[BC] ITA

[DHultsman5@aol.com]

In a message dated 12/31/2006 8:28:22 AM Central Standard Time,  
Robertm at broadcast.net writes:

Then  that makes them lucky. :-)

R


FrankGott at aol.com  wrote:

>In a message dated 12/31/2006 2:47:38 AM Eastern Standard  Time, 
>Robertm at broadcast.net writes:
>
><< A 3 letter  call heritage station has a 50 year old antique as a back 
> up?   5K boxes are pretty cheap and a second solid state TX after all  



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Robert:
 
Remember many stations have kept up their older transmitters... WLW for  many 
years kept in operating condition four of the five transmitters at the  AM 
site.  When they dropped one of the 50 kW's it wasn't the Western  Electric  it 
was the Crosley-Rockwell  50 kW. Cathanode  Hi-Fi  transmitter.  Then it was 
the WE, CE 317, Harris DX-50. The Crosley and the  RCA 500 kW rigs are probably 
still there but have been run in years.
 
It has been up to the engineers and companies for many many years in the  
broadcasting business.   Since it is now the business of broadcasting  you are 
seeing many of these older transmitters being removed and junked  out,  which is 
a business decision based on accounting/depreciation  and  maintenance costs  
not good fellings toward history or see how  long engineers can keep it 
running.
 
You and I are friends,  but since we are highly opinionated  individuals, we 
run our shops differently within the guidelines provided by the  powers that 
be of our companies.  They both achieve a quality and  reliability of 
peformance and meet some form of bottom line. 
 
Happy New Year
 
Dave Hultsman
 
 
P.S.    Frank  The ITA 5 KW  at KQV  looks  very good for its age.  Great job 
for your transmitter guys.
 
Dave