[BC] Freq agile AM transmitters

[Kent Winrich]

That IS what I am talking about, save for the 317.  Thats a little more
involved.

On 4/24/07, WFIFeng at aol.com <WFIFeng at aol.com> wrote:
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> In a message dated 04/24/2007 11:37:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> kwinrich at gmail.com writes:
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> > We use nothing but frequency agile transmitters.  Even our Continental
> 317
> >  is set up to change frequencies in about an hour.  Others in our
> stables
> >  include Nautel, Omnitronics and BE.
> >
> >  They are out there already!
> >
> >  I am working on a system of a 400W (perhaps a 1kW) frequency agile
> >  transmitter, a generator and a wire based antenna with a push up mast
> that
> >  can be rented out for emergencies.
>
> By "Frequency Agile", I mean something where you flick a thumbwheel to the
> required frequency, and press the "ON" button. You're there. *Not*
> something
> that requires changing coils (or taps on coils) and tweaking various
> variable
> caps... just like the modern Ham rigs: Just spin the VFO dial, and you're
> on a
> new frequency. (seconds, not hours.)
>
> The idea being that you can just toss the unit into the back of the car
> and
> trundle it to a sister station as an instant backup. Dial up their freq,
> hook
> it up, and press the button. It would be even better in a multi-station
> setup,
> where moving the input , output, and changing the freq would be all that's
> required to get a failed station back on the air in mere minutes.
>
> Willie...
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