Durward Tucker Transmitter Historical Restoration Project

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Begin Transmitter Examination

At the top, you can see the wind chest in the lower part of the RF deck. The grid compartment is enclosed behind the filament transformer. The blower enclosure draws air in from the front, bottom, and side through perforated panels.

The coaxial cables in the picture carried the high voltage and RF to and from the RF deck. Unfortunately, the rear panel of the RF deck is missing, so another will have to be made, and these cables traced out.

Below the RF deck, from left to right, are the modulator grid bias supply, the final screen supply, and the final bias supply. The evidence if shameful wire-cutting is all too obvious.

Looking farther in towards the front of the transmitter, the backs of several panel meters can be seen. The black panel is made of insulating material and holds the higher-voltage meters.

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