[BC] Old Farts

[jeff@rfproof.com]

Yesterday a fellow who is going to do contract work for us was inspecting the TX site and planning the job. His son, 11 or 12, was sitting in front of the Continental 816R (he had such excellent taste!) staring in wonder it seemed at the knobs and dancing lights. I began explaining what a transmitter does, and when he continued to be interested I went on. I told him about the exciter generating the FM radio signal and the rest just amplifying that seven watts from the exciter into 19.5 KW exiting the copper pipe at the top. He was even interested in the exciter meter readings, the amps and volts multiplied into watts and the fact that 24 watts in and seven watts out was about 30% efficiency, the rest becoming heat, etc.

I think we have a new one coming along!

Jeff.Johnson at rfproof.com,CSRE
RFPROOF.COM

But one of the responsibilities of knowng all
about a subject (like some of us old geezers) is that when
a kid asks a question about it you have to be helpful and
give a straight answer. 

- JimT