[BC] AM Transmitters

[Milton R Holladay Jr.]

They might be out of the broadcast business but for Nautel, but they will
probably be making those big babys for export and other things under gubmint
contract, like for the HAARP
M
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Lakaytis" <chuck at akpb.org>
To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 2:29 PM
Subject: Re: [BC] AM Transmitters


> My understanding is that Continental is dependent on the Nautel IOC
exciter,
> importer and exporter for their linearized FM line.  Without that
> Continental would be out of business.
>
> I know that Continental took a big hit when the Texas accelerator project
> was canceled.  But their attempts at solid state AM were pitiful.  Maybe
one
> reason that Nautel is so successful is that they never had any tube design
> engineering baggage.
>
> 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: "Dana Puopolo" <dpuopolo at usa.net>
> To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 12:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [BC] AM Transmitters
>
>
> Two years ago at NAB, the big news was that Continental and Nautel had
> joined
> forces. Nautel transmitters would be marketed as Continentals in the USA,
> and
> Continentals sold as Nautels in Canada and elsewhere. Did this deal go
west?
>
> -D
>