[BC] Comparing the audio in the Big 50's

[D. Wayne Woollard CPBE]

Birmingham was the pioneer 50 designed and built by the Brennans. 
Chattanooga was the WE 50 that came out of WTOP in DC. The WAPE Brennan 
could do 100 KW at the slight twist of the driver control on the operators 
right equipment rack.  This power was sometimes used at sign off/switch 
facilities time when the "Ape Call" was summoned.
DWW
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <donroden at hiwaay.net>

> Quoting "D. Wayne Woollard CPBE" <woollard at inreach.com>:
>
>> The Brennan WAPE 50 RD-2 Was the loudest I ever heard. Grounded grid 
>> Doherty
>
> If it was similar to the Chattanooga WFLI and Birmingham WVOK Billy
> Benns transmitters, it could do a "slight bit" more than 50KW.
>
> I got to see the VOK transmitter ( water cooled ) a year or so before
> it was replaced with a MW50.
>
> Pre-MW50, someone could drive a car from north Georgia to north
> Mississippi and would never have to change off of "The Mighty 690".
>
> When the MW50 was installed, WVOK became more of a local Birmingham 
> station.