[BC] The Worst Transmitter of All Time

[George Nicholas]

I think it was a 316C, but I am not sure.  All I know is, when the exciter
blew, it took a bunch of transistors with it.  It was, of course known for
it's fidelity.  And perhaps had I taken the time to learn more about it, I
could have salvaged it-- but frankly the Harris DX-10 replacement was a no
brainer.

gn

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Meuser" <Robertm at broadcast.net>
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Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 10:39 PM
Subject: Re: [BC] The Worst Transmitter of All Time


>
> 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>
> > To: "Broadcast Radio Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
> > Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 7:25 PM
> > Subject: Re: [BC] The Worst Transmitter of All Time
> >
> >
> >
> >>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.
> >
> > <g>
> >
> >>Phil Alexander, CSRE
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> >>(a Div. of Advanced Parts Corporation)
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> >>
> >>
> >>
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