[Amps] VOA Transmitters....

[AA6DX - Mark]

I had the thrill of standing INSIDE a kazillion watt transmitter's final 
cage, at VOA -- Dixon, CA .. back in the late 6Øs .. awesome!  The tour of 
that station really got me into broadcast engineering.  Heck, a 1ØKW 
transmitter was just not as forbidding after that!  A ham that I had met on 
4ØM .. possibly WCARS .. had invited me for a personal showing .. wow!  I 
have somewhere some outside views of the facility, cannot remember why I 
don't have inside pix...  perhaps security?  Hmmm.  Dixon is `twixt SF and 
Sacto ...  farmlands abound thereabouts.

Mark Nelson  -  AA6DX

mailto: AA6DX at ARRL.NET

   1. Re: WLW 500 kW transmitter Message: 1
Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 09:11:43 -0500
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I went by the old VOA site. It is now a county park. Also drove by WLW
transmitter. It is right in downtown Mason.Wish my camera had been working
:-(. Awesome sight!
                           Joe W4AAB
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Joe,
In your short drive you passed a lot of history.   Yep, next time you will
probably have your camera at the ready.
73,
Ken W2DTC

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I went by the old VOA site. It is now a county park. Also drove by WLW
transmitter. It is right in downtown Mason.Wish my camera had been working
:-(. Awesome sight!



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