Over 275 documents about Hellschreiber

- principles, history, operation, maintenance, components, related technologies -
(1926-2011)

 

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The originals from Siemens-Halske (in German, 1934-1975):

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"Der Siemens-Hell-Schreiber", H. Stahl, Siemens & Halske A. G., Wernerwerk, Berlin-Siemensstadt, 1934, 15 pp. SH5358, 1.34.1,5 T.  reprint from Telegraphen- und Fernsprechtechnik, Jg. 22, Heft 11, November 1933, pp. 291-295

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"Siemens-Hell-Lochstreifengeber „S“ - T send 62 a“, [product brochure] Siemens-Halske A.G., Wernerwerk für Fernmeldetechnik, SH 2969, St KB 1213/1, 11531.T.Fs, 1931?, 2 pp.     

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"Bedienungsanweisung für den Siemens-Hell-Schreiber T.empf.12a", Siemens & Halske AG, Wernerwerk, Telegrafen-Abteilung, Berlin-Siemensstadt, March 1935, 17 pp. ,Te 11/3 (courtesy B. Rothe)

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"Grundlagen der Springschreibertechnik" (Part 1-5) [start-stop synchronization], F. Schiweck, Telegraphen-, und Fernsprech-Technik, Jg. 25, Nr. 3, March 1936, pp. 53-57, Nr. 4, April 1936, pp. 91-97, Nr. 6, June 1936, pp. 139-144, Nr. 9, September 1936, pp. 245-250, Nr. 11, November 1936, pp. 307-313 – 31 pp. total; also: Fernmelde-Technik, 1937,  Siemens & Halske A. G., Wernerwerk, Berlin-Siemensstadt, 26 pp. ; also:  SH. 6623, 1939, 26 pp. 

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"Der Siemens-Hell-Schreiber", Alexander B. Damjanovic, Zeitschrift für Fernmeldetechnik, Werk- und Gerätebau, Siemens & Halske A.G., Wernerwerk, Jg. 17, Nr. 12, 1936, 7 pp., SH 6654, 1. 37. 0,5 T.

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"Siemens-Hell-Schreiber", Fernmeldetechnik, Siemens & Halske A. G., Wernerwerk, Berlin-Siemensstadt, 2. 37. 5. T., SH6592, 1937, 7 pp. (courtesy Heinz Blumberg, DC4GL)

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"Der SH-Feldschreiber", Siemens-Halske AG, Berlin-Siemensstadt, SH 7535. 1.2.39. TT1., 11 pp. (courtesy Siemens Corporate Archives, München)

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"Verringerung der Fehleranfälligkeit drahtloser Telegrafiewege durch Maßnahmen im Niederfrequenzteil der Überttragungssysteme", [Hellschreiber on pp. 56-58] K. Reche, A. Arzmaier, R. Zimmermann, in "Telefunken-Hausmitteilungen", Jg. 20, Heft 80, March 1939, pp. 53-62  

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"Der Betrieb von Siemens-Hell-Schreibern auf Hochspannungsleitungen im Elektrizitätswerk-Nachrichtendienst" [operating Hellschreibers on 60 kV and 100 kV power lines], Fernmeldetechnik, Siemens & Halske, Berlin-Siemensstadt, 1939, SH. 7802, 1,5 9. 39, 4 pp.

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"Widerstände, Kondensatoren und sonstige Einzelteile" [1930s component technology of resistors, capactors, etc.], H. Nottebrock, Veröffentlichungen aus d. Geb. d. Nachrichtentechnik, Jg. 9, 1939,  Folge 2, 11 pp., SH. 7756, 3.7.39. KV. VE., Siemens & Halske A. G., Wernerwerk, Berlin-Siemensstadt.

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"Der SH-Feldschreiber", Fernmeldetechnik, Siemens & Halske A.G., Wernerwerk, Berlin-Siemensstadt, 1940, 14 pp., SH. 7535a,  1.1.40 TT1. N/1069 [note: not the same as SH 7535 from 1939, 11 pp.]

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"Bandbreitenfragen bei Anwendung der Siemens-Hell-Fernschreibtechnik" [signal bandwidth issues with A2 and A3 modulation],  Rudolf Zimmermann,  7 pp., Technische Mitteilungen des Fernmeldewerks, Siemens & Halske A.G., Wernerwerk, Abteilung für Telegrafengerät, Berlin-Siemensstadt, May 1940, SH 7998, 1. 8. 40. T T1

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"Der neue Siemens-Hell-Schreiber", Wilhelm Heller, Technische Mitteilungen des Fernmeldewerks, Abteilung für Telegrafengerät, May 1940, Siemens & Halske A. G., Wernerwerk, SH7996, 1.8.40 T T1., 4 pp. (courtesy Siemens Corporate Archives, München)

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"Über Tastfragen bei der Siemens-Hell-Fernschreibtechnik" [interfacing Hellschreiber to CW-transmitters via keyer], Rudolf Zimmermann, Technische Mitteilungen des Fernmeldewerks, Siemens & Halske A. G., Wernerwerk, Abteilung für Telegrafengerät, Berlin-Siemensstadt, 1940,  8 pp., SH. 7999, 1.8.40. T T1.

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"Kupferoxydul-Detektor "Sirutor" / Teil C 5. Grundsätzliches" [detector diodes used in Feld-Hell], Siemens & Halske A. G., Wernerwerk, Berlin-Siemensstadt, 1940, 2 pp. , 2.8.40 KV/VE C/1561    

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"Kupferoxydul-Vorschaltgleichrichter" [220 Vdc power supply with Kupferoxydul rectifier diodes], Siemens & Halske A. G., Wernerwerk, Berlin-Siemensstadt, 1936, 2 pp. , 2,11,40 KV/VE C/1561   

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"Öl- und Schmieranleitung für den Siemens-Hell-Feldfernschreiber" (lubrication manual), Fernmelde Technik, Siemens & Halske A.G., Wernerwerk, SH 7976 5.6.40 T T1 (C/0921), 7 pp. (courtesy Siemens Corporate Archives, München)

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Luftwaffen Dienstvorschriften (L.Dv.) 702/1 Heft 213: "Luftnachrichtentruppe – Ausbildung am Gerät, Teil 1 - Gerätebeschreibungen, Heft 213 - Der Feldfernschreiber", Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM), 21 November 1940 [25 MB; this is the Luftwaffe Feld-Hell manual; counterpart to the Army manual D 758/1 below] 

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"Der Feldfernschreiber", document D 758/1 of the Oberkommando des Heeres, Heereswaffenamt, Amtsgruppe für Entwicklung und Prüfung, Berlin, 1 April 1941; this is the official original army manual in German for model T typ 58 (a.k.a. model 24a-32, a1, a2, based on drawing numbers).
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"The Feldfernschreiber", annotated translation of D 758/1 "Der Feldfernschreiber" by me, Frank Dörenberg, N4SPP; updated 2 May 2009.

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"Der Siemens-Hell-Schreiber", H. Schulz, Telegraphen-, Fernsprech-, Funk- und Fernseh-Technik, Bd. 30, Heft 2, 1941, pp. 52 - 57 (courtesy Siemens Corporate Archives, München)

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"Stand der Siemens-Hell-Fernschreibtechnik", Rudolf Zimmerman, Siemens & Halske A.G. - Wernerwerk,  Technische Mitteilungen des Fernmeldewerks, Abteilung für Telegrafengerät, SH 7997. 0,5. 1043. TT1.  M/1401, May 1940, 10 pp. (courtesy Siemens Corporate Archives, München)

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"Istruzione per l'uso del telescrittore Siemens-Hell per uso campale", Siemens-Halske, May 1942, T anl. 4205/10 it.  [1-page instructions from inside of carrying-case lid]

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"Ein neuer Empfangslocher für Fernschreibbetrieb" [tape puncher], H. Wüsteney, E. Lölkes, F. Nitschke, Zeitschrift für Fernmeldetechnik, Werk- und Gerätebau, Heft 4, 1943, Siemens & Halske A.G., Wernerwerk für Telegrafengerät, Berlin-Siemensstadt, 5 pp. , SH 8356. 543. TFs 2.

