[BC] AM transmitter lightning sensitivity issue

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In a message dated 05/21/2008 1:47:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
gmuir at cherrycreekradio.com writes:

> >From what I am gathering from other sources, this "storm sensitivity" 
> appears to be a characteristic of this particular transmitter.  But I 
wanted 
> to throw this out there to see if others have experienced a similar 
problem, 
> what they may have done to help minimize or solve it or offer suggestions 
as 
> to what else I should consider.

During my time at WFIF, we had a Gates 5 and it was very well-behaved. (It's 
still there, but I'm not. Sigh.)

We had gotten it in May of 1997. I do not recall doing any VSWR mods to it, 
so I must assume that it came from the factory already modified. In the 10 
years I was there with this box, I only had to replace fuses a mere handful of 
times. (Usually because of storms, but sometimes power line glitches.) Storms 
came and went, and seldom was there ever a hiccup. 3-tower array, on 1500Khz, 
daytime only, right IN a tidal marsh. The tides tended to bother things more than 
storms. ;)

Willie...
(Waaaay behind in my Forum e-mails! Sigh!)





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