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Author Topic: MCMARTIN BA-2.5K  (Read 3321 times)
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ka1dmz
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« on: February 28, 2007, 08:47:54 PM »

Does anyone know the weight of this monster and size wxhxd
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2ZE
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« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2007, 09:11:55 AM »

about 7 1/2 feet tall, 3 deep, and 3 1/2 wide. It weighs in at around 2700 Lbs. Mod iron is oil filled and weighs about 400 by itself.
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« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2007, 10:16:02 AM »

I hope if you decide to get that box, that the engineer who came up with the divide down crystal oscillator/Driver decided to use the always accurate vacuuuuum crystals and the on-air freq.
I had a BA1K and drove the finals with my plastic radio and antenna tuner. I gave up on always having to buy those weird crystal freqs to get on 160M.
The mod iron in oil was nice but the audio system was shy on bass response. 130% pos peaks easily but still a little shy on bass response.
The McMartin could never sound like a 20V-2.

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« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2007, 10:44:41 AM »

It is the ugliest transmitter around--looks like a big vending machine. The contact paper faeux woodgrain will go well with your lime green shag carpet and orange fiberglass chair thoooo.
On the other hand, a quad of 4-1000 tubes are a sight to behold. Just remember that the filaments run over the legal limit--a green machine it aint.
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« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2007, 10:28:28 AM »

a fine shack heater
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