[BC] when you had to bunk at the station

[Hank Langlinais]

I was at KISS FM and KMAC AM in San Antonio TX in 1972-75.  The AM was a
Western Electric 5Kw Doherty xmtr.  The plate voltage was 13Kv (ouch)!! The
Fm waas (as I remember a GE 3Kw xmtr.  It used a reactance modulator and the
crystal fundamental was multiplied 258 tines to 99.5MHz An engineer had to
be ay the site as long as we were on the air, 6am to 12 mid.  The early
morning hours were used for maintenance and repair, monitor point readings
array adjustment equipment installs and repair.

I left there in 1975. I don't know for sure but the place was not remotely
controlled till some time in the early 80's.  Clarence Betz was the CE.  He
died in 1986.

Hank

-----Original Message-----

 From: Gary Glaenzer

From: "Timothy West" <n3drb at comcast.net>

>
> Is there anyone here that worked in the biz back when at least one
> real live person had to be at the transmitter site full time

KHMO's engineer and family lived at the site from the late 40's well into
the 60's