EQUIPMENT USED AT WA0RCR.
Transmitters:
Main: McMartin BA-1K 378 watts output. Pair 4-400C Final; Pair
4-400C Modulator.
Auxiliary: Homebrew, with 350 watts output. Uses 4-400C Final; and Pair 572B’s in the Modulator. High level plate modulated. All solid state power supplies, utilizing single phase 240 vac.
Receivers:
Main: Drake R-4B
Auxiliary: Drake R-4A
Audio Chain:
Audio mixer: Behringer Eurorack MX802, 4 Mic/Line Input Ch; plus 3 Line In; Dual Buss ( Program & Audition ). With audio equalization on each channel.
Mic: Peavy CD-30 Balanced 150 ohm output.
Phone Patch: Heath HD-19 Hybrid Phone Patch; to one Mic Master input.
Production Computer: Dell Demension XPS T-600 with dual 10 Gig H.D.
ON Air Automation Computer: Dell Optiplex GX 520 with 80 Gig H.D.
ON Air Automation:
Zara Radio Broadcast Digital Automation software, playing 44.1 Khz, 16 bit, Mono Wave file recordings. On Air Digital Automation system in use, beginning April 2011.
Production Tape Decks, and On Air back up:
Kenwood KX-W8050 Dual Stereo Cassette Deck
Technics RS-TR333 Dual Stereo Cassette Deck.
Mini Disc Deck: Production and ON Air back up.
Sony Mini Disc Deck MDS-JE480
Satellite Receivers:
Main: Realistic SR 2012
Auxiliary: Star Trak 150
Audio Processing:
Inovonics 223 AM Audio Processor, with slow gain riding, gated AGC; 3 Band “multi-band” digital processor, with independent equalization of each band; and pre-emphasis; with 50-5000 Hz (brick wall) Audio Passband filter. This is followed by the absolute peak output limiter, to prevent over-modulation, while maintaining a high peak modulation level.