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"Der Siemens-Hell-Schreiber", Siemens & Halske A.G., Siemens Fernmelde Technik, SH 8354. 443. TT1., 1943, 7 pp. (courtesy Siemens Corporate Archives, München)

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"Siemens-Hell-Schreiber "GL" T typ 72 a", Beschreibung St Bs 1211/8 [description and schematic], June 1954, Siemens Fernschreibtechnik, Siemens & Halske AG, Wernerwerk für Fernmeldetechnik, 33 pp. (courtesy B. Rothe)      

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"Siemens-Hell-Schreiber „GL““ T typ 72 c – Beschreibung", St Bs 1211/2, October 1955, 31 pp. + schematics , Siemens & Halske AG, Wernerwerk für Telegrafen- und Signaltechnik, T Werb 2880 R GN, 956.0,2 (courtesy Heinz Blumberg, DC4GL)  [52 MB]. 

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"Siemens-Hell-Fernschreiber „GL“  T typ 72b – Bedienungs- und Wartungsanleitung St Wa 1211/11“, Siemens-Halske A.G., Wernerwerk für Fernmeldetechnik, SH 2915, 10530.5 T, ca. 1955, 6 pp. 

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"Siemens-Hell-Schreiber „GL“ T typ 72 c – Betriebs- und Bedienungsanleitung mit Teileverzeichnis", St  Ba 1211/2, December 1956, 56 pp. + schematics, Siemens & Halske AG, Wernerwerk für Telegrafen- und Signaltechnik (courtesy Heinz Blumberg, DC4GL)  [48 MB] 

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"Siemens-Hell-Schreiber "L" - T empf 39 d", Siemens Fernschreib Technik, Siemens & Halske AG, Wernerwerk für Telegrafen- und Signaltechnik, Beschreibung St Bs 1223/11 [incl. schematic], July 1957, 32 pp.  (courtesy Heinz Blumberg, DC4GL)

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"Siemens-Hell-Fernschreiber „AGL“  T typ 73 – Bedienungs- und Wartungsanleitung für den angebauten Lochstreifensender“, Siemens-Halske A.G. Wernerwerk für Telegrafen- und Signaltechnik, Fs Wa 1233/4, SuW Bln 05, 559.0.2, January 1959, 4 pp.   

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"Siemens-Hell-Schreiber "F" - T empf 40 a", Beschreibung St Bs 1221/3, Siemens & Halske AG, Wernerwerk für Telegrafen- und Signaltechnik, February 1960, 14 pp., SuW 6165 R 260.0,2  (courtesy Ralf Lampe)   

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"Siemens Hellgeräte", Siemens, ca. August 1965 [6 pp. but incomplete; includes Hell-80 and Hell-80A) 

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"Siemens-Hell-Schreiber 80" [description & characteristics], Siemens & Halske AG, Wernerwerk für Telegrafen- und Signaltechnik, SH 9651, 6 pp., 1960? (courtesy Arie van Oijen, PE1AQB) 

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"Feldfernschreiber (Siemens-Hell-Schreiber 80) Bedienungsvorschrift Wa T App 80” [operating instructions summary], Siemens & Halske AG, SuW 54656 UN, 769.0.1, 3/68, 2 pp. (1968) (courtesy Arie van Oijen, PE1AQB) 

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"Siemens-Hell-Schreiber 80 – Betriebsanleitung Teileliste", Siemens AG, Bereich Fernschreib- und Datenverkehr, document A22232-A80-A1-1-30, SuW 55097 UN, 270.0,1,  7/1968, 175 pp.; also: Technische Dienstvorschrift TDv 5815/018-13; (Operating manual; 49 MB; low-res file (39 MB) is here).

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"Siemens Hell Schreiber 80 – Beschreibung", Siemens AG, document A22232-A80-A1-1-18, SuW 54232 1268.0,5, 11/1968, 31 pp. (Description; 15 MB)

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"Siemens-Hell-Schreiber 80 - Bedienungsanleitung", Siemens AG, Wernerwerk für Telegrafen- und Signaltechnik, Werksabteilung für Fernschreibgeräte, document A22232-A80-A1-1-19, SuW 54658 UN, 769.0,4, 5/1969, also: technische Dienstvorschrift TDv 5815/018-13; (Operating manual; 39 MB; low-res file (29 MB) is here). 

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"Siemens Hell Schreiber 80 schematics A1-0-12, A1-6-12, F1-6, L80-N1-8, L80-F21-3-11 [very large format originals (size A0, A1), each scanned as multiple A3 sheets].

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"Siemens-Hell-Schreiber „GL“  T typ 72 c" [brief description & characteristics], Siemens & Halske AG, Wernerwerk für Telegrafen- und Signaltechnik, SH 4057, KB T App 15, 7591. T FS 3, 2 pp., 1975? (courtesy Arie van Oijen, PE1AQB)

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"Hell-72 "GL" Start-Stop-Sender, Start-Stop-Empfänger", Siemens Hell-Technik, T Ausbildung S-Hell, Änderung 1, pp. 7-8, SuW 2957 R, 559.0,2 (courtesy Arie van Ooijen PE1AQB)




Documents from & about Rudolf Hell and the Hell Co. (1926-2003):

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"Die Entwicklung des Bildfunks", Funk (Wochenschrift des Funkwesens), Weidmannsche Buchh., 1926, Heft 17, p. 131

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"Die Selbstherstellung eines Funkbild-Empfangsgerätes" [build your own fax machine], Rudolf Hell, in "Funk", Wochenschrift des Funkwesens, Weidmannsche Buchhandlung, 1926, 6 pp.

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"Direktzeigendes funkentelegraphisches Peilverfahren", Rudolf Hell, 1929, 10 pp., Krayn Verlag, Berlin, Hochschulschrift, 1928 doctoral dissertation at Technische Hochschule München; Also appeared in: Jahrbuch der drahtlosen Telegraphie.

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"Einfärbvorrichtung Type EF 2/B - Gebrauchsanleitung" [manual for Hellschreiber re-inking device from Hell Co.], 1 p. (courtesy Heinz Blumberg, DC4GL)

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"Hell - Technische Mitteilungen der Firma Dr.-Ing. Rudolf Hell - Gerätentwicklungen aus den Jahren 1929-1939", Nr. 1, May 1940:
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"Die Entwicklung des Hell-Schreibers" by the inventor himself: Rudolf Hell; pp. 2-11

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"Der Siemens-Hell-Feldschreiber", by Rudolf Hell's co-workers G. Ege and H. Promnitz, pp. 11-20

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"Eine Untersuchung zur Bekäpfung von Doppelzeichen im Kurzwellen-Hell-Telegrafie-betrieb", H. Haberland, pp. 32-40

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"Rudolf Hell 65 years old”, in “NTZ-Communications journal" (NTZ-CJ), No. 3, 1967, p. 146   

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"Anwendung von Faksimile-Hellschreibern für den Boden-Bord-Verkehr" [Hell fax, Zetfax], Rudolf Hell, pp. 67-75 in "Flugsicherungs-Verfahren und -Technik: Grundsätzliches über die Technik für Flugsicherung und Betrachtung der wichtigsten technischen Hilfsmittel außer Radar“, Teil IIIB in "Flugnavigation und Flugsicherung“, Band 7 of "Bücherei der Funkortung“, proceedings of the "Internationale Jahrestagung des Ausschuß für Funkortung“, Berlin; Verkehrs- und Wirtschafts-Verlag, 1958, 107 pp.     

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"ZETFAX, aus der Praxis, für die Praxis" [Hell Co. optical-scan + Hellschreiber tape printer], Rudolf Hell GmbH, 1968, 19 pp., ZA-2-6807(592). 

