[BC] SX5 Bites the dust.

[Lane Lindstrom]

The stations website said they were off the air due to and "arc" destroying
the transmitter. (call letters are in the video next to the the transmitter
breaker). Looks like a lot more than an arc caused that damage.

Lane
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom" <Radiofreetom at gmail.com>
To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 3:01 AM
Subject: Re: [BC] SX5 Bites the dust.


> From the video, it looks like the main breakers had been bypassed
> and the exhaust fan blocked off.  Although I have to wonder why the
> Harris box's OWN, INTERNAL breakers didn't trip out long before
catastrophe.
> If THEY had been bypassed, as well... that so-called "engineer"
> deserves.... I dunno - shooting's too good for him (or her).
>
> the other thought that comes to mind... ignorance?   or sabotage?
>
> Ugly thoughts generated by an ugly result....
>
> Tom S.
>
> WFIFeng at aol.com wrote:
> >In a message dated 10/01/2007 11:25:36 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> >radiotech at bellsouth.net writes:
> >
> >
> >>I found this on another list but thought it be of interest here.
> >>  This link takes about 3 minutes to load and might be better if
> >> you  simply save link target rather than try to play it directly.
> >> If anyone  knows the "Rest of the Story" on this one I would be
interested.
> >>
> >
> >Wow... heartbreaking! :( I'd like to know how that happened, too...
> >as I still retain my Engineer's hat for WFIF, and that's similar to our
box.
> >
> >Willie...
>
>
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