[AMRadio] Source Broadcast Xmtrs

[W2XJ]

1 KW and under transmitters do not sell as well overseas as do the 
higher power transmitters. There are too many cheap solid state boxes 
that are much less costly to ship. There are still quite a few tube rigs 
around for those who like rescuing them otherwise there are a number of 
resources on the web for building PDM class E solid state TXs which will 
actually do a better job in the AM mode. It is all about what is most 
satisfying to the individual ham.

On 6/12/11 10:25 AM, Geoff Edmonson wrote:
>
> You mean, where can you find old Broadcast Transmitters that can be
> converted to the ham bands?
>
> Someone recommended the mailing list at broadcast.net.  Barry Mishkind
> (in Houston) is a great guy and his site is a good resource.
>
> *Some* professional engineers might raise an eyebrow to a request of
> "does anyone have an old tube-burning, 1kW AM back-up transmitter they
> wanna get rid of?"  then again, if the station had sense, it would have
> already been sold for commercial dollars to some other-country station
> for broadcast, legal or not.
>
> I had my chance at the old KONO RCA BTA1R but life got busy, I had no
> place to put it, and when I called on it, it was (of course) already
> gone.  If you -do- find one, act FAST on it!
>
> 73 = Best Regards,
> -Geoff/W5OMR
> (/m5 Baja Spring, TX)