Awesome video on WEAU/WAXX tower

by **Deep Thought** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 8:44 pm

I'll contribute my chart of how long to leave your frozen sandwich on top of a Cetec 701B to get that nice crispy outer crust. :lol:

by **ChuckG** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:03 pm

Deep Thought wrote:I'll contribute my chart of how long to leave your frozen sandwich on top of a Cetec 701B to get that nice crispy outer crust.

The non-B version thaws things slightly faster. :mrgreen:

by **Dale H. Cook** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 1:16 am

ChuckG wrote:The non-B version thaws things slightly faster.

RFWarrior's company makes great transmitters, but they don't cook lunch worth a darn. Ever since we put the VS2.5 in the only way I can get a hot lunch on the mountain is to cook it on top of the generator engine. :-)

by **RGORJANCE** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:22 am

Back in my "whippersnapper" days, I worked a sign-on shift at a Tulsa station. Didn't have a xmttr at the studio, but i did manage to find an audio compressor in the rack with a pair of hot running 6V6's that were great for warming up the donuts/sweet rolls. Even burned a spot on a roll when I forgot I put it there.

Fossil

by **RFWarrior** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 2:24 pm

Dale H. Cook wrote:
ChuckG wrote:The non-B version thaws things slightly faster.

RFWarrior's company makes great transmitters, but they don't cook lunch worth a darn. Ever since we put the VS2.5 in the only way I can get a hot lunch on the mountain is to cook it on top of the generator engine.

If the VS 2.5 is doing its job, you shouldn't be on the mountain long enough, or often enough, to need to pack a lunch

If all else fails though, you could always cook it on the manifold of your vehicle - http://www.wisebread.com/cooking-great-meals-with-your-car-engine-the-heat-is-on

by **Dale H. Cook** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 5:46 pm

RFWarrior wrote:If the VS 2.5 is doing its job, you shouldn't be on the mountain long enough, or often enough, to need to pack a lunch

The VS 2.5 is doing fine, feeding new coax and a new ERI antenna. The old Shively and its coax have already been refurbed and rehung per our aux antenna CP, and I'm on the final leg of the aux transmitting plant project, refurbing the BE FM 3.5A. I'm finding things I never noticed before, such as the dyked-off MOVs at the exciter and IPA power entries. I'm also finding problems that developed during the 2 years that I was in medical retirement, and that were not repaired by the contract engineer that followed me, such as the open bleeder and its mate which is just short of opening.

RFWarrior wrote:If all else fails though, you could always cook it on the manifold of your vehicle

That is cold well before lunch time, so I might as well test the generator :-)

by **RGORJANCE** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:49 pm

OUCH! Open bleeders are evil things lurking in the shadows waiting patiently to strike. Had the crap scared outta me more than once. I do appreciate chicken sticks!

Which reminds me of another war story. I'll relate that one later.

Fossil

by **Dale H. Cook** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 8:18 pm

RGORJANCE wrote:OUCH! Open bleeders are evil things lurking in the shadows waiting patiently to strike. Had the crap scared outta me more than once. I do appreciate chicken sticks!

I consider open bleeders to be the worst thing that you often find in poorly-maintained transmitters.

For decades I've carried my own stick - one short enough to fit in my main tool box. I bought from CE one of the sticks used on the 816 transmitters (short, with a coiled cord) and added a large serrated-jaw clamp. Years ago, when I often worked on old transmitters not equipped with sticks, it saw a lot of use. The other day, inside the front panel of the FM 3.5A (where I went in to look at the bleeders), I used it for the first time in maybe 3-4 years.

Speaking of getting to those bleeders, I noted that at the age of 60 I am far from being the contortionist that I was decades ago (and no, I haven't put on a gut from eating kringle - I weigh the same as I have for most of my adult life, which is off the bottom end of the BMI range for my height).

by **RGORJANCE** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:14 am

"I weigh the same as I have for most of my adult life"

Thanks for that sarcastic comment! I remember when I had a 48"chest and a 28" waist. Rats!!!!! everything swapped places!!! :lol: