[BC] WAIT

[Mike McCarthy]

Since I helped Dave dismantle WAIT's Elmhurst site, I can for certain say
the transmitters there were all tube in 1991. I still have one of them in
operation on that station (314) as a back-up. The other two 5KW boxes were
a Power Rock and IIRC an old RCA.

There was no sign of a SS box there.  I seem to recall Jeff to be right on
WIND/560.  560's DA signal at McCormick Place is really potent and would
have far exceded 820's omni signal from Elmhurst.

MM

> In a message dated 2/2/2010 8:36:03 PM Central Standard Time,
> broadcast-request at radiolists.net writes:
>
>>History Note;
>
>>The old WAIT, Chicago was the first station broadcast with a solid state
>> 5 kW. AM transmitter.  It was designed by Westinghouse Corporation, owner
>> of WAIT at the time as I recall.  Many of us listened to it at the NAB
>> demo and some even listened to it off the air on 820. Westinghouse sold
>> its design to RCA ans sold several as the BTA5SS.
>
>>Dave Hultsman
>
> Dave:
>
> I think the first SS 5kW went to WIND. I remember speaking to one of the
> 'IND engineers when I began studying transmitters in great detail.
>
> If Dave Dybas is lurking, he could probably verify.
>
> Jeff Glass