[BC] Speaking of old transmitters.....

[RON DOT'O SR.]

I used to be pretty good on the BC5P series. I had one @ KSLM and a 5P & a 
5P2 @ KGAY in Salem and a 5P2 in Eugene Oregon to take care of.  I loved 
those old boxes.  If you need any help on them I'll see if there's anything 
left in the fuzzballs in my brain.

Ron D, Salem, OR.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kent Winrich, K9EZ" <kwinrich at gmail.com>
To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 04:18
Subject: Re: [BC] Speaking of old transmitters.....


> Phil Alexander wrote:
> > On 30 May 2006 at 6:44, Kent Winrich, K9EZ wrote:
> >
> >
> >> LOL, Next time I get a pic of it I will know what it is as I will be in
> >> front of it.  I was there and just shot a couple of pics.  This station
> >> is running a Gates 5P as the main (!!) and has a newer Collins just
> >> sitting there and not hooked up.  I may end up engineering this station
> >> in the near future.  If so I would LOVE to get this old transmitter
> >> running!  Got to love the glow of those tubes!!  Such classic stuff!!
> >>
> >
> > Kent,
> >
> > I thought maybe you could rescan what you had, or perhaps you had
> > others that could show higher resolution of the logo.
> >
> > The transmitter should be capable of operation if the modulation
> > transformer is good. That is the key. The 845's will be hard to
> > find, 810's easier. As for the rest of it and the general design,
> > if it was done by Ed Lorentz, he was one of THE great ones along
> > with Carl Smith and Bob Silliman.
> >
> > You probably would need to replace all the oil filled caps with
> > non-PCB and obviously any electrolytics. You may also need to
> > replace quite a bit of wiring that is probably fiber covered
> > rubber.
> >
> > Other than having a very nice output network with air variable,
> > this box is relatively similar to the original Gates BC-250GY.
> > At one time the FCC dictated tube lineups that would meet type
> > acceptance for various powers. There was also a section about
> > construction and data submission for "composite" (home-brew)
> > transmitters.
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------
> > Phil Alexander, CSRE, AMD
> > Broadcast Engineering Services and Technology
> > (a Div. of Advanced Parts Corporation)
> > Ph. (317) 335-2065   FAX (317) 335-9037
> >
> >
> >
> >
> The pic I posted was direct out of a digital camera.  I should be there
> in two weeks or so to look at it.
>
> It might be a fun project (in my spare time HA HA HA) to bring it back
> to life.  You should see the old Gates 5P they have on air now!
>
> >
> >
>
>
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