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"Gutenberg-Preis der Stadt Mainz und der Gutenberg-Gesellschaft verliehen an Rudolf Hell am 25. Juni 1977", Reihe: Kleiner Druck der Gutenberg-Gesellschaft, Nr. 104, Gutenberg-Gesellschaft, 1978, 32 pp., ISBN-10: 3775521046 (here: only pp. 14-32: speeches by Prof. H. Zapf and Rudolf Hell)

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"Hell, Rudolf", Herbert Goetzeler, pp. 76-77 in "Männer der Funktechnik – eine Sammlung von 70 Lebenswerken deutscher Pioniere der Funktechnik (drahtlose Telegrafie, Radar, Rundfunk und Fernsehen)", Sigfrid von Weiher (ed.), VDE-Verlag,1983, ISBN 3-8007-1314-4    

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"Hell-FAX" [KF-108 etc.], Jörg Schlemminger (DB4LM), cq-DL, 1987, nr. 3, p. 182

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"Hell-Schreiben - Dr. Hell wird 85 Jahre alt", Thomas Beiderwieden (DG9YAG), cq-DL, 1989, nr. 2, p. 120     

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"Wegbereiter der Nachrichtentechnik", G. Weinreich, Deutsche Telekom Unterrichtsblätter, Jg. 53, Nr. 1, January 2000, pp. 32-36

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"Lebensdaten und Ehrungen Dr. Rudolf Hell", Archiv Schierling 2001

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"Rudolf Hell zum 100. Geburtstag - Das Jahrhundert entscheidend mitgeprägt", Festschrift der Heidelberger Druck AG zum 100. Geburtstag von Dr. Rudolf Hell, 21 December 2001, 16 pp.

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"Laudatio auf Dr.-Ing., Dr.-Ing. E.h. Rudolf Hell zum 100. Geburtstag", Boris Fuchs, Frankenthal, Archiv Schierling 2001

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"Rudolf Hell war ein genialer Erfinder", Gottfried North, in "DAS ARCHIV  - Magazin für Kommunikationsgeschichte, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Post- und Telekommunikationsgeschichte e.V.",  2003, Band 2, pp. 96 – 97

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"Dr.-Ing. Rudolf Hell: Der Jahrhundert-Ingenieur im Spiegelbild des Zeitgeschehens. Sein beispielhaftes Wirken." ["Dr.-Ing. Rudolf Hell: engineer of the century. His exemplary contributions"], by Boris Fuchs and Christian Onnasch, Edition Braus, Wachter Verlag, 2005, ISBN 3-89904-163-1, 280 pp.




Other German
documents (1934-2008):

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"Die Fortentwicklung des Fernschreibverkehrs über Draht und drahtlos“, P. Storch, Elektrotechnische Zeitschrift (ETZ) [Hellschreiber, Handsender, Lochstreifensender on pp. 141-143], Jg. 55, Heft 5, 1 February 1934, pp. 109-112, 141-143  

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"Der 7-Frequenz-Funkschreiber der Les Laboratoires L.M.T.", L. Devaux, F. Smets, Elektrisches Nachrichtenwesen (German edition of "Electrical Communication" of International Standard Electric Corp.), Volume 17, Nr. 1, December 1938, pp. 22-34
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1938 English version is here

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"Der Typenbildschreiber (Hellschreiber)", Probst,  pp. 164-166 in "Deutsche Nachrichtentruppen (Die F-Flagge)“ [Zeitschrift für die Nachrichtentruppe und Truppennachrichtenverbände des Heeres, der Luftwaffe und der Waffen-SS - Nachrichtenblatt der Nachrichtenkameradschaften des NS-Reichskriegerbundes], Vol. 15, Nr. 9, September 1939, pp. 164-166 

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"Der Siemens-Hell-Schreiber", pp. 321-324 in "Lehrbuch der Fernmeldetechnik – Band 1", Karl Bergmann Verlag, C. Brendel, 1939, 527 pp.      

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"Der SH-Feldschreiber", pp. 324-328 in "Lehrbuch der Fernmeldetechnik – Band 1", Karl Bergmann Verlag, C. Brendel, 1939, 527 pp.             

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"Der Feldfernschreiber; Schaltbild des Feldfernschreibers", Heeresnachrichtenschule Gr. Fe [Army Signal Corps School], Merkblatt Fe 601 + Fe 602, Halle (Saale), January 1940, 5 pp.       

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"Der Typenbildschreiber Tbs 24a – 32", a personal Hellschreiber manual, written in 1940 by Rudolf Heinrich, soldier in the Signal Corps of the Wehrmacht: 

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here is the original German document, handwritten primarily in Sütterlin script (copyright Yuri Desyatnik; used with permission).

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here is a German version, transcribed to modern script by R. Gellhaus (edited by me)

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here is an English version (translation to English by me, of the transcribed German version).

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for linguistically inclined readers, here is a version that has both the transcribed and the translated version, side by side.

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The army units that Rudolf Heinrich served in, had Feldpost (field mail service) numbers 15663 and 27185. All Feldpost numbers are covered in "Die deutsche Feldpostübersicht - vollständiges Verzeichnis der Feldpostnummern in numerischer Folge und deren Aufschlüsselung; bearbeitet nach den im Bundesarchiv-Militärarchiv verwahrten Unterlagen des Heeresfeldpostmeister", Norbert Kannapin, Biblio-Verlag, 1980, ISBN-10: 3764811838; Bd. 1: Feldpost numbers 00001-20308, 429 pp., Bd. 2: numbers 20309-41991, 415 pp.; Bd. 3: numbers 41992-87919, 321 pp.

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"Abtast-Telegrafen" [incl. Presse-Hell, Feld-Hell, 7-tone], chapter IV in “Taschenbuch für Fernmeldetechniker", H.W. Goetsch, Oldenbourg Verlag, 1940, pp. 411-427 of 787

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"Siemens-Hell-Schreiber", F. Berck, pp. 237-240 in "Elektrotechnische Zeitschrift (ETZ)", Vol. 61, Issue 10, 7 March 1940        

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"Fernmeldetechnik", Band 9 of “Lehrbücher der Feinwerktechnik“, Fritz Schiweck, 1st ed., 1942, 526 pp.,  C. F. Winter'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung

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"Siemens-Hell-Schreiber", pp.  149-166

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"Der 7-Frequenzen-Schreiber" [7-tone printer], pp.  166-167

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"Schnellmorseempfänger" [high-speed morse printers], pp. 145-149

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"Die Hellschreiber Apparate" , "Bedienung der Hellschreiber-Anlage" , "Störungen an den Hellschreiber-Apparaten", pp. 46-56, pp. 107-108, and pp. 150-154 in Schweizerische Armee Technisches Reglement Nr. T 179d "Die große 1,5 kW Kurzwellen-Funkstation (G 1,5 K-Station)", Provisorische Ausgabe 1944

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"Der Hellschreiber", F. Bergtold, pp. 636-638 “Orion, Naturwissenschaftlich-Technische Zeitschrift für Jedermann“, Jg. 4, Nr. 16, August 1949  [p. 638 missing]      

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pp. 94-96, 162, 163, 170-172 in "Hochfrequenz-Nachrichtentrechnik für Elektrizitätswerke" [Hellschreiber over 30-220 kV power lines], 2nd ed., Gerhard Dreßler, Heinrich-Karl Podszeck, Springer Verlag, 1952, 183 pp. 

