[BC] The Worst Transmitter of All Time

[Robert Meuser]

which flavor 316 ?????

George Nicholas wrote:
> As one member on this list who had experience with a VP-50, it wasn't that
> the transmitter was that bad-- it was generally on the air.  It just
> couldn't be pushed real hard.  Generally we had peaks at 85% if we were
> lucky.  I only recall one time when it was off the air in the short time I
> worked at KXEL, and I recall that was due to a failure in the IPA circuit.
> The Westinghouse HG worked for a short while on the air, then died as well.
> Finding good deionized water was a another story.
> 
> I'll probably get flamed for this one, but the Continental 316 (10 KW) in my
> mind was a real booger when she blew.
> 
> gn
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Phil Alexander" <dynotherm at earthlink.net>
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>>On 15 May 2005 at 15:20, Barry Mishkind wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Your vote, please?
>>>
>>>Vanguard I
>>>McMartian BK-50
>>>Lil' Rascal
>>
>>How about VP-50? Or, going back to the 40's the 10 KW WE FM whose number
>>I can't recall? Then there was the truly unforgettable Gates FM-20B.
>>Or, how about my own special favorite, the RCA BTF-20D, a two headed
>>monster if there ever was one.
>>
>>BTW, if you had the right equipment, the Vanguard was not too bad. All
>>you needed was a wideband scope, an OIB, and an early spectrum analyzer.
> 
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> 
>>Phil Alexander, CSRE
>>Broadcast Engineering Services and Technology
>>(a Div. of Advanced Parts Corporation)
>>Ph. (317) 335-2065   FAX (317) 335-9037
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