{"id":2144,"date":"2016-05-25T14:48:28","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T19:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/?p=2144"},"modified":"2016-05-26T08:04:38","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T13:04:38","slug":"continued-saturday-may-21-tuesday-may-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/?p=2144","title":{"rendered":"Continued&#8230;Saturday, May 21- Tuesday, May 24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shortly after we passed through the border from South Africa into Swaziland, Larry&#8217;s cell phone rang.\u00a0 There seemed to be a problem at the transmitter site and we would be passing by the site on our way home.\u00a0 The chief engineer asked Larry to meet him there.\u00a0 It is a pleasant ride through the bush.\u00a0 There are 4 gates to open.\u00a0 The good thing is that they are remote controlled and one does not have to get out of the vehicle to open them or close them.\u00a0 Each gate can either be opened by a remote or by calling it using a cell phone.<\/p>\n<p>We arrived at the site and it was determined that the problem was with the electric company and not the transmitters.\u00a0 The transmitters were running on the generators and God&#8217;s Word was going out.\u00a0 Of course while we were there I took a few pictures.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2144 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/?attachment_id=2152#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/XmtrSite1976-300x186.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/XmtrSite1976-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/XmtrSite1976-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/XmtrSite1976-1024x636.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/XmtrSite1976.jpg 1409w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2152'>\n\t\t\t\tTransmitter Building and log periodic antennas from 1976\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/?attachment_id=2146#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1120722-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1120722-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1120722-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1120722.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2146'>\n\t\t\t\tTWR Swaziland&#8217;s first 50,000-watt AM (medium wave) transmitter was in service for 30 years.  Before TWR got it, it was used for a few months as a pirate radio station on a ship off the coasts of Great Britain and the Netherlands.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/?attachment_id=2151#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1120726-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1120726-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1120726-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1120726.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2151'>\n\t\t\t\tThe 50,000-watt solid state medium wave AM transmitter on left was upgraded in Elkhart and installed about 4 years ago.  In March 2016 a more powerful 100,000-watt medium wave transmitter (at right) became available. Larry is currently helping upgrade the medium wave (AM) antenna system to handle the full 100,000 watts.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/?attachment_id=2148#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1120727-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1120727-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1120727-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1120727.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2148'>\n\t\t\t\tThis room, with the window, houses multiple computers that download and store the programs from a satellite link, then routes these programs, in over 30 languages, to the four different transmitters.  The cabinets on the right automatically control the transmitters (frequency and power levels) and select the appropriate antennas.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/?attachment_id=2147#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1120723-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1120723-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1120723-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1120723.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2147'>\n\t\t\t\tLarry checking the HC100s &#8212; three 100,000-watt shortwave transmitters that were made at the technology center (now SonSet Solutions) in Elkhart.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/?attachment_id=2145#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1120721-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1120721-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1120721-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1120721.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2145'>\n\t\t\t\tOne of the Swazi transmitter operators taking meter readings on one of the HC100s.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>As we were leaving, I noticed the beautiful sunset and snapped a quick picture.\u00a0 The sunsets and sunrises seem to always be so colorful.\u00a0 As we drove on down the road we also saw the full moon coming up.\u00a0 I was not able to capture the gold tinge of the sky with the moon, but still a pretty picture.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-2144 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/?attachment_id=2150#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1120730-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-2150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1120730-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1120730-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1120730-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-2150'>\n\t\t\t\tTWR antennas at sunset.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/?attachment_id=2149#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1120731-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-2149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1120731-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1120731-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mcguirereport.mcguireclan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/P1120731.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-2149'>\n\t\t\t\tThe moon just coming up.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Sunday was a good day of worship and sermon from John 16:12-14.\u00a0 After church,\u00a0 we and the Pastor Deon Phillips and his wife, Berenice,\u00a0 joined Ruth Crowie for dinner.\u00a0 We enjoyed lasagne made by Berenice and roast chicken, potato salad, rice, fresh green beans and pudding that Ruth made.\u00a0 We had a very nice time of fellowship.<\/p>\n<p>Monday was a normal working day for Larry and a stay at home day for me.\u00a0 Tuesday morning we had staff meeting with some of the top people with TWR Africa.\u00a0 Our Swazi staff sing so nicely.\u00a0 I could listen to them all day.<\/p>\n<p>After staff meeting, Larry and the other men went to the site and I walked around town and caught a ride home with Ingrid Clarke at noon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shortly after we passed through the border from South Africa into Swaziland, Larry&#8217;s cell phone rang.\u00a0 There seemed to be a problem at the transmitter site and we would be passing by the site on our way home.\u00a0 The chief engineer asked Larry to meet him there.\u00a0 It is a pleasant ride through the bush.\u00a0 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