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"Der Hellschreiber", section 4 pp. 75-76 in chapter "Fernmeldeeinrichtungen“ of "Allgemeine Elektrotechnik: Schwachstrom: Grundbegriffe der Fernsprechtechnik, Fernsprechanlagen, Fernmeldeanlagen, normalisierte Schaltbilder", Josef Charwat, Verlag des Österreichischen Gewerkschaftsbundes, 1955, 103 pp. [20 MB]

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"Hell-Schreiber", p. 477-479 in " Die Elektrotechnik : Die Grundgesetze der Elektrizitätslehre und die technische Erzeugung und Verwertung des elektrischen Stromes in gemeinverständlicher Darstellung", 4th ed., Rudolf Reinhardt (neu bearbeitet von F. Weichert), Fachbuchverlag, 1955, 631 pp.      

bullet "Hell-Schreiber", p. 477-479 in "LinkDie Elektrotechnik : Die Grundgesetze der Elektrizitätslehre und die technische Erzeugung und Verwertung des elektrischen Stromes in gemeinverständlicher Darstellung", 4th ed., Rudolf Reinhardt (neu bearbeitet von F. Weichert), Fachbuchverlag, 1955, 631 pp.  
bullet "Siemens-Hell-Geräte", pp. 61-77 in "Telegrafentechnik", Band 6, Teil 6 of "Der Dienst bei der Deutschen Bundespost - Leitfaden für die Ausbildung", [Hell Morse-Handlocher, Hell Morse-Schnellsender, Lochstreifensender, Streifenschreiber, Blattschreiber, Summer, Start-Stop, Anfeuchtgerät, Tabelle I (Bauarten), III (Siemens-Halske Bauarten), VII (Fernkabel)], Fritz Schiweck (ed.), R. v. Decker's Verlag, G. Schenck, 1960, 970 pp.      
bullet "Hell-Schreibverfahren", section 2.1 (pp. 560-563) in "Funktechnik", Band 6, Teil 7 of "Der Dienst bei der Deutschen Bundespost - Leitfaden für die Ausbildung", Fritz Schiweck (ed.), R. v. Decker's Verlag, G. Schenck, 1960, 970 pp.      
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"Die schreibenden Drucktelegraphen (Bildschreiber) - Siemens-Hell-Schreibers", pp. 358-378 in "Fernmeldetechnik", Band 9 of “Lehrbücher der Feinwerktechnik“, Fritz Schiweck, 4th ed., 1962, C. F. Winter'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 894 pp.

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"Siemens-Hell-Blattschreiber", Section 9.5.2.6 (pp. 368-372) in "Fernschreibtechnik", Fritz Schiweck, Band 9 of “Lehrbücher der Feinwerktechnik“, 4th ed., 1962, C. F. Winter'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 894 pp. Note that the Blattschreiber does not appear in earlier editions of this book. 

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"Der Hell-Schreiber”, pp. 15-19 in “Einführung in die Nachrichtenübertragungstechnik”, Volker Aschoff, Springer-Verlag, 1968. 147 pp.     

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"Siemens-Hell-Schreiber", §4.3.2.1 (pp. 948-951) in "Nachrichtentechnik", Vol. 3 of "Taschenbuch Elektrotechnik", Eugen Philippow, VEB Verlag Technik, 1967, 1624 pp.      

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"Entwicklung kommerzieller Empfänger", H. Hart, G. Schaffstein, G.Vogt, Telefunken Zeitung (technisch-wissenschaftliche Mitteilungen der Telefunken GmbH), Jg. 23, Heft 87/88, September 1950 [incl. “Telefunken Presse-Hellempfänger E 11“ and “Presse-Hellempfänger EPH/L/2” - special receivers with built-in detector/solenoid-driver for Presse Hell machines]

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pp. 158-165 in "Die Erde wird kleiner: vom Fackelzeichen zum Bildtelegramm" [brief description of start-stop sync and Hellschreiber], Johannes Sigleur, Franckh Publ., 1954, ASIN: B0028N8VXK. 

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"Der Siemens-Hell-Schreiber", pp. 1314-1315 in “Das Bertelsmann Bildungsbuch”, Bertelsmann Verlag, July 1956, 1886 pp.

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"Die Fernmeldetechnik als Hilfe bei der Rationalisierung der Eisenbahn", W. Leitenberger [Hellschreiber use in German railroad system is described in Section 3: "Modernisierung des Eisenbahnbetriebes"], ETR: Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau, Nr. 4, April 1966, pp. 139-146   

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"Fs Apparate Sammlung 1945 - Ein neuer Anfang 1975, dem großen Strukturwandel in der Technologie", 1960s ? [2 pp. but incomplete; Hell-80]   

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"Der Hellschreiber”, pp. 15-19 in “Einführung in die Nachrichtenübertragungstechnik”, Volker Aschoff, Springer-Verlag, 1968, 147 pp

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"Wann wurde eigentlich der letzte Hellschreiber außer Betrieb genommen??" ["When was the last Hellschreiber taken out of service??"], 2008 thread in the "Historische Bahn" forum of "Drehscheibe" ("turntable) website of railroad enthousiasts.




Here are the "modern classics" / "revival classics" (1977-1990):

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"Hellschreiber - een herontdekking", Hans Evers PAØCX/DJØSA, Electron,  6/1977 [in Dutch]

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"Hellschreiber - a rediscovery", Hans Evers PAØCX / DJØSA, Ham Radio, 12/1979.
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"Hellschreiber" series of comments to the above 12/1979 Ham Radio article "Hellschreiber - a rediscovery" article, by E. Concklin, K6KA, Henry Plant, W6DKZ, and Stanley Cook, G5XB, Ham Radio, 3/1980 and 9/1980.

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"Hellschreiber - what it is and how it works", Stanley Cook GB5XB, Radio Communication, 4/1981.

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"Hellschreiber - Nostalgie oder Realität?", Helmut Liebich DL1OY, Funkschau, 11/1990



 

Articles from German amateur radio magazines (1975-2010):

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"RTTY-Funkfernschreiben nach dem System-Hell", Peter Stolzenberg, DC9XD, QRV : Amateur Radio, Jg. 29, 1975, pp.  562-571 [courtesy Gerard Wolthuis, PA3BCB].

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"Bediengerät zum RTTY-Hell System", Peter Stolzenberg, DC9XD, QRV : Amateur Radio, Heft 2, Jg. 31, January 1977, pp.  71-75 [courtesy Gerard Wolthuis, PA3BCB].

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"An alle, die Hell-Schreibgeräte besitzen und damit qrv sind…”, Horst Werner (DJ2HN), QRV : Amateur Radio, Jg. 34, Nr. 5, May 1980, p. 305

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"Ein CW-Hell Interface", Helmut Liebich (DL1OY), RTTY - Informationsorgan d. DAFG e. V. u. d. Swiss-ARTG, Jg. 12, nr. 1, January 1981, pp. 5-8 [translation (with PCB layout added) by Helmut of “Een CW Hell-Interface” by Klaas Robers (PA0KLS)

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"Selbstbau eines Feld-Hellschreibers", Eckhard Bremer, DG9JO, RTTY, No. 2, February 1981

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2. DAFG-Hell-Contest 1981 [contest announcement], RTTY - Informationsorgan d. DAFG e. V. u. d. Swiss-ARTG, Jg. 12, nr. 3, March 1981, p. 35.

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"Hellschreiben auf Kurz- und Ultrakurzwelle", Helmut Liebich (DL1OY), RTTY - Informationsorgan d. DAFG e. V. u. d. Swiss-ARTG, Jg. 12, nr. 4, April 1981, pp. 6-9

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"Funkfernschreib-Verfahren  (1)", Ludwin Monz (DF8PD), Joachim Wollweber (DF5PY), cq-DL, 1985, nr. 12, pp. 700-702

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Hellschreibrunden auf UKW und KW“, Helmut Liebich (DL1OY), cq-DL, 1986, nr. 2, p. 113

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"Feld-Hell mit dem Olivetti M-10", Hans Kreuzer (DL1AN), cq-DL, 1988, nr. 3, pp. 162-163

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"Hellschreiben mit Commodore 64/128", CQ-DL, 1989, p. 525

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"Hellschreiber - Nostalgie oder Realität?", Helmut Liebich DL1OY, Funkschau, 11/1990

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"Erfahrungen mit MtHell" and "MtHell - Ein Fernschreibverfahren für Soundkarten", Manfred Salzwedel (DK4ZC), cq-DL, 1998, nr.10, p. 811

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"Digitale Kurzwellen-Betriebsarten", Fred Schulz (HB9NP), cq-DL, 2000, nr. 9, p. 643-645 

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"Hellschreiben per PC: So wird eine alte Betriebsart wieder jung!", Nils Schiffhauer (DK8OK), Funk: das internationale Magazin der Funktechnik“ (later: Funkamateur), Jg. 24, H. 8, August 2000, pp. 64-67. 

