[BC] The Worst Transmitter of All Time

[George Nicholas]

As one member on this list who had experience with a VP-50, it wasn't that
the transmitter was that bad-- it was generally on the air.  It just
couldn't be pushed real hard.  Generally we had peaks at 85% if we were
lucky.  I only recall one time when it was off the air in the short time I
worked at KXEL, and I recall that was due to a failure in the IPA circuit.
The Westinghouse HG worked for a short while on the air, then died as well.
Finding good deionized water was a another story.

I'll probably get flamed for this one, but the Continental 316 (10 KW) in my
mind was a real booger when she blew.

gn

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Alexander" <dynotherm at earthlink.net>
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Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 7:25 PM
Subject: Re: [BC] The Worst Transmitter of All Time


>
> On 15 May 2005 at 15:20, Barry Mishkind wrote:
>
> > Your vote, please?
> >
> > Vanguard I
> > McMartian BK-50
> > Lil' Rascal
>
> How about VP-50? Or, going back to the 40's the 10 KW WE FM whose number
> I can't recall? Then there was the truly unforgettable Gates FM-20B.
> Or, how about my own special favorite, the RCA BTF-20D, a two headed
> monster if there ever was one.
>
> BTW, if you had the right equipment, the Vanguard was not too bad. All
> you needed was a wideband scope, an OIB, and an early spectrum analyzer.
<g>
>
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