Don Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterence to the drakelist gang ---------------------------------------------------------------------- john wrote:
As one who formerly worked for a radio digital communications manufacturer, the Drake units were manufactured by Tono in Japan and the HAL units (CWR-series) were manufactured by Comax in Japan. All were expensive, but were unique in that they operated from +13.8VDC, and had self-contained monitors and keyboards. Typical operation included CW, Baudot, ASCII, and AMTOR for some models.I'll bite on this one!
I've got a very nice in box Theta 9000, along with the Drake labeled B&W TV/"Monitor". I've never hooked it up, but it was sold to me as working.
Anyone ever use these, that could comment on its functionality? From looking at the manual, it's clear that these were of JA origin, and just brand labeled.
They sure were expensive! What was the difference between the 9000 and the 7000 ?
John K5MO
During the late '70s, and early '80s, prior to the advent of hardware-based computer interfaces, and later software-based interfaces or programs (due to the increased CPU power), digital mode operation was quite expensive. It was not unusual to spend $3K for a top-of-the-line demodulator/TU and a glass terminal. However, processor speed and freeware changed that paradigm forever. In some cases, dedicated HF modems/demodulators/TU's can still out perform the best of software packages, such as MMTTY. Two that come to mind are the HAL ST-6000 and the ST-8000.
Both the Tono 7000 and 9000, and the HAL CWR-6850, are still neat pieces of gear that work well on Baudot. I'm not sure of the difference between the 7000 or 9000 - Bill Frost would be a good one to ask on that!
Hope this helps a bit.
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