[BC] Re: Boring versus exciting transmitters

[Chuck Lakaytis]

Wait until one of those funky fuse holders on the Quantum blows up and 
shorts things to ground!  And never never use glass fuses instead of the 
ceramic body fuses in them.  KABOOM!  I think QEI pushed the limits on those 
fuses and fuseholders!

Chuck Lakaytis
Director of Engineering
Alaska Public Broadcasting, Inc.
135 Cordova Street
Anchorage, AK 99501
907 277 6300
907 277 6359 FAX
907 301 4339 Cell
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Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2007 9:38 PM
Subject: [BC] Re: Boring versus exciting transmitters


>
> 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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