[BC] Harris Corp. Seeks Cuts in Transmitter Business

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If you think that a cheap, flimsy(definately NOT built like a tank) pos like a BC-5P was a good xmtr, it is obvious that you've never saw a _good_ xmtr of that period.
Its predecessor, the BC-5B, was a pretty good heavy duty xmtr in its day, however.
Sorry 'bout that.......
M

-----Original Message-----
>From: Dennis Cope <dcope4 at verizon.net>
>Sent: Feb 4, 2007 6:01 PM
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>Subject: RE: [BC] Harris Corp. Seeks Cuts in Transmitter Business
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>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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>[mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net]On Behalf Of Ronald J. Dot'o
>Sr.
>Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 17:45
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Robert Meuser" <Robertm at broadcast.net>
>To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
>Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 08:48
>Subject: Re: [BC] Harris Corp. Seeks Cuts in Transmitter Business
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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