[BC] Re: Boring versus exciting transmitters

[Xmitters@aol.com]

In a message dated 4/8/07 9:54:00 PM Central Daylight Time, 
broadcast-request at radiolists.net writes:

<< transmitters  >>

Most boring of all time:    Collins 821A-2 250 kW short wave transmitter.

Most exciting of all time: Gates HF-100 100kW short wave transmitter.

But, I guess you guys were talking domestic stuff, Yes?

I guess my QEI quantum 6 kW is kinda boring. Nothing to tune, nothing but 
three meters and a bunch of LED's to look at. 

My Gates FM-20H3 is kinda exciting, especially those occasional blue flames. 
I had my wife at the transmitter helping me do maintenance (she's an RN and 
knows CPR) and I thought she was going to wet her pants when the thing flashed 
over. That's pretty exciting, no? (the flashover I mean)

No more pretty RF flames with this new fangled solid state stuff. The good 
old days! SS driven tesla coil, anyone?


Jeff Glass
Northern Illinois University

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