[BC] Re: Aux Transmitters

[Chuck Lakaytis]

Well, if you want to include military facilities, I was maintenance chief at 
the US Army Saran France relay station in the early sixites.

Eight 50 KW Collins transmitters, and a baker's dozen of 10 KW rigs.  Most 
of these were on the air at the same time.

RF IS GOOD FOR YOU.

http://www.geocities.com/tfcasey/

I am one of the guys in the distance in the transmitter room pic.

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: "Scott Bailey" <wmroam at bellsouth.net>
To: <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 4:04 AM
Subject: [BC] Re: Aux Transmitters


>> I'm curious, what are the most amount of transmitters you've seen at a
>> stations transmitter which could readily be used on the air? I'm not
>> talking one back in storage but something that was swappable in mere
>> minutes..
>>
>> I'm going to have an "new" main here and the current main will be
>> relegated to backup duty.  IF I get a solid state unit, I'll
>> theoretically have 2 backups for a short time..
>>
>>
>> Paul B. Walker, Jr.
>
>
> Paul,
>   I could see Class A stations like WSM, WLW, WLAC,WLS,WABC, etc having an 
> aux transmitters.  In your case in little WABV-AM, just a little daytimer, 
> there is no need for that. Your boss needs to get rid of those old RCA & 
> Gates Transmitters and donate them to the ham guys.  He needs a new 
> Armstrong or BE.  That's all you need.  I've operated my Armstrong since 
> July of 04 and it's not been off yet.  Mark would find AC bill savings and 
> he could lower power at night with out problems.
>  If you feel the need for a back up to a newer solid state box, Energy 
> Onix make a 250 watt box that could be had for about 3 grand.
>
>
> Scott Bailey
> President/General Manager/Chief Operator
> Classic Broadcasting of Sumner County, Inc.
> WMRO Radio, Magic 1560
> Gallatin, TN
> 615.451.2131
> 615.206.4207 (fax)
> 615.714.0787 (cell)
>
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