[BC] bta-250m

[DANA PUOPOLO]

Don't get me wrong...I'm not faulting (the) Orban Optimod one bit.
-D 

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Received: Fri, 02 Jun 2006 10:16:38 AM PDT
From: "Bailey, Scott" <SBailey at nespower.com>
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Subject: RE: [BC] bta-250m

If one would read the book, be it Orban, Omnia, & Inovonics, they tell
you that if your using a Plate (tube) Modulated Transmitter with their
processor, there are warnings about using excessive bass frequencies on
those boxes. PD and jocks at those R-n-B/Rap Stations won't read the
book and end up costing the station money when they blow the mod
transformer with their music. 

If I was forced to use one of those RCA BTA-250M's with a hard
processor, I lock it up at the tx building and not allow no access to
PD's and jocks.

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[mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of DANA PUOPOLO
Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 11:32 AM
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Subject: RE: [BC] bta-250m

Yep.

The old 1060 here in Boston got one of the first AM Optimods. They
hooked it
up to their BC-1G and sounded loud and great  - for about 48 hours.

Then the modulation xmfr went away...

-D


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Received: Fri, 02 Jun 2006 07:29:15 AM PDT
From: "Bailey, Scott" <SBailey at nespower.com>
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Subject: RE: [BC] bta-250m

Don't crank up the low end on those old boxes. I learned my lesson by
overheating and blowing a mod transformer because I cranked up the bass
to hard, in order to please the PD of a station I was doing contract
work for. The format of that station was R-n-B/Rap. Those old boxes hate
Rap music all together!

Scott

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[mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Phil Alexander
Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 9:23 AM
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Subject: Re: [BC] bta-250m

On 31 May 2006 at 20:37, Barry Mishkind wrote:

> At 10:20 AM 5/31/2006, Phil Alexander wrote
> >  I suppose the problem eventually became support
> >availability. The modulation transformer would have been very
> >much an odd ball.
> 
>          ...and unable to handle the modern modulation.
>          Most of the original mod xformers I've seen
>          in 250Ms were blown (on blocks) or replaced.

Ah, yes. There is that warning in the manual for the AM Optimods.

Those old boxes were not designed for 100% duty cycle at 150%
square wave. <ggg>

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Broadcast Engineering Services and Technology 
(a Div. of Advanced Parts Corporation) 
Ph. (317) 335-2065   FAX (317) 335-9037





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