[BC] tube sound (tube transmitters)

[Rich Wood]

------ At 02:20 AM 6/7/2006, Kevin Tekel wrote: -------

>IIRC, during the big August 2003 blackout, New York City's 710 WOR fired
>up their old Continental 317C rig, because it was more tolerant of the
>unstable AC power which kept tripping off their main DX-50.  In the areas
>of the Northeast which did not lose power, voltage swings from 79 to 147
>volts (on a standard 110-120V circuit) were reported!

Having spent a lot of years at WOR it would seem strange to remain on 
commercial power if it were fluctuating so widely. I believe they 
would have fired up the generator and run it until stable commercial 
power returned. Regardless of the tolerance of the rig is just 
doesn't make sense to run it without reliable power. I could be wrong 
but I believe Tom Ray would have determined that something serious 
was happening and it would be time to disconnect if for no other 
reason than to protect the equipment.

Rich


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