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"Hellschreibern: alt und doch neu - Wie wird man QRV mit Hell?", Martin Nähring (DF8FE), cq-DL, 2000,  nr. 11, pp. 807-808

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"Der Hellschreiber - das erste Faxgerät", Radio-Scanner, Ausgabe 1/2002, www.funkempfang.de (used with permission)

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"Hell begeistert", Lothar Deckert (DF1LU), cq-DL, 2002, nr. 4, p. 243

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Einstieg in Hellschreiber (1 + 2)”, Dieter Zimmermann  (DL2RR), Funkamateur, 1/2010, pp. 64-65, 2/2010, pp. 180-181




Articles and documents in English
(1938-2010):

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"The Creed No. 10 Tape Teleprinter" [start-stop synchronization], A. E. Thompson, Electrical Communication (Int’l Western Electric Co.), Vol. 16, Nr. 4, April 1938, pp. 289-297

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"L.M.T. Laboratories 7-Frequency Radio-printer", L. Devaux, F. Smets, Electrical Communication (quarterly journal of International Standard Electric Corp.), Vol. 17, No. 1, July 1938, pp. 22-34   
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1938 German version is here 

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"Radio Teleprinting" [7-tone L.M.T. system], The Wireless World, 9 March 1939, p. 294

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"Tape Facsimile Equipment RC-58-B", War Department Technical Manual TM 11-374, 23 February 1944, 145 pp. (courtesy Louis Gonzales, F5LG). This file is 109 MB! Lower-res file (66 MB) is here.

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The Siemens-Hell printer: a novel telegraph system”, L.S. Hughes, Students' Quarterly Journal, Vol. 14, Issue 55, March 1944, pp. 37-39   

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Reuters' Wireless Services”, W. West, The Post Office Electrical Engineers’ Journal, Vol. 39, July 1946, pp. 48-52 [incomplete file]

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Rudolf Hell 65 years old”, in “NTZ-Communications journal“ (NTZ-CJ), No. 3, 1967, p. 146   

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"RC-58 Facsimile Equipment" [BC-918] in “Surplus sidelights”, Gordon E. White, CQ: Amateur's Radio Journal, Vol. 24, nr. 3, March 1968, pp. 106-110

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"Hellschreiber Teleprinter System Explanation” in "Surplus sidelights", CQ: Amateur's Radio Journal, Vol. 25, Nr. 11, November 1969, pp. 88-90

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"World of Amateur Radio – News and views" [news brief on amateur radio use of Hellschreiber], Pat Hawker (G3VA), Wireless World, Vol. 84, Nr. 1506, February 1978, p. 294

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"Chinese language becomes a bit faster”, Chris Moss, New Scientist, Vol. 77, February 1978, pp. 418-420

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"Hellschreiber - a rediscovery", Hans Evers PAØCX / DJØSA, Ham Radio, 12/1979.
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"Hellschreiber" series of comments to the above 12/1979 Ham Radio article "Hellschreiber - a rediscovery" article, by E. Concklin, K6KA, Henry Plant, W6DKZ, and Stanley Cook, G5XB, Ham Radio, 3/1980 and 9/1980.

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"Micro-hell", translation into English by Andrew (SM6MOJ) of article with same name by Klaas Robers, PA0KLS, Electron, 7/1980.

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"Hellschreiber - what it is and how it works", S. Cook GB5XB, Radio Communication, 4/1981.

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"The Hellschreiber System", pp. 11.1-11.3 in "Teleprinter Handbook",  A. G. Hobbs (G8GOJ), E. W. Yeomanson (G3IIR), Arthur C. Gee  (G2UK), Radio Society of Great Britain, 2nd ed., 1983, 350 pp., ISBN 0900612592  

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"Making and baking those old-time components”, E. E. Murphy, IEEE Spectrum, Volume 26, Issue 3, March 1989, pp. 56-58

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"German World War II communications receivers; Parts I-IV" (Hellschreiber on pp. 1-3), Dick Rollema, PA0SE, CQ Magazine, 8/1980, 12/1980, 5/1981, 8/1981.

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"Enigma", [incl. PA0AOB Hellschreiber] D.W. Rollema (PA0SE), Wireless World, Vol. 89, Nr. 1569, June 1983, p. 49-54 

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“The Feldfernschreiber“, Chapter 8, pp. 63-80 in “Radio equipment of the Third Reich 1933-1945”, Charles J. Barger, Paladin Press, 1991, 106 pp. [listed for reference only; do not bother getting a copy: this article (in fact, the entire publication) consists primarily of errors and incorrect translations]  See note 1  [ref. article-barger-hell]

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"Hellschreiber – The Siemens Lochstreifensender", Hugh Skillen, p. 118 in "The Enigma Symposium 1995", ISBN 0951519077, 160 pp.

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"Long delay echoes on tape”, Technical Topics, in RadCom - Radio Communication, January 1998, pp. 58-59

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"The Hellschreiber", Richard König, Radio Bygones, No. 51, Feb/Mar 1998, p. 12-14 

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"Hellschreiber Modes - Technical Specifications", Murray Greenman, ZL1BPU, 1998

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Hellschreiber, An old mode still has performance that's hard to beat; Part I - History and description; Part II - getting on the air; Part III - Signal analysis and digital philosophy; Part IV - Frequency domain", Murray Greenman (ZL1BPU), Break-In Amateur Radio Magazine (NZART), Vol. 71, October 1998, pp. 7-8, Vol. 71, November 1998, pp. 4-6, Vol. 71, December 1998, pp. 6-8, Vol. 72, Jan/Feb 1999, p. 6  

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"ZL1HIT Hellschreiber / PIC Beacon", Bryan Rentoul, ZL1HIT, 1999 [PIC controller]

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"The "New" HF Digital Modes", Steve Meltz, N2QLQ, QST, 4/1999.

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"Let's see you in Hell!" Murray Greenman, ZL1BPU, QST, 1/2000 (used with permission).

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"Resurgence of the Hellschreiber?“, “Technical Topics” in RadCom Radio Communication, May  2000 pp. 55-56

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"Intro to German WW2 Radio Equipment”, Dick Rollema (PA0SE), RADIO BYGONES, Nr. 65, 6/7 2000, pp. 8-12 

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"A History of Hellschreiber", Murray Greenman ZL1BPU, 09/2001 (used with permission).

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"The Hellschreiber Machine", Dave PICK, G3YXM, The World of LF.. News, 6/2002 (about Dick Rollema, PA0SE using a Hell Feldfernschreiber on 136 kHz).

