[BC] EMP - SS versus thermionic finals

[Mark Humphrey]

On 2/23/07, Gary Peterson <kzerocx at rapidcity.net> wrote:

> Without the necessary precautions, I suspect an EMP will leave your tube rig
> in the "toast" category.  The firebottles will survive but lots of mica
> capacitors may short out.  In an unprotected solid-state rig, the PN
> junctions and mosfets would become blown fuses.

This discussion has me wondering if there are any wide-coverage
broadcast stations currently "hardened" against EMP.  Does anyone know
if this is the case?

The "Doomsday Clock" is now 2 minutes closer to midnight than it was
in the early '60s, so perhaps this is a good time to think about
emergency preparedness -- if you aren't still shocked that Britney
shaved her head.

Mark