[BC] Harris Corp. Seeks Cuts in Transmitter Business

[Dennis Cope]

Built like a tank wasn't it Ron.  I had one to keep going several years ago
and the thing would run even with some of the tubes in the modulator bad.

That's the way I found it when I took the job at WESR and rebuilt it like
new..  Great transmitter..

Dennis
WESR, WCTG, NOAA

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> Maybe I am spoiled, but I never had to work on original Gates gear. I was
> taught that it was inferior and real broadcasters used Collins or if high
> power they used Continental or they used RCA.

During its day the old Gates BC5P series was a pretty good transmitter.  I
was taking care of four of them here in the Willamette Valley in the '80's.
I was mentored  By Cal Applegate who was a pioneer broadcast engineer.  Once
you learned their quirks they were fairly easy to maintain.

Ron D