EQUIPMENT USED AT WA0RCR
Transmitters:
Main: McMartin BA-1K 390 watts output. Pair 4-400C Final;
Pair 4-400C Modulator. 360 watts in the antenna.
Auxiliary: Homebrew, with 290 watts output. Uses 4-400C final;
and Pair 572B's in the Modulator. High level plate modulated.
Four All solid state power supplies. 260 watts in the antenna.
Receivers: Main Drake R-4B
Auxiliary: Drake R-4A
Audio Chain:
Audio Mixer: Behringer MX1204USB, 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:
eath HD-19 Hybrid Phone Patch; to one Mic. Master Input.
Production Computer:
Dell Dimention XPS T-600 with dual 10 Gig H.D. With Startech IC USB 7D Ext. Sound Card.
ON Air Automation Computer:
Dell Optiplex GX 520 with 80 Gig H.D.; With Startech IC USB 7D Ext. Sound Card.
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
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.