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HMMM inquiring minds want to know what "flamed out" so bad that it can't be fixed?



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On 1/8/2006 at 2:54 AM Mark Earle wrote:

>This year I'm the "new guy" in town.. after a severe storm the old FM20H2
>flames out and is not to be brought back.
>
>That night another engineer at the site (a TV and several FM's combined)
>assisted me finding and butchering a cable.. we used RG8, hose clamps, and
>tape to get the exciter patched on to the main antenna to have "something".
>
>The next day, another engineer drove out to the site, with the "right" N
>to 3 1/8" adaptor, and helped me get that installed up on a ladder. The
>exciter was much happier - with the cut up cable I could get 12w out. With
>the right adaptor, of course, full 50w out. 
>
>We ran like that for a week while a new transmitter was shipped in and
>installed. During the install the fellow who brought me the adaptor
>poppled in, and gave some advise. 
>
>Earlier, the first few days on the job, a couple of engineers (also hams)
>came by another site I was having trouble with.
>
>There are some good folks out there!
>
>
>     ( (     Mark
>      ) )    
>   _|****|   KLTG 96.4 KMJR 98.3 KOUL 103.7 KMJR 105.5
>  ( |    |   
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>
>
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