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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Sam- <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I too have been pleased with Progressive Concepts.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>They recently repaired a BW 600 Watter for NWPB.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The BW’s are hard to beat considering their capabilities and price point<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Clay Freinwald, K7CR<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> SBE16-Seattle <sbe16-seattle-bounces@sea.sbe16.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Lowell Kiesow via SBE16-Seattle<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 11, 2025 4:40 PM<br><b>To:</b> Sam Mulvey <sam@ktqa.org><br><b>Cc:</b> sbe16-seattle@sea.sbe16.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [SBE16-Seattle] Looking for an FM TX<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sam,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Have you talked it over with the US distributor, Progressive Concepts? They seem to offer pretty good support. They helped me with a V2 just a few months ago. The only other advice I can give is be sure to power the unit with a true-online UPS.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Lowell Kiesow</span><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Chief Engineer</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0B5394'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><a href="http://knkx.org/" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#666666'>88</span></b></a></span><a href="http://www.jazz24.org/" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#6AA84F'>.</span></b></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><a href="http://knkx.org/" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#666666'>5 FM KNKX</span></b></a><b><span style='color:black'> </span></b></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#45818E'>●</span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#45818E'> </span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><a href="http://www.jazz24.org/" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#0B5394'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'>Jazz24</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#6AA84F'>.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#666666'>org</span></a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:lkiesow@knkx.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>lkiesow@knkx.org</span></a> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#45818E'>●</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://knkx.org/" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=40 height=38 style='width:.4166in;height:.3958in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4z5-X-yVgt3ORaADbLUA__usdnC6pwLQPk0n-q1neH775JKp8ltdfDQdolUc8X9fIFPmFYmjJs" alt=knkx.org></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, Apr 11, 2025 at 4:24<span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span>PM Sam Mulvey via SBE16-Seattle <<a href="mailto:sbe16-seattle@sea.sbe16.org">sbe16-seattle@sea.sbe16.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal>Hello!<br><br>In short, the transmitter for KTQA-LP is starting to die. I've replaced <br>a couple components and reworked some bits on the controller board, and <br>I'm getting dangerously close to the parts where firmware access will be <br>required to debug and repair. I'm going to keep at it but the general <br>faith in the transmitter has basically evaporated. It's a BW Broadcast <br>TX300V2, for those interested. So we're looking for a new one at a <br>point where we weren't ready for one.<br><br>Does anyone have anything lying about that could be put to use <br>LPFM-wise? Need something that can do roughly 100W, but headroom is <br>nice. Our current budget would be best described as "existent but comedic."<br><br>Thanks!<br><br>-Sam, N9MII<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>This List Server is provided by Hatfield & Dawson Consulting Engineers, Seattle, WA<br>SBE16-Seattle mailing list<br><a href="mailto:SBE16-Seattle@sea.sbe16.org" target="_blank">SBE16-Seattle@sea.sbe16.org</a><br><a href="http://sea.sbe16.org/mailman/listinfo/sbe16-seattle" target="_blank">http://sea.sbe16.org/mailman/listinfo/sbe16-seattle</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></body></html>