[AMRadio] WTAG 580 IBOC off for the 2nd day in a row

[BILL GUYGER]

Yeah, especially with today's economy, not that much has changed, there are some 
seriously old boxes on the air especially in small markets. 




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From: Rob Atkinson <ranchorobbo at gmail.com>
To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wed, September 15, 2010 9:33:37 PM
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] WTAG 580 IBOC off for the 2nd day in a row

Yeah Bill, I was wondering if there are any used DX50s or Nautels out
there.  I wonder how bad a used solid state rig would be, but maybe
broadcasters are like hams, if they have a good rig they keep it so
maybe used Nautels are unobtainium hi.

73

Rob
K5UJ

On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 8:44 PM, BILL GUYGER <bguyger at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Hi Rob
>
> I'd kill for a DX-25, the DX series just seems to work. We have two DX-10's 
and
> no problems what so ever. I got one of the exec's at Harris to admit on a
> conference call that the DX series were better transmitters than the 3DX. He
> actually admitted that the whole reason for the 3DX's was cost cutting. They 
>did
> things like take the big Vacuum Variable out of the PA and approximate the
> ideal value for different frequencies with multiple paralleled Mica's
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Rob Atkinson <ranchorobbo at gmail.com>
> To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wed, September 15, 2010 3:10:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [AMRadio] WTAG 580 IBOC off for the 2nd day in a row
>
> Ah Bill, so you wound up with the DX after all.  Sorry to hear it.
>
> Around here the WCCO night time IBOC on 830 kills the local 820
> station at night which is down to 1.5 KW and a six tower DA to protect
> WBAP.  I really hate medium wave IBOC.  The night 670 IBOC which is
> only about 10 miles away (the former WMAQ) destroys my reception of
> WSM.  I could go on with other examples.
>
> Rob
> K5UJ
>
> On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 1:53 PM, BILL GUYGER <bguyger at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>  It's a Harris 3DX-50 masquerading as a 25. I was campaining for a Nautel
> NX-25
>> but apparently the company has an agreement with Harris.
>>
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