[BC] Naming Transmitters

[Alan Kline]

------ At 05:33 PM 10/17/2005 -0500, The Most Honourable Davis, Jack L. (KTXL) wrote: -------
>When I was at KFYR-TV in Bismarck we had an Ampex ACR-25 2 inch spot player.
>John Loughmiller one of the Ampex field service guys called it FRED which
>stood for Friendly, Reliable, Electronic Device which was true most of the
>time.  

Railroads these days use another kind of FRED-- "Flashing Rear End Device".  They
replaced cabooses (cabeese?).

The railroaders have another meaning for the "F".  I'm sure everyone can figure
it out... ;-)

ak