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"Hellschreiber history", Murray Greenman, ZL1BPU, 8/2003 (used with permission)

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"Hellschreiber", RSGB Handbook, 8th ed., 2005, Chapter 19 "Data Communications", p. 19.5

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"What the Heck is Hell?", Robert Mazur (VA3ROM), APRS® Thunder Bay, Vol. 1, no. 2, March 2009, pp. 7-9

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"Digital Modes", Murray Greenman, ZL1BPU, Break-In, Nov/Dec 2010, pp. 26-28   




Articles from Dutch
amateur radio magazines (1976-2006):

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"Hell op 80 meter", CQ-PA, Vol. 25, nr. 47, November 1976, p. 1047 (courtesy Gerard Wolthuis, PA3BCB) 

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"Hellschreiber - een herontdekking", Hans Evers PAØCX/DJØSA, Electron,  nr. 6, June 1977, pp. 297-303 (courtesy Gerard Wolthuis, PA3BCB)

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"Het Hell-verreschrijfsysteem" Rob ten Wolde, Electron, 6/1977

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"Hell", Reflecties door PAoSE, Dick Rollema (PA0SE), Electron, nr. 7, July 1977, p. 349 (courtesy Gerard Wolthuis, PA3BCB)  

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"Hell op de twee-meter-band in alle modes", H. Dikker, PEØHGD, Electron, 2/1978

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"Hellschrijven met autostart" [Hell-72 "GL"], Reflecties door PA0SE, Dick Rollema (PA0SE), Electron, nr. 5, May 1979, p. 313 (courtesy Gerard Wolthuis, PA3BCB)

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"Hell allerlei", Reflecties door PA0SE, Dick Rollema (PA0SE), Electron, nr. 10, October 1979, p. 664 (courtesy Gerard Wolthuis, PA3BCB)

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"Apple-Hell",  Reflecties door PA0SE, Dick Rollema (PA0SE), Electron, nr. 11, November 1979, pp. 736-737 (courtesy Gerard Wolthuis, PA3BCB)

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"Electronische HELL-schrijver met weergave van half-tinten" [electronic Hellschreiber with half-tone display on CRT/TV], E.H. Leefsma (PA0KTV), graduation report, June 1980, 127 pp. (courtesy Arie, PE1AQB) 

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"Micro-Hell", Klaas Robers (PA0KLS), Electron, nr. 7, July 1980, pp. 389-392 (courtesy Gerard Wolthuis, PA3BCB)   [English translation provided by Andrew, SM6MOJ]

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Amerikaans Hell system” [RC-58B, BC-908B, BC-918B], Reflecties door PAoSE, Dick Rollema (PA0SE), Electron, nr. 7, July 1980, p. 382

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"PAØMJS maakte zelf een mechanische hellontvanger", Dick Rollema (PA0SE), Electron, nr. 10, October 1980, pp. 557-559 (courtesy Gerard Wolthuis, PA3BCB)

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"Een CW-Hell interface", Klaas Robers, PAØKLS, Electron, 12/1980

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"Laagfrequent filter voor Hell en CW", Electron, 6/1981

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"Hellschrijven", Reflecties door PA0SE, Dick Rollema (PA0SE), Electron, nr. 11, November 1981, pp. 591-592 (courtesy Gerard Wolthuis, PA3BCB)

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"Hellschrijvende zendamateurs onmoeten elkaar ten huize van PAoAOB", [group photo at annual Hell Meeting 1980], Electron, nr. 3, march 1981, p. 169 (courtesy Gerard Wolthuis, PA3BCB)

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"Hell naar de maan en terug" [moon bounce],  Dick Rollema (PA0SE), Electron, nr. 4, April 1982, pp. 182-183 (courtesy Gerard Wolthuis, PA3BCB)

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"Schrijftoestel voor ontvangst van hell- of morsesignalen", Martien Schouten, PAØMJS, Electron, nr. 5, May 1982, pp. 239-245

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"Hellschrijven”, Reflecties door PA0SE, Dick Rollema (PA0SE), Electron, nr. 8, August 1982, pp. 404-405 (courtesy Gerard Wolthuis, PA3BCB)

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"Hell-zendertje voor zelf-nabouwen", E. Leefsma, PAØKTV, Electron, nr. 12, December 1982

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"Hellschrijven wint terrein", Dick Rollema (PA0SE), Electron, nr. 2, February 1983, pp. 73-76  (courtesy Gerard Wolthuis, PA3BCB)

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"Hellzender van PA3AFD", Reflecties door PA0SE, Dick Rollema (PA0SE), Electron, nr. 4, April 1983, p. 175 (courtesy Gerard Wolthuis, PA3BCB)

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"Nog een hell-systeem", A. van Ooijen, PE1AQB, Electron, 8/1983, p. 417 [optical Hell, ZETFAX]

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"Schrijven over hellschrijven", C. Grauwelman, PA3AFD, Electron, 2/1984 

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"Hellschrijven", Reflecties door PA0SE, Dick Rollema (PA0SE), Electron, nr. 11, November 1984, p. 684 (courtesy Gerard Wolthuis, PA3BCB)

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"Hellschrijven", Reflecties door PA0SE, Dick Rollema (PA0SE), Electron, nr. 7, July 1987, p. 341-342 (courtesy Gerard Wolthuis, PA3BCB)

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Hell software voor Acorn and C64/C128", Reflecties door PA0SE, Dick Rollema (PA0SE), Electron, December 1987, pp. 622

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"Radiomodem voor Hell, Morse en RTTY", Koos Fockens, PAØKDF, Electron, 10-12/1986  [courtesy Koos, PA0KDF]

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"Dr. Rudolf Hell 85 jaar", Reflecties door PA0SE, Dick Rollema (PA0SE), Electron, February 1989, p. 64  (courtesy Gerard Wolthuis, PA3BCB)

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"Langzame Hellschrijver voor 80 en 40 meterband (deel 1 + 2)" [homebuilt hardware-implemented Hellschreiber sender + TX and mechanical printer],  F.A.O. Eenhoorn (PA0ZR), Electron, December 1989, pp. 630-633, January 1990, pp. 19-22  (courtesy Gerard Wolthuis, PA3BCB)

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"Hellschrijven”, Reflecties door PA0SE, Dick Rollema (PA0SE), Electron, nr. 5, May 1991, pp. 238-239 (courtesy Gerard Wolthuis, PA3BCB)

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"Luisteren met Frits", Frits, column "Wondere wereld van de Radio", date unknown, probably in Radio Amateur Magazine (RAM) or Break-Break [courtesy Gerard Wolthuis, PA3BCB].

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"Laagfrequentfilter van ON4ASZ voor telegrafie en hellschrijven”, Reflecties door PA0SE, Electron, January 1992, pp. 5-6

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"Hellschrijver voor zelfbouw (deel 1-5)", (description of home-built Feld-Hell of Martinus Rooth (PA0MPR) and A. Rooth-Bemms (PA0ARB)), Bastiaan Edelman (PA3FFZ), CQ-PA, 2/1994, pp. 32-34, 3/1994, pp. 63-64, 4/1994, pp.  97-98. 5/1994 , pp. 121-122, 12/1994, pp. 322-325

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"Een passief laagfrequentfilter voor de ontvangst van telegrafie", Roelof Bakker (PA0RDT), Electron, January 1997, pp. 15-20 (incl. PA0KLS CW/Hell filter)

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"Mode HELL, zelfbouw (deel 1-2)",  Bastiaan Edelman (PA3FFZ), CQ-PA, 10/1997, pp.  348-349 and 11/1997, pp.  385-387

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"Hell" [part of digi-mode discussion], Arend Harteveld (PA1ARE), Electron, nr. 5, May 2000, pp. 180-181 (courtesy Gerard Wolthuis, PA3BCB) 

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"Feld Hell Schreiber", Peter Zijlstra, PAØPZD, Surplus Radio Bulletin, nr. 24, 2001, pp. 5-11 (used with permission from the author and from the Surplus Radio Society, kindly arranged by Gerard Wolthuis, PA3BCB).

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"Felldhell op de Hell80", Arie van Ooijen (PE1AQB), Electron, April 2006, p. 185




"Classical" a
rticles and documents in French (1934-1937):

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"Voici "des machines à écrire" pour télégraphier soi-même de son domicile" [machines for teleprinting yourself at home], Paul Lucas, La Science et la Vie, No. 209, November 1934, pp. 406-410.

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"Le téléimprimeur Siemens-Hell" [French translation of “Siemens-Hell-Schreiber“, SH 6592], Siemens-Halske, Berlin-Siemensstadt, 1937, 7 pp., SH 6805, 2. 9. 37 T.




Articles from French amateur radio magazines (1969-2008):

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"Un Convertisseur RTTY de surplus - le BC 908B" [modification of the BC908B (amplifier/filter unit of the RC-58B system with optical scan + Hellschreiber printer) for RTTY], J.P. Vauchelle (F5QE), Radio-REF, November 1969, pp. 729-733.

