[BC] Re: Many Short-Wave International Stations Use Open wire

[JYRussell@academicplanet.com]

The slant wire feeding our AM stick is about 1/4 inch dia.
Runs from the top of an insulator on the roof of the doghouse to the 
appropriate spot on one leg of the stick.
Apparently, some years ago, the SS joint on the leg was pretty bad 
(galvanied tower, with paint over it).  Everybody was surprised at the 
increase in the outer contours when the thing was reworked... but the locals 
didn't notice all that much difference...
:)
Jason
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From: "Kent" <kwinrich at wi.rr.com>
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Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 7:46 PM
Subject: Re: [BC] Re: Many Short-Wave International Stations Use Open wire


> Oh indeed open wire works.
>
> HUH, last time I drove past WWCR, they had a sloper running off of one of 
> their MW towers.
>
>
> DHultsman5 at aol.com wrote:
>
>>***************************8
>> Most shortwave stations use open wire transmission lines.  Here in 
>> Birmingham, WEWN has four Continental  500 kW,  Shortwave transmitters 
>> which can operate into several antennas, They are all fed by open wire.
>> WWCR In Nashville,  had four Continental 418-D, 100 kW traansmitters  and 
>> four multi band Rhombics pointed in several directions.  All have open 
>> wire feeds. It actually is pretty efficient.
>> Dave Hultsman
>>Continental Electronics
>>
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