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Bob, Did you ever know Don Fleming? Don worked with me in Cocoa Beach at WRKT in the late 60's and went back to JAX to become Chief Engineer of the Jones College stations? Just a shot in the dark if you knew him? BIG APE!
quote author=Bob Dillehay link=topic=83706.msg624747#msg624747 date=1193273411]
I've got to chime in on the "Stereo" thing.
Back in about 1970 I worked as an assistant to Ernie Harralson, the Chief Engineer at WPDQ (AM-600) and WRLJ (FM 96.9) in Jacksonville.
Our brand new stereo generator crapped out and we were on an old mono tube exciter while the new one was being fixed.
As suspected the programming staff was complaining about us not being in stereo.
After a few days of complaints, Ernie got an audio oscillator, set it to 19khz (kcs back then) and used a clip lead to connect it into the tube exciter.
The 19khz lit the stereo light on stereo receivers. We were of course still in mono.
Ernie begins to immediately be congratulated on getting us back in stereo. Some went as far as to say, boy it sure sounds great to be back in stereo.
None of us ever said anything.
Bob
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