THE NEW KMAQ-AM TRANSMITTER ARRIVED THIS MORNING! SHOWN WITH IT
IN THE FRONT OFFICE, IS
KMAQ ENGINEER TOM MESSERLI. IT'S AN ARMSTRONG (UP TO 1,000 WATS) AND WILL BE INSTALLED AT THE KMAQ TOWER SITE
ACROSS FROM THE BRIDGEPORT CEMETERY A COUPLE MILES NORTHEAST OF MAQUOKETA. IT WILL BE MOUNTED IN A RACK OUT THERE THIS WEEKEND BY TOM.
THE ONE IT WILL REPLACE, ABOUT 25 YEARS OLD (A HARRIS), IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A SIDE-BY-SIDE REFRIGERATOR. QUITE A REDUCTION IN SIZE OVER THE YEARS. THIS ONE
WILL BE MORE ECONOMICAL USING LESS ELECTRICITY. THE SOUND SHOULD
BE BETTER AND IT SHOULD TAKE OUR SIGNAL OUT A LITTLE FARTHER TOO.
THE OLD ONE IS STILL OPERATING, BUT TOUCHY AND HARD TO FIND PARTS FOR.
I WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN THE NEW ONE GOES "ON-THE-AIR".
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DENNIS VOY
(WILL TOM RUN FOR MAYOR AGAIN? WE SHOULD KNOW BEFORE THE END OF SUMMER! HE SERVED TWO 4 YEAR TERMS. DID A GOOD JOB!)