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"Le Feldfernschreiber "une messagerie trop inteligente", Aimé Salles, Bernard Gelé, T.S.F. PANORAMA, Nr. 7, 1990, pp. 12-15

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"La télégraphie Hell  - Hier et aujourd’hui, le Hellfernschreiber" [incl. the source-code of Apple II software by PA0KLS], F5KR (radio-club de la Base Aérienne 721, Rochefort), Radio-REF, no. 5, may 1983, pp. 535-540.

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"Le Hellschreiber",  Bernard PAUC (F9ZB), Radio-REF, no. 695, December 1997, pp. 25-27.   

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"Le Hellschreiber ? Pourquoi pas…",  Bernard PAUC (F9ZB), Radio-REF, no. 713, July/August 1999, pp. 29-31.

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"Le Hellschreiber et ses modes dérivés" [Hellschreiber and derived modes], Pascal Bimas (F1ULT), Mégahertz Magazine, nr. 229, April 2002, pp. 40-44.

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"Le Feld-Hell… mais c’est très simple !", Pascal Bimas (F1ULT), Mégahertz Magazine, nr. 232, July 2002, pp. 28-32. 

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"Le retour du Hellschreiber", Murray Greenman (ZL1BPU), translated and adapted by Pascal Bimas (F1ULT), Radio-REF, no. 751, January 2003, p. 34-38.

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"Comment démarrer en Hellschreiber" [how to get started with Hellschreiber], Pascal Bimas (F1ULT), Mégahertz Magazine, nr. 241, April 2003, pp. 24-30.

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"Le Hellschreiber à multitonalités", Pascal Bimas (F1ULT), Radio-REF, no. 757, July/August 2003, pp. 37-43.

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"Notes pour les Débutants en Hellschreiber" [notes for beginners with Hellschreiber], Pascal Bimas (F1ULT), Mégahertz Magazine, nr. 251, February 2004, pp. 30-36.

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"Initiation aux modes digitaux", Murray Greenman (ZL1BPU), translated and adapted by Pascal Bimas (F1ULT), Radio-REF, no. 767, June 2004, p. 22-27

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 "Le PSK-Hell et le FM-Hell", Pascal Bimas (F1ULT), Mégahertz Magazine, nr. 258, September 2004, pp. 42-46.

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"Les modes digitaux et autres MGM en HF" , Pascal Bimas (F1ULT), RADIO-REF, No. 782, November 2005, pp. 33-44 [digi-modes; Hell on pp. 39-40].

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"Le mode Hellschreiber", Jean-Louis Siebert (F1AGW), Ham-Mag, Nr. 8, 17 November 2008, pp. 10-13

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"Le Hellschreiber", Bernard Pauc, Radiofil Magazine, No. 42, Jan/Feb 2011, pp. 34-37 




Articles from Spanish magazines (1945-2000)

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"Teleimpresores por radio - El moderno telescritor de campaña "Siemens Hell", José Abeihle Ramírez, Ejército - Revista ilustrada de las Armas y Servicios, No. 60, January 1945, pp. 51-56   

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"Telegrafía Hell (1.a & 2.a parte)", Manuel Santos-Greve (EA4BVZ), Jan Smeets (EA3DPB), Radioaficionados, Vol. 34, 1983, No. 362, pp. 317-320, No. 363, pp. 386, 387 (courtesy Juan Martin/URE)

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"Telegrafía Hell", Jan Smeets (EA3DPB), Radioaficionados , Vol. 35, March 1984, pp. 172-173  (courtesy URE)

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"Telegrafía Hell: El teletipo Siemens-Hell 80", Jan Smeets (EA3DPB/ON4ASZ), Radioaficionados, Vol. 35, April 1984, pp. 232-234 (courtesy URE)

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"La Hellschreiber”, Jon Iza (EA2SN), Radioaficionados, no. 10, 1998, pp. 43-46 (courtesy URE)

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"Hellschreiber (J2C) con targeta de sonido", Valentin Alonso (EA4CBH), Radioaficionados, no. 10, 1999, pp. 56-57 (courtesy URE)

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"Hellschreiber: un modo de comunicaciones interesante", Gustavo Cotella (LU2HC), 4 pp.

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"El sistema telegráfico Hell", Xavier Paradell (EA3ALV), Revista CQ (Spanish edition of "CQ Radio Amateur"), April 2000, pp. 19-23 (courtesy Jan Smeets, ex-ON4ASZ/EA3DPB)

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"El sistema Hellschreiber, sigue vivo!", Jan Smeets, "Cartas de los lectores" (letters from readers), p. 6 in "Revista CQ (Spanish edition of "CQ Radio Amateur"), May 2010



 

Articles and documents in  Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, and Icelandic (1945-1999)

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pp. 7 - 58 in "Kaukokirjoitinopas I - Kenttäkaukokirjoitin Hughes-kaukokirjoitin" [Teletypwriter Guide, Part 1 - Field Teletypewriter (Hell Feldfernschreiber), Hughes Teletypewriter], N:o 28990 / Viesti 1/3a., 6.5.43, Otava Publ. Co., Helsinki, 1943, 90 pp. (for Hughes pages: see "Ordering manuals" at www.radiomuseo.fi) 

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"Instruktion för Hellskriv-apparat", Kungl Arméförvaltningens Tygavdelning, SiB/040:3045, 13 July 1945, 40 pp. (courtesy Willi Reppel, SM6OMH)  

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"Hell-trafik med Apple", Klaas Robers (PA0KLS), SARTG-News, Nr. 45, 1982, pp.39-41

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"Hell", Chapter 11, pp. 122-124, in "Amatørradio Teletype", Karsten Jensen, Kenneth Christensen (eds.), E.D.R. Radioamatørernes Forlag ApS, 1983, ISBN 8785149047  (courtesey Michael, OZ8NM)  

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"Micro - HELL med Apple II", translation of "Micro-Hell" , Klaas Robers (PA0KLS), Electron, nr. 7, July 1980, pp. 389-392) by A. Vialle (SM6KST/PA0GAY), edited by Andrew Lovell (SM6MO), SARTG-News, Nr. 49, 1983, pp 22-26 (courtesy Michael, OZ8NM) 

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"Hellskrift", Karl-Gustav Strid (SM6FJB), QTC, Vol. 52, nr. 9, 1980, pp. 276-279 (courtesy Karl-Gustav, SM6FJB) 

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"Hellskrift på amatörbanden", Karl-Gustav Strid (SM6FJB), QTC, Vol. 52, nr. 11, 1980, pp. 366 (courtesy Karl-Gustav, SM6FJB)

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"Att koppla in Hellskrivaren till din transceiver (och dator)", Andrew Lovell (SM6MOJ), SARTG-News, Nr. 54, 1985, pp 42 

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"Överföringshastighet och bandbredd vid Hellskrift;Inkoppling av Hellskrivare till radiosändare; Kompatibilitet mellan Hell Feldfernschreiber och Hell-80; Första Hell-80 QSO i Sverige", Andrew Lovell (SM6MOJ), HELL-spalten [Hell column] in SARTG-News, Nr. 55, 1985, pp. 44-46  

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"Renovering av Siemens Hell Feldfernschreiber", Andrew Lovell ( SM6MOJ), SARTG-News, Nr. 56, 1985, pp. 41-43; alo appeared in QTC Amatörradio, 11/1985, pp. 429 etc. 

