[SEDXC] 6 meter amplifiers

[Robert Carroll]

I would be glad to help out WSB—count me in.  Are others interested?  Please let our VP know!  

 

73

Bob W2WG

 

From: James Cummings [mailto:kt4mm at bellsouth.net] 
Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 7:24 AM
To: w2wg at comcast.net
Subject: Fw: 6 meter amplifiers

 

Bob:

 

As editor of the KARC newsletter I received the following email from Mr. Pearcey.  Sounds like there is potential for some nice siz meter amplifiers.  If you could send the email onward to our SEDXC members I think we could help WSB clear out their Channel 2 equipment.

 

73

Jim C.

 

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From: "Pearcey, Gary (CTV-Atlanta)" <Gary.Pearcey at wsbtv.com>
To: KT4MM at bellsouth.net
Sent: Thursday, August 6, 2009 3:20:54 PM
Subject: 6 meter amplifiers

Hi Jim,

I am Gary Pearcey and I work for WSB-TV.

As you know, we recently vacated 55-60 MHz and moved to UHF channel 39. This hopefully will allow increased use of 6 meters because of fewer problems with TVI. With this increase of activity might come a desire for QRO and amplifiers.

We have retired our old transistorized Harris HT30LS transmitter and are having trouble finding a home for it.

It appears that channel 2 is not very desirable due to QRN and skip. 

Therefore, if no one steps forward to use it as a complete unit, then we must remove the transmitter and part it out.

That’s where the Amateur radio clubs come in.

There are 35 air cooled one-kilowatt amplifier modules, of which all but 2 work OK.

There are some additional 500 watt driver stages as well. Even though it is designed for 55 to 60 MHz operation, I believe it is wide enough to cover 6 meters.

While I cannot guarantee that someone won’t still step forward and buy the transmitter as a unit, I would at least like to have a way to possibly donate the amplifiers and perhaps even the six 50 volt DC (208 3 phase)power supplies.

 

Please pass this along to the Kennehoochie membership.

 

Thank you.

 

Gary Pearcey    

WB4RLW

gary.pearcey at wsbtv.com