[BC] The BC-1G

[David A Gardiner]

<mailto:lists at loudandclean.com>lists at loudandclean.com wrote:
>>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.
>
>>Once you learned their quirks they were fairly easy to maintain.
>
>The BC-5P2 and the BC-1G and H are the "loudest" transmitters in 
>their respective power ranges of any tube-type transmitter I've 
>worked with.  With a little attention to power supply filtering 
>those boxes were simply "LOUD and Clean".
>Grady
>
I can remember some years ago WADK 1540 Newport RI ran a BC-1G as the 
main. With aggressive processing and a half-wave tower, it got 
out.  At one time, WNTN 1550 Newton MA complained bec. WADK was 
cutting into their coveage area-and WNTN runs 10 kW! WADK still has 
the 1G as an aux, and it goes on the air during bad thunderstorms to 
protect the current Nautel box. I also had a chance to work on a 1G 
at WFBS 1280 in Berwick PA. That one screamed too.

Dave Gardiner

WVCH 740/WNWR 1540

Philadelphia