[BC] Energy Onix AM Transmitters

[Chris Gebhardt]

Bailey, Scott wrote:
> Does anybody here on the list own or using an Energy Onix AM
> Transmitter?  I'm considering one and I wanted to get some feed back on
> their AM boxes.  Looks like I might be getting more power and the
> manufacture of the current transmitter I own doesn't make anything over
> 1 KW.  I never been a fan of Energy Onix, I guess it was because I heard
> of a strange story about one of their FM boxes, but that was 10 years
> ago.
> 
>  
> 
> I would buy a BE, but I've heard some strange stories with them, unless
> they have cleaned up their act.  Nautel is too expensive, and Harris is
> OUT of the question with me!

We put an Energy-Onix FM in at the small station I worked at in the 
Caribbean about 15 years ago.   I worked directly with Bernie.   The guy 
has no shortage of opinions, but his advice and his gear was rock solid. 
  It's a volunteer station with no real engineer.  The thing is still on 
the air after considerable abuse, and it sounds fantastic.

I also moonlighted at a commercial station where the owner had made 
considerable investment in brand new gear.  He was visibly upset after 
listening to our little station with the shoe-string budget and hearing 
how good it sounded.  He didn't have a backup xmitter at the time, but 
then started wondering if he really needed all that power he was paying 
for to run his giant BE when we sounded just as good across the island.

If the Energy-Onix AM gear is as good as the FM, it should do good 
service for you.

Chris Gebhardt
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