[BC] Re: Buying new AM transmitters - Harris

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In a message dated 4/23/07 10:17:25 PM Central Daylight Time, 
broadcast-request at radiolists.net writes:

<< In a message dated 04/23/2007 12:08:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time,   sbailey at n
espower.com writes:    > 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!
 
 Hmmm... interesting... how the *bottom* of your short list is actually the 
 *top* of mine! ;)
 
 The old adage, "You get what you pay for" is absolutely true. In nearly 20 
 years in this biz, I have heard *nothing* negative about Nautel, and 
everything
  
 *positive*. I think you would do well to see if you can afford the 
additional 
 cost. Believe me, it's worth it. The quality of the box, along with their 
 *outstanding* customer service has put them squarely at the top of my very 
shor
 t 
 list.
 
 Back in 1996/7, it was down to Harris & Nautel for our new 5kw box. At that 
 time, Nautel did not have a tunable output, Harris did. I do not regret 
getting
  
 the Harris Gates 5 for a minute, though. :) It's been a "cream puff". The 
 only "major" work it has needed in all this time, was the replacement of 4 
larg
 e 
 electrolytic caps in the PDM system. (Their failure mode: sloshing.)
 
 Suffice it to say, if the time ever comes that I need a new box, it's going 
 to be a Nautel. Over time, the additional up-front expense will work itself 
out
  
 to be a bargain!
 
 Willie...
  >>
Willie:

If you like your Harris so much, why would you want to go Nautel? I have 
nothing against Nautel; they make a darned nice box and I would love to take ca
re 
of one. 

Not sure what the difference in cost is between Harris and Nautel, but it 
must be more than a complete set of replacement PDM capacitors, or you would ha
ve 
one. Once you have something that's winning, why change? 


Jeff Glass, BSEE CSRE
Chief Engineer
WNIU WNIJ
Northern Illinois University

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