Howdy Y'all,
I recently got a hold of some disconcerting news which has forced me to re-evaluate my "Round-to-it" List. The Transmitters that were intended to get back on the air have been re-organized in priority. As much as it pains me to do it, I have decided to sell my RCA BTA-1M, 160m AM Broadcast Transmitter as I do not think I will ever get around to putting it back together.
The RCA BTA-1M, AM Broadcast Transmitter is the "Shutter Door" model with the roll top desk type of doors that open sideways in the front and rear of the transmitter. The cosmetics are fair with some scratches on the sides, and all the panels are there except a small flat rectangular one for the side. This monster is on huge casters so it rolls around pretty good. This model uses a pair of 833's for RF Finals modulated by a pair of 833's and uses 807's everywhere else except for the Rectifiers of course. I have 3ea 833 spares and a set of 8008 solid state "licorice sticks" for it. The transmitter was operating and all the tubes were good when it went dark at Mr. Steve's (K5LTK "Little Texas Kilowatt") QTH about 15 years ago.
It has the original UTC Plate Iron, RCA 10H Filter Reactor, RCA Modulation Transformer, and the matching 50H RCA Mod Reactor. This transmitter has already been converted for 160m operation and was Mr. Steve's daily driver back in the day. It would not be to difficult to change it to 80m. Now I must say it has a liberal coat of preservative all over it as Mr. Steve was a chain smoker, so it needs a good hosing down. It no longer has a smell, but the nicotine coating is there for sure.
It has a bad RF Current Meter, but I have an exact Westinghouse replacement for it. The Unit is also missing a White and Red Lamp Jewel. I looked thru all my Jewels but didn't have any that would fit.
I also have the large factory blueprint schematic for it.
For your visual pleasure, you can see some Hi Rez pictures of it and the manual at my server links below.
Be warned these are Hi Rez and therefore are huge files.
https://www.wz5q.net/images/bta-1m/Trip%20home/https://www.wz5q.net/images/bta-1m/In-truck/https://www.wz5q.net/images/bta-1m/BTA-1MX-Manual/I am wanting $2700 OBO, to be picked up here in Central Louisiana near Marksville, zipper 71341.
Shoot me an email if interested.
73
Mike
WZ5Q
