[BC] AM Radio Kit

[Rev. Robert P. Chrysafis]

I've had all sorts of transmitters over the years, but i think the tube
stuff sounds best :) I finally got a rangemaster at a cost of $500.00 and a
Autogram AC-8 in like new condition for $400.00. I wish Keith Hamilton would
design a Tube Transmitter using his special output design. may not be as
effecient as his class E setup, but it would sound sweet with vintage tube
processing. I've always thought Tube Equipment put together with todays
solid state power supplies would really make a nice sounding system. my air
chain here consist of a complete CRL AMS Processing system w/mono support
into a AM1k Rangemaster. all my periphial audio equipment is professional
equipment from Denon CD Carts, Dynamax CTR-30 Tape Carts, Marantz CDR Decks,
Technics SL-1200 Turntables w/Stanton Broadcast Pre-Amps, Tascam Studio
Decks(you know the ones in every b,cast station), Sennheiser MD421u Mic, 3
custom built computers running Xp on 2 and 98 on the other. 1 is a
streaming/internet computer(processing is Texar Prism's), 1 is for
production 1 is automation. all of them use Juli@ Balanced output
soundcards. automation is Raduga although i may go to Simian. it will be
nice when it is all hooked up. I had an FM 100mw, but got busted a few weeks
ago. That's why my friend brought up the Rangemaster and new console. I sold
of all the FM Stuff and my old console to pay for this new stuff. hopefully
i'll have better luck with a type certified AM tx. I got some tips from 
WNAR.

I'm going to notify the FCC of my operation, location and rule part i'm 
operating under.
I'm going to leave this same info on my outside doors in a water proof 
envelope.
 So if they come snooping while i'm out they have all the info they need.

Hopefully this will make them happy.

Thank You,

Rev. Robert P. Chrysafis
Universal Life Church (ULC)
http://www.ulc.org
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve" <shnewman at alaweb.com>
To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 9:07 PM
Subject: Re: [BC] AM Radio Kit


Well, this will give away my age. The record I ran over and over was Sea of
Love by Phil Phillips. I would test the low end of the station with Moonglow
& Theme from Picnic by Morris Stoloff and His Orchestra. (those Decca vinyls
sounded great as did the Mercury stuff but most all of theirs were
acetates...cue burn city!!!

Steve
Steve Walker Productions

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: WFIFeng at aol.com
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  Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 7:22 PM
  Subject: Re: [BC] AM Radio Kit


  Fascinating discussion, this! :)

  I remember my first "broadcast" was when I discovered that a CB channel 14
  toy "base station" could be heard plain as day at 108Mhz on an FM radio. I
  played "DJ" for hours with that thing. I also wired-up those
"multi-in-one" kits as
  AM transmitters many times over. I measured my "coverage area" on foot...
  usually less than a block... but I took my role as a "broadcaster"
seriously.
  Between records, I was cautioning people (in winter) to be careful on the
  sidewalks.

  When I got to my teen years, I built a transmiter that was a wee bit more
  powerful. I don't know for sure how much RF I was pumping out, but it was
  sufficient to go several miles. (From less than a block to several
miles... I was in
  my glory!) It amazed a friend of mine who lived about a mile and a half
away,
  that he could hear me loud & clear on his AM radio.

  So, one night, we went out driving (he had a car, I didn't) with an old
  "Blondie" 45 playing on a repeating turntable... that record was
worn-through to
  the other side by the time we got back! We were also quite sick of "Heart
of
  Glass" by then! ;)

  I called it "WQDX" and ran it a couple of times on 1160.

  Then there was the time he and I played a practical joke on his wife...
using
  his CB in the car so I could hear them, and my AM transmitter (from my
home)
  in a full duplex operation... heh heh heh... freaked her right out!

  Ah, youth. ;)

  Willie...

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