[BC] Anybody have a 1 KW AM rig I can buy?

[wmroradio at bellsouth.net]

Gentleman:

     Make no mistake, I'm not selling or trading the BE AM1A. I just simply recall the days of having my Collins 20V-3, & I wished I had it back. I love tubes transmitters, but it appears there isn't one I can get my hands on that is close to Nashville at a decent price.

     I had somebody email me that had a McMartin, which I will pay a bit more for. They are cut little boxes!
  
     What I have in mind is a nice tube rig sitting next to my rack that holds my BE AM1A. I would use my tube rig during thunderstorms. Even though my tower is grounded, I don't trust it.
I'll settle with a Gates or Collins box, but I really need one bad. We've had to many thunderstorms here and when I see one coming, I take the station off the air and disconnect the coax from the transmitter. I know I should do that, but I've had bad luck with solid state boxes and storms.

     It may get to the point I may have to go back to running a tube box full time, and that's o.k. with me, as one poster said, Scott pays the bills and he'll go with what he likes. I had an Audioarts R-55E, 12 Channel Console. At my station, it was too big of a board for us. we only used 5 of the 12 faders, so I sold it and I have a good ole BE 5M150 mono console that is more comfortably suited for me, than that big ole Audioarts recording studio looking board!

     Remember, I have only one station, and one life, and I'm going to enjoy it the way I want to, as long as my listeners are happy, especially on Sunday, which is my big day, all gospel, southern & bluegrass gospel.

--
Scott Bailey
President/General Manager
WMRO-AM, Magic 1560
Gallatin, TN

  
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Alan Alsobrook <radiotech at bellsouth.net>
>
> Kevin Trueblood wrote:
> > My question is why would you get rid of a perfectly good solid state box
> > that can adjust to any power level with ease, uses much less electricity,
> > most importantly has abundant parts available?  Heck you can run an AM1A on
> > a small generator you can buy at Home Depot...
> 
> Apparently Scott likes what he likes, since he's going to be paying all 
> the bills, he should have what he wants.
> 
> If I had a tube box, (thank goodness I've already disposed of all of my 
> client stations tube boxes) I'd see to it that he had first opportunity 
> to purchase it.
> 
> -- 
> Alan Alsobrook CSRE AMD CBNT
> St. Augustine Fl. 32086 904-829-8885
> aalso at Bellsouth.net
> 
> 
> 
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