[BC] The Worst Transmitter of All Time

[Fred Gleason]

On Sunday 15 May 2005 18:20, Barry Mishkind wrote:
> Your vote, please?

The Gates Vanguard.  1 kW *linear* final ... got about 30% efficiency.  This 
transmitter was also (not so) affectionately known as the 'man killer', as 
it's HV section had a nasty habit of electrocuting engineers.

Cheers!


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