[BC] Boring transmitters

[Chuck Lakaytis]

I would say at least fifteen years.  It was in pretty sorry shape by the 
time it was retired.  Bad power, crummy ventilation, and a bad match added 
up to a lot of clip leads and.............I think you all know what I mean.

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
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <DHultsman5 at aol.com>
To: <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 4:21 PM
Subject: Re: [BC] Boring transmitters


>
> In a message dated 4/10/2007 3:59:57 PM Central Daylight Time,
> chuck at akpb.org writes:
>
> When we  replaced a Continental 10 KW tube AM transmitter with a Nautel XL
> 12, the  power bill went down about 55 percent.  That included the fact 
> that
> we had to put some heating in the transmitter building to keep the 
> building
> warm in the winter.
>
> Pretty impressive savings, especially  when the power costs are 38 
> cents/KWH.
>
>
>
>
> Hey Chuck  how long did the old 316F bang away up there in  Alaska??? 
> That
> was the first two-tube 5 and 10 kw. transmitter long before  the MW-5 came
> along.
>
> Dave
> w/Continental
>
>
>
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