[Amps] Mine is bigger than yours (was: Re: Standby tubes

[Gary Smith]

Once upon a time a few years ago, the Dixon, California naval radio station (not to far from a VOA site) was a manned station.  (It no longer is.) A friend of mine who worked there explained the ins and out of the those wonderful CE (continental electronics) transmitters which could be tuned to any frequency one's heart desired by the simple rotating of numbered BCD thumbwheels.  Was told that on a dull day when no naval traffic was expected to run the transmitters were often tuned to the heart of 11 meters and the red button was punched.  Do well imagine that the rf horsepower coming out of twin 900 foot phased towers might have well cleared that band for the day.
Well... at least for a few minutes anyway.
Children at play??  Oh my, who would do  thing like that? 
Warm memories for me.
73,
Gary... wa6fgi
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Philip de Cadenet 
  To: amps at contesting.com 
  Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 12:04 PM
  Subject: [Amps] Mine is bigger than yours (was: Re: Standby tubes


  Pete,

  It's been done.

  I'll try and get the gentleman concerned to pop in and tell you about 
  the 500Kw Radio Nigeria SW TX which I think he keyed up on either 40 or 
  20m.

  Steerable curtain array.

  He did not have a problem being heard.
  -- 
  Philip de Cadenet G4ZOW
  Transmitters 'R' Us
  http://www.transmittersrus.com

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