[Amps] The Market should be D.O.A.

[Scott McGrath]

Gee I wonder why NYC center of media on the east coast would have the 
latest equipment especially with most of the major networks
headquartered there.

Try living north of Boston and see what 's up here 30 Y//O Harris and 
RCA transmitters most of which have cycled
between 3-4 stations already.     There are still 1ESS switches in 
service up here with no plans for replacement.   I think all
the crossbar and Stroeger switches have finally been decommissioned as 
of a couple of years ago.

Up here in NH there is a pretty tight correlation between the broadcast 
and the ham community so I've visited  many of the
transmitter sites and helped install one a 50KW Harris wait for it TUBE 
transmitter as a volunteer for one of the local public
radio stations.

Economics plays a big part in equipment choices.

Harold Mandel wrote:
> In the Alpine Tower on New Jersey's Palisades, there
> are roughly two hundred clients with transmit sets
> in the building right under the base.
>
> When I was there doing an inspection we took a 
> "cook's tour" to see all the backup xmtr for most
>  of NYC's radio stations.
>
> There were no tube rigs, only SS.
>
> Now in the museum it was a different story.
> They still had the control room for Armstrong's
> station, in the lobby, knife switches and all.
>
> www.lnl.com/alpine.htm
>
> Hal
> W4HBM
>