[BC] Re: [Tech-Assist] KFAB ANTENNA

[DHultsman5 at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/30/2007 5:05:28 PM Central Daylight Time, 
RichardBJohnson at comcast.net writes:

> I was living in Omaha, working for Ray McMartin, when a tornado
> came through and twisted those towers all together! Rumor
> was that the station stayed on the air and the only reason why
> somebody decided to check on the transmitter was the common-
> point reading was "all screwed up!"
> 
> --
> Cheers,
> Richard B. Johnson
> Read about my book
> http://www.LymanSchool.org
> 
> 
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "Mark Durenberger" <Mark4 at durenberger.com>
> >Finally...(and enough for one day)...from the Nebraska Engineering Society, 
> 
> >dated 1947.
> >
> >http://www.durenberger.com/KFAB-1.jpg
> >
> >http://www.durenberger.com/KFAB-2.jpg
> >
> >http://www.durenberger.com/KFAB-3.jpg
> >
> >http://www.durenberger.com/KFAB-4.jpg
> >
> >
> >Mark Durenberger, CPBE
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: "Mark Durenberger" <Mark4 at durenberger.com>
> >To: "Mark Durenberger" <Mark4 at durenberger.com>; "RADIO TECH" 
> ><tech-assist at radiolists.net>; "Broadcast" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
> >Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 3:18 PM
> >Subject: KDKA: 500-HORSEPOWER GIANT
> >
> >
> >>And this from Radio News for April 1931:
> >>
> >>http://www.durenberger.com/KDKA-3.jpg
> >>
> >>http://www.durenberger.com/KDKA-4.jpg
> >>
> >>http://www.durenberger.com/KDKA-5.jpg
> >>
> >>http://www.durenberger.com/KDKA-6.jpg
> 

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The author of the article  was Mark Bullock,  who Vice-President/Marketing of 
 Continental Electronics when they purchased Collins Broadcast group in 
October of 1980.   Mark has since retired and passed away.  A true gentleman and 
very knowledgeable on "high power" transmitters at both Continental Electronics 
and High Power Electronics a company he formed in the late 1960's.  He later 
returned to CEC.

Dave


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