[BC] Continental 314

[DHultsman5 at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/14/2008 12:11:47 PM Central Daylight Time, 
jtml at losalamos.com writes:

> 
> I was sifting through Harold Hallikainen's broadcast history website of old 
> documents and manuals for BC equipment and found a Continental Electronics 
> 314D 1 kW AM transmitter manual, dated 1962. My gosh, that thing used a screen 
> modulated quad-pack of 4-400As with (4) 807s in it. It had ~ 15 dB of inverse 
> RF to audio feedback to reduce the distortion of screen modulation. Had a 
> knob (feedback) to control the level of the feedback to make specs. You adjust 
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Actually the correct number was a Model 314.   It was essentially the first 
Continental 1 kW. Manufactured.  I guess they didn't manufacturer and of the 
Western Electric 1 kW. versions.

 I sent copies of the manual to both Harold and Barry for their sites.   
There was one at a station in Aiken, SC.   The manager told me the good thing 
about the transmitter was that he ran only 500 Watts.  They had taps for 500 Watts 
but he could lose one tube and just pull out the bad one and still make his 
500 Watts on high power.

If there are any in the Unites States in use or sitting I would like to know 
about the location and I might come by and photograph the transmitter.

I understand the AFN bought several for use in Europe.

Dave Hultsman
Continental Electronics




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