As Joe says, a standby tube is a monumental task. Broadcast-sized rigs have fractional to multiple horsepower blowers, and it's a daunting task to auto-switch anodes, cathodes, etc. So you'd end up
Dave your correct, the do still change them out on a time line. That's where a lot of the pulls on eBay come from. However, I have seen some large stations with a standby final stage, two cabinets si
"This one is just outside of Cincinnatti. It was something like 500,000 watts if I recall or maybe a little more." Will, Is this the big rig you were speaking about? http://hawkins.pair.com/wlw.shtml
I think you are mixing memories of both VOA and WLW, which were both located north of Cincinnatti. _______________________________________________ Amps mailing list Amps@contesting.com http://lists.c
Yes sir, sure is. Now that IS QRO! Best, Will ** REPLY SEPARATOR ** _______________________________________________ Amps mailing list Amps@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/
Your right, I did as one is just down the road from the other. However the 500 kW was WLW owned by Crosley Radio. How would ya like to be able to afford that station and run it legal? Best, Wil ** RE
When I was at Gates Radio , I had the privlege of working with an Engineer , Les Petrey , who worked at the WLW transmitter site when they had the 500KW on the air- I liked to buy him a few beers and
Everytime I ever remembered WLW it reminded me of the old TV commercial, "When EF Hutton talks, everybody listens"! I dont recon nothing has ever been built to top it as that amount of power was foun
Ahhh, I thought WLW made the brag they always had the biggest. The amp was made by Westinghouse for RCA if I recall. I think RCA had the patents but contracted the actual building to Westinghouse. I
Everytime I ever remembered WLW it reminded me of the old TV commercial, "When EF Hutton talks, everybody listens"! I dont recon nothing has ever been built to top it as that amount of power was foun
Phil and others, At the time, WLW's claim to fame was the largest transmitter in the world or maybe free world. It held the record for the largest PA in the US. Now since VOA is a megawatt, it happen
Does anyone know what level of power XERB or XEAK ran in the late fifties? Dated a gal in that era whose parents had a *large* Telefunken table top radio that we used to listen too here in the Sacram