[BC] Speedometers on Cars. Do we need them?...

[Bailey, Scott]

Burt,
  Next time I see your wife at NAB, I tell her she needs to take some of
your toys away from you, you're now getting dangerous!

Scott

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Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 1:15 AM
To: broadcast at radiolists.net
Subject: [BC] Speedometers on Cars. Do we need them?...

I don't think we speedometers in our cars either.  I rely on my 
carburetor to not make my car go to fast.

Burt

At 01:11 PM 7/18/2006, you wrote:
>From: "Bailey, Scott" <SBailey at nespower.com>
>Subject: [BC] Modualtion Monitors (do we need them?)
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>To the group:
>
>     How many of you, (excluding the big Class A stations) that take
care
>of stand alone AM's, have or use a modulation monitor?  In a previous
>conversation with Dennis at KKTY on this list, he made mention he
>doesn't use one. He relies on his Orban 9300 to take care of not over
>modulating.
>     My Armstrong, X-1000B, AM Transmitter is set where it will not
>exceed 90% in negative peaks. Positive peaks can be set with my Omnia
3,
>and if you set the positive peaks at 125%, that's what it will do, no
>its ands or buts with the Omnia 3.
>    I know the BE boxes have a little audio/modulation meter on them
>built in and that's cool.  I've seen some small AM's with newer
>transmitters and processors, using no mod monitors, since they are no
>longer required.  I have a pocket fluke scope, if I really need to see
>modulation.
>    I figured since modulation monitors are no longer required, that
may
>the reason I can't sell my Inovonics 520 mod monitor!
>
>Scott

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