press was done on "flimsies" by Stylus.
(T&T Age)
Accomplished by converting the household telephone into an "instant Morse loop" without extra charge by the Tel. Co.
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Here is depicted the "MOX" Unit with the local telephone handset placed into the "cradle" of the Unit.
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Above is pictured the "MOX" Unit by itself, made of durable plastic.
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This shows the "MOX" Unit plus equipment necessary for its operation, namely: (1) a main-line telegraph sounder with cord and plug, (2) a 12 volt transister battery with cord and plug, (3) a 9 volt transister battery with cord and plug, and (4) a telegraph key. The batteries are conventional transister "activators" for electronics, and penlite cells that fit into a plastic holder. The holder is supplied with the "MOX" Unit. The telegraph instruments are NOT so supplied. The batteries activate the sounder or relay, and may be bought almost everywhere - supermarkets, drug stores, et al. The sounder or relay must be of 100 to 400 ohm resistance. 4 to 20 ohm sounders can, of course, be driven from a relay.
OPERATION
It is simple and fool proof! Example: Telephone subscribers A and B are equipped with "MOX" Units; A desires to contact B for a "chat" in Morse: (1) A dials B's phone number in the usual manner. B answers by lifting the handset and listens. A says "Let's go Morse." (2) both place their respective telephone handsets into the "MOX" cradle - see picture 2. (3) A uses his telegraph key to call B. (4) B answers that call by merely tapping his telegraph key with "I-B", and the Morse chat begins. If one wants to break the other he merely taps his key, as only one can send readable signals into the line at one time. The knob (shown above midway on the side of the Unit) functions much in the same manner as moving the coils of a mainline sounder or relay, i.e., its use is for adjusting the sensitivity of the instruments. To adjust, as you would a relay, turn to the clearest sounding signals. A single adjustment at each "MOX" Unit is all that is ever necessary - and that is infrequently.
The price of the MOX Unit with four cords and plugs (NOT including telegraph instruments) is $54.00. Delivery requires about 4 weeks.
E. Stuart Davis who formed MTC's Alfred Vail Chapter, builds the "MOX" Units. For further information he may be contacted at 1149 Weber St., Union, N.J 07083.