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"Distansrekord på Hellskrift, Hell contest, Smalbandigt audiofilter", Andrew Lovell (SM6MOJ), "Hell spalten" [Hell column] in SARTG-News, Nr. 58, 1986, p. 26 

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"DAFG Hell Contest 1986, Hellskrift på 70 cm med Mitsubishi FM-25", Andrew Lovell (SM6MOJ), "Hell spalten" [Hell column] in SARTG-News, Nr. 59, 1986, p. 48 

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"DAFG Hell Contest, Hellskrift på 2 meters bandet, nya regler för DAFG Hell Diploma", Andrew Lovell (SM6MOJ), "Hell spalten" [Hell column] in SARTG-News, Nr. 60, 1986, p. 49 

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"Hellskrift på Commodore C-64, Distansrekord, Moon Bounce, Ny Hell Station, DAFG Contest, DARC Contest, Hell-80 Demonstration, Hellskrift på kinesiska", Andrew Lovell (SM6MOJ), "Hell spalten" [Hell column] in SARTG-News, Nr. 65, 1987, pp. 27-28 

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"CW/Hell-skrift demodulator", Jan-Martin Nøding (LA8AK), Amatørradio,  nr. 41, February 1987, Nr. 41, pp. 41-43, Nr. 42, March, pp. 66-69

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"Hellskrift på Commodore C-64, Helldiplom", Andrew Lovell (SM6MOJ), "Hellspalten" [Hell column] in SARTG-News, Nr. 66, 1988, pp. 32-33 

bullet Hell for ZX Spectrum 48 k”, Sigfus Jonsson (LA0BX/TF5SJ), SARTG News, nr. 70, 1989, pp. 22-23 (courtesy Sigfus, LA0BX)
bullet "Hellskrift med mikrodatorer - Erfahrenheter med Olivetti M-10 (NEC PC8001, Tandy TS-80 Model 100)", Hans Kreutzer (DL1AN), translated and edited by Andrew Lovell (SM6MOJ), SARTG-News, Nr. 71, 1990, pp. 37-41 
bullet Hell for ZX Spectrum 48 k – Programbeskrivelse og oppkopling", Sigfus Jonsson (LA0BX/TF5SJ), SARTG News, Nr. 70, 1990, pp. 24-25 (courtesy Sigfus, LA0BX)
bullet "Vi labbar med filter", Andrew Lovell (SM6MOJ), "HELL-spalten" [Hell column] in SARTG-News, Nr. 74, 1990, pp. 44-45 
bullet "PC-HELL", Sigfus Jonsson (LA0BX/TF5SJ), SARTG News, nr. 77, 1990, pp. 21-23 (courtesy Sigfus, LA0BX) 
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"Simulering av Hellschreiber på PC", Sigfus Jonsson (LA0BX), 25 November 1990

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"Hell med C-64”, Andrew Lovell, "Hellspalten" [Hell column] in SARTG-News, Nr. 83, 1992, pp. 34, 35 

bullet "Hell? – hvor? – når?", Sigfus Jonsson (LA0BX/TF5SJ), SARTG News, nr. 98, Spring 1996, p. 8 (courtesy Sigfus, LA0BX) 
bullet "Der HELL-SCHREIBER  - THE simulator for Feld-Hell and Hell-GL", Sigfus Jonsson (LA0BX/TF5SJ), SARTG News, nr. 98, Spring 1996, p. 31 (courtesy Sigfus, LA0BX)
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"Hell frá Hell; Stafrænar sendingar, Feld Hell", Sigfus Jonsson (TF5SJ/LA0BX), CQ TF (magazine of the Icelandic Amateur Radio Society, IRA), Vol. 17, no. 3, July 1999, pp. 2, 13, 15 [includes translation to English] 

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"Hell fréttir" [Hell news], Sigfus Jonsson (TF5SJ/LA0BX), CQ TF, Vol. 17, no. 4, September 1999, p. 19 [includes translation to English]




Articles from Polish amateur radio magazines (1998-2000):

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"Nowa emisja Hell ?", Piotr Herko (SP5XSB), Polski Związek Krótkofalowców Magazyn, nr 2, (421), 1998, pp. 24-26  (courtesy Piotr Herko (SP5XSB))

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"Hell QSO", Piotr Herko (SP5XSB), Magazyn Krótkofalowców QTC, nr. 6, June 1998, p. 162 (courtesy Piotr Herko (SP5XSB))

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"Emisje: HELL, PSK31, MT63", Piotr Herko (SP5XSB), Polski Związek Krótkofalowców, nr. 6, 2000, pp. 26-29 (courtesy Piotr Herko (SP5XSB))

 

 

Document in Czech language (1974):

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"Dálnopisná technika systému HELL", Rudolf Hanuš, Nakladatelství dopravy a spojů (publ.), Prague, 1974, 117 pp. 

 

 

Documents in Brasilian and Portuguese language (2005):

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"Hellschreiber - de 1929 para o novo milênio", Ademir Machado (PT9AIA/PX9D), Antenna Eletrônica Popular, Vol. 125, No. 4, ref. 1201/2005, p. 58 (courtesy Ademir, PT9AIA) 

 

 

Documents in Italian (1941-1942):

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"Istruzione per l'uso del telescrittore Siemens-Hell per uso campale", Siemens-Halkse, May 1942, T anl. 4205/10 it.  [1-page instructions from inside of carrying-case lid]    

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"Il telescritore Siemens-Hell" [The Siemens-Hell Teleprinter] , pp. 320-327 in "Manuale di Telegrafia", G. Spina (ed.), 351 pp., 1941, Ministero dell'Aeronautica, Uffico centrale delle telecommunicatione e dell'assistenza del volo  (courtesy Vittorio Crapella, I2VIU)

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"Il telescritore Siemens-Hell campale" [The Siemens-Hell Field Teleprinter], pp. 328-335 in "Manuale di Telegrafia", G. Spina (ed.), xx pp., 1941, Ministero dell'Aeronautica, Uffico centrale delle telecommunicatione e dell'assistenza del volo.

 



German military/radio abbreviations and terms - with translations:

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"Kurzbezeichnungen - Radio-related abbreviations of the Wehrmacht & Luftwaffe", Frank Dörenberg, N4SPP, 11/2011    

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"German Military Abbreviations", Special Series No. 12, MIS 461, US War Dept., Military Intelligence Service, 12 April 1943, 249 pp.   

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"German Military Dictionary German-English English-German", Technical Manual TM-30-506, US War dept., 20 May 1944, 453 pp. [27 MB]    

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"Abkürzungsverzeichnis", pp. 686-689 in "Drahtnachrichtenverbindungen Richtfunkverbindungen 1939 - 1945", Teil 2 of "Der Weltkrieg", Band 2 of "Ln- Die Geschichte der Luftnachrichtentruppe", Karl Otto Hoffman, Kurt Vowinckel Verlag, 1973, 762 pp., ASIN: B002N0OROA    

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"Rundfernschreibanschrifte - Abkürzungen", p. 546 in in "Drahtnachrichtenverbindungen Richtfunkverbindungen 1939 - 1945", Teil 2 of "Der Weltkrieg", Band 2 of "Ln- Die Geschichte der Luftnachrichtentruppe", Karl Otto Hoffman, Kurt Vowinckel Verlag, 1973, 762 pp., ASIN: B002N0OROA    




Here are the Hellschreiber maintenance manuals that I have written:

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"Overhaul of the Hell Feldfernschreiber Motor-Generator", Frank Dörenberg, N4SPP, 3/2009

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"Tuning of the Hell Feldfernschreiber Tone-Generator and Filter", Frank Dörenberg, N4SPP, 4/2009

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"Schematic, Component-Layout and Connector Pin-Outs of the Hell Feldfernschreiber", Frank Dörenberg, N4SPP, 15-April-2009.

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"Characteristics and Circuit Diagram of the Hellschreiber Model 72b/c "GL"", Frank Dörenberg, N4SPP, 4/2009.

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"Overhaul of the Hell Feldfernschreiber Gearbox", Frank Dörenberg, N4SPP, in progress.

 

I am in the process of re-editing these documents, and I have obtained ISBN numbers for them. They will be available for purchase in laser-print quality and A4 paper size.

 

 

Note 1: I have a scanned copy of this document on file, but can not post it here, due to copyright reasons. Contact me if you need a copy.

 


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