[BC] The last of the tube 1000 watt transmitters

[Bob Groome]

Had the pleasure of working on one 20V, several 20V2 and one 20V3. I like the 20V3 best (gave the least trouble). Replacing the mod iron made a big difference in audio performance. Like you could modulate! The stations liked to push them as hard as possible. 

Working on those little chassis that held the Audio Input, RF Osc,, Mod Tubes and PA Tubes hanging yourself upside down was a bit***.  But overall they did well for me. On each box I added current meters from the plate of the big jugs (4-400) to their connections, one per tube. Was better than reading total mod or RF current on the meter up top.....
 
Bob Groome

The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.                 Thomas Jefferson

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Work E-mail is: bgroome at eriinc.com

--- On Tue, 3/24/09, gRAdy Moates <lists at loudandclean.com> wrote:

> From: gRAdy Moates <lists at loudandclean.com>
> I had a 20V3 in Starkville, MS at
> WKOR, and a 20V2 at WJHO in Opelika, AL.
> 
> I cut my teeth on that 20V2. . . I was a 19-year-old DJ
> there, when it stopped working on a Sunday morning, and the
> manager and part owner (Smilin' Jack Smollon) woke me up and
> brought me in to help him fix it.