[R-390] 5 KW Broadcast TX Deal

[2002tii]

Mike wrote:

>Add...UHF NTSC Broadcast TX and not a deal....just a PCB remediation headache.

One photo showed a Channel 9 ID plate (high band VHF - around 190 
MHz).  But yes, it is clearly apparent from the photos that this is 
well-weathered junk with all of the best parts already removed.  Even 
if they could be returned to proper function (very doubtful in the 
condition shown, despite the eBay seller's claim), they are for 
salvage only because NTSC broadcasting ends on June 12, 2009.

And yes, the capacitors and transformers in this late '40s design are 
filled with PCBs.  The seller was smart to find someone else to take 
over his headache -- it will cost tens of thousands of dollars in 
hazmat disposal fees to recycle the PCB-containing parts (been there, 
done that) unless illegal methods are used (and be warned -- if they 
are, and the EPA finds out, life as you know it will be over).

BTW, my knowledge of PCB hazmat fees dates to the '80s, so it could 
easily be hundreds of thousands of dollars by now.

Deal?  Nope -- No Deal.

Best regards,

Don