Lovingly Crafted New (Old) AM Transmitter
Posted: June 10, 2011 Filed under: broadcast engineering, offshore, radio, Radio Seagull | Tags: AM Broadcast, equipment, radio, Radio Seagull, Ships 8 Comments »OK, this one is for the more technically minded radio enthusiasts.
Out here on board the former lightship Jenni Baynton, our engineer Walter Gralle has been building a copy of one of the old-fashioned high-power AM transmitters as used on the offshore stations of the past. This is similar, apparently, to a transmitter used on the Caroline ship Mi Amigo in the 60s.
Below are some photos of this magnificent piece of valve- driven transmitting equipment, which is nearing completion.
Enjoy!
Steve
Thanks Steve for once again coming over to Holland and the live programmes on Seagull with so much dedication to offshore radio. And ofcourse your great pictures.
excellent!
while so many fools are tapping and clicking away on disposable ‘iphones’ and whatnot, its great to see so much effort still put into something that could last a hundred years.
great work
It is indeed a thing of beauty. I have an early Radio Jackie TX in the shed which I’m ocassionally tempted to switch on
Has Peter Murthur seen it in the flesh?
ian
I’m not sure if he has seen it since installation, but i suspect he might have. Steve
Great pics – they remind me of the valve receivers that my dad used to build and repair on the kitchen table in the 1950s!
The pics remind me of great past memories.I heard Seagull 1395 when near Wolverhampton late Sunday afternoon 13/11/11.Hope the tests have been successfull !.
I picked up seagul for the first time this morning and although poor it sounded good as far as music content. To say you are the last remaining pirate ship is a bit up yourself. What about ross revenge.
Steve Bal Southampton