radiosaur said:
You hope and pray it never "melts down" from all that transmitter heat.
R
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You hope and pray it never "melts down" from all that transmitter heat.
R
Robert Bass said:radiosaur said:
You hope and pray it never "melts down" from all that transmitter heat.
R
No, No, No! These are PROFESSIONAL BROADCASTERS! They cut a hole with a hacksaw in the side of the shed and put a Kenmore AC unit in!
With lots of caulk around the edges! And real 2x4's to hold it up! TREATED !
True story, too.
I have pictures somewhere. I was asked by an old friend to do a due diligence on this rural station she was considering buying back in the 80's. Needless to say I told her to run, not walk, away from the deal.
radiosaur said:Robert Bass said:radiosaur said:
You hope and pray it never "melts down" from all that transmitter heat.
R
No, No, No! These are PROFESSIONAL BROADCASTERS! They cut a hole with a hacksaw in the side of the shed and put a Kenmore AC unit in!
With lots of caulk around the edges! And real 2x4's to hold it up! TREATED !
True story, too.
I have pictures somewhere. I was asked by an old friend to do a due diligence on this rural station she was considering buying back in the 80's. Needless to say I told her to run, not walk, away from the deal.
So why do you help these owners hide the transmitter site from everyone? Give the tour, maybe you can shame them in to actually caring about what kind of facility they operate.
radiosaur said:
Check again... "Owners" and "Shame" are not in the same sentence.
R
Now that we've drifted off topic, let me add to the transmitter building thread.
I worked for an owner who decided to follow Lowry Mays' lead and buy lots of radio stations and move facilities around. He decided to upgrade a signal from a Class A to C3 because as you know 25,000 watts looks so much better on station letterhead than 3000 watts. In order to do this he had to move the tower site fifteen miles to the east. Known for his lack of detail and procrastination, the owner rushed the move to the 11th hour of the Construction Permit. The tower was built and the transmitter arrived to no building. The contract engineer called the owner to convey the predicament of no building. His response, "Can't we place a tarp over the transmitter?"
Remind me later and I'll start a thread on how the same owner totaled two transmitter sites because of ventilation issues.
I worked for an owner who decided to follow Lowry Mays' lead and buy lots of radio stations and move facilities around. He decided to upgrade a signal from a Class A to C3 because as you know 25,000 watts looks so much better on station letterhead than 3000 watts. In order to do this he had to move the tower site fifteen miles to the east. Known for his lack of detail and procrastination, the owner rushed the move to the 11th hour of the Construction Permit. The tower was built and the transmitter arrived to no building. The contract engineer called the owner to convey the predicament of no building. His response, "Can't we place a tarp over the transmitter?"
Remind me later and I'll start a thread on how the same owner totaled two transmitter sites because of ventilation issues.
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