[BC] bta-250m

[Bailey, Scott]

Dana,
  It's not the Orban's fault, it does what it suppose to do.  Back in
the mid to late 80's, I had to use one with a plate modulated rig, and
the "KIDS" (a.k.a. Jocks) would go hunt down the key to the Orban
Optimod 9000 and fiddle with the adjustments, turning up the bass
settings.  That RCA BTA-1M didn't like it one bit and blew the mod
transformer. The owner didn't like it either when he had to pay Peter
Daul a big price for a new Mod Transformer either!  I warned those damn
kids to leave that Optimod alone!
  You know how kids are, "they know everything, and this old man (ME)
doesn't! They laughed when I said there is even too much bass in a lot
of Madonna's songs!

Scott

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

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





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