[AMRadio] McMartin BA-1K transmitter ---------FS

[KC4QLP at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/8/03 6:54:19 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
groucho at skyweb.net writes:

> Hey Bob...a few spare 4-400's??????
> I could use a few...

Yep got a decent set of tubes to go with that McMatin...they arent used,but 
they arent flat either. Also got a few other 4-400's that are a but soft..but 
for ham use they should be ok.Let me see exactly what is what tube wise 
tomorrow.


> I had the RCA BTA500R running last week   Now its dead again..
> Osc still wont power up... Frustrated  YEP...the oscillator is driving me 
> nuts..
> sometimes it works other times it wont.

Loose wire?flaky tube or tube socket?Plate voltage missing in the oscillator 
when it wont fire up or is there no filament action?

> Ijust picked up a Tower base insulator to Build a 160 meter vert. But it 
> arrived Broken. the guy that shipped it says he may have a
> nother one for me? Im keeping my fingers crossed.
> you can see it at <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/nj4/wttm/insul.html">http://www.angelfire.com/nj4/wttm/insul.html</A>


Man!!...thats gotta hurt! Well if he doesnt have another one,have you figured 
out what apoxy to use to fix up what is left of it?

>  you can tell your boss just put it on a pallet and ship me that McMartin 
> with a
> special Note that says  Happy Birthday here is a Gift    LOL....
> also the motor that is used to turn the variable resistor for powerup/down 
> seems frozen..
> 
Oh geesh!...sounds like your RCA is trying to tell you to spend more time 
with it...lol...its lonely ....lol. 
Oh..as far as the McMartin goes....well looks like it could go for a steal 
right now.

Anyhow...I'm still in awe here over this new BE AM 1A. Wow is it a neat box! 
Shame though in about another 50 years they wont be so ham friendly like our 
RCA's,Gates,McMartins,Raytheons,Collins and so on and so on. I think before its 
over with I'll end up with some sort of radio museum here.
Couple of projects in the works along with the rebuild of the AM station here 
...one is to figure out how to as gently as possible..how to move this 
Raytheon [which is now mine] into its new home in about 2 to 4 months from now...and 
locate some frequency agile and somewhat portable AM BCB transmitter ---100 
to 250 watts at least. The company here is not wanting a backup rig 
here...which really bothers me. They apparently havent seen the things I've seen..but 
there is no budging them on this unfortunately.Well the other AM that I maintain 
also has no backup rig..and you know the RCA there is as bout as old as yours 
Neal.The tube rigs dont bother me when they go down...you can find the parts 
everywhere.When the solid state rig goes down...lightning or whatever..you just 
cant run next door to rat shack or the neighbor ham to grab a part...you get 
on the phone and next day air it from the manufacture,which leaves you off the 
air for a day at least. Not my idea of a good time you know...lol.
Anyhow..the portable tranny would come in...and keep the station on the air 
til parts came in...it'll belong to my company and when all is fix..my tranny 
goes back with me to wait for the next call to service where ever it is needed.
Now gotta write-up and get a reception report from Surf City NJ typed up and 
ready to send out.........


Bob Carter
Operations/Engineering--Max Media Radio Group
WGAI-NewsRadio 560 AM Stereo .., WCXL 104.1 Beach 104..., WQDK 99.3
Q-Country..., WWOC 94.5 WaterCountry 94.5
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