tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post8786771056413241341..comments2024-03-25T15:02:25.695+11:00Comments on oz.Typewriter: The 'Crypto' Underwood TypewriterRobert Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-24876381956719942682018-12-17T13:49:12.529+11:002018-12-17T13:49:12.529+11:00Just bought a underwood "code machine' an...Just bought a underwood "code machine' and did a bit or research on it.looks exactly like the ones in the picture with 'underwood code machine' engraved under the space bar, but for some reason the keys dont have the japanese notations in lower case and look like ordinary typewriter keys. Havent had a chance to type out anything yet but wondering if I am sitting on the real mccoy or is it something else...Rahul Sinhanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-31337870692311879002018-03-31T17:37:28.037+11:002018-03-31T17:37:28.037+11:00I was a Radioman 1st Class in the US Navy. I rece...I was a Radioman 1st Class in the US Navy. I received advanced training in copying German U-Boat radio messages on a modified typewriter. I then received advanced training to learn to copy kana coded messages on a RIP-5 Underwood typewriter. I was assigned to duty at US Naval Radio Station NIT at Wahiawa, Oahu, Hawai'i. One of my duties was to copy kana coded messages transmitted from Japanese submarines - and to obtain direction finder bearings on these signals.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113257253997024855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-5240268914909001792014-08-16T23:27:14.493+10:002014-08-16T23:27:14.493+10:00Great research once again Robert. Thanks for shari...Great research once again Robert. Thanks for sharing, this is very interesting stuff!Spiderwebzhttp://blog.spiderwebz.nl/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-18880993655189870592014-08-08T21:40:51.321+10:002014-08-08T21:40:51.321+10:00How very clever yet simultaneously simple that RIP...How very clever yet simultaneously simple that RIP-5 is. Neat story. Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.com