The electrical inspectors arrived this morning to inspect the 380-volt 1200-amp 3-phase service for the new transmitter.\u00a0 We are grateful that this final, high-power part of the electrical system, passed inspection with no problem.<\/p>\n
After the arcing connector problem last night, I helped Tom and Joshua inspect and tighten all connections in all four antenna huts.\u00a0 I tightened hundreds of socket head screws today!<\/p>\n
About 4 pm a crew from WEB, the power company, arrived to switch on the new 380 volt service. Initially the voltage was about 397 volts, but after WEB changed taps on their transmitter, our service voltage was very close at 382 volts.\u00a0 After this done, it was past time to head home for the evening.<\/p>\n
We invited Tom and Joshua King to come to our side of the duplex for supper.\u00a0 Virginia made braised beef tips and rice for the main dish.\u00a0 We had a great time of fellowship with them this evening.<\/p>\n
For those of you who might not know, Tom King is a renowned broadcast engineer specializing in the design and manufacture of equipment for high-power AM antenna systems not only in the U.S., but also worldwide.\u00a0 He has his own company, Kintronic Labs. \u00a0 More importantly, he is a humble brother in Christ, whom I have known and highly respected for well over 20 years.\u00a0 This is the first time that Virginia has met him.\u00a0 Joshua, his son, has recently started to work with his father at Kintronic Labs.\u00a0 It has been a treat to watch them work together on the intricate techniques of fine tuning the TWR Bonaire 400,000-watt four-tower AM antenna system that Tom designed, that is also switchable to three different directions.\u00a0 I am not aware of any other antenna system like this anywhere!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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