KFMB-TV Replaces Aged Transmitter

After 28 years of service, KFMB-TV's TT-50H pair finally retired early last Sunday, June 4, 2000. Manager of RF Systems Rick Bosscher and Chief Engineer Rich Lochmann did the honors, then switched over to a new Harris HT-45HS "Platinum" solid state rig.

New KFMB-TV Harris Platinum "Works in a Drawer" Transmitter. Click for larger view. Photo by Rick Bosscher.

You might remember that in our last episode, the usually faithful TT-50 suffered twin failures at the start of the semi-final round of the local golf classic featuring Tiger Woods going for a superhuman sweep.

Rick tells us that with the exception of a little troubleshooting of line VSWR, the installation went smoothly.

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Edited by Gary Stigall. Posted 5-Jun-00.