Re: [IRCA] 660 in Greenville is at it again...

["Paul B. Walker, Jr." <walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx>]

ohh, I forgot one story.

that one time the GSC-3000 kept calling, i unplugged the phone line from the
back of the unit (this was during the business day while  iwas present to
monitor the transmitter) while i called the engineer....

well, between turning the GSC3000 off, unplugging the phone line a few
times... the phone line got busied out and I had to call two different phone
companies to come out and fix it (Bellsouth provided the dialtone and
service to the building, another company , local to Central Florida ....
they both argued who was responsible for what)

Paul




On 8/30/07, Paul Walker, Jr. <walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> When I was in Florida, we had a GSC-3000 from Getner, I once had the unit
> call my office phone (I lvied in the building 24/7) and no matter what I
> did, it wouldnt stopp calling becaise it wasn't taking the password. And
> until the right password was entered, it kept calling to tell me about some
> fault.
>
> Then another time, Me, the engineer and the owners nephew were in one of
> the bathrooms, ripping up tile.. the CE's (he's since passed away) cell
> phone looks, looks at the caller id, and says, "Oh, it's the transmitter...
> I think we're off the air".. i walked 20 feet down the hallway, infact we
> were off... and I just hit the "On" button again.  (Kinda funny that we were
> 20 feet away and didnt know our 5KW AM was off till the GSC3000 called us...
> we had monitor speakers, fed by the console... not an AM radio)
>
> Paul
>
>
>
> On 8/30/07, Craig Healy <bubba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > A "Burke" is not a product....  http://www.burk.com/   Burk makes
> > various
> > types
> > > of remote control devices for transmitter sites..
> >
> > To clarify further, often a Burk ARC16 is used with the accompanying
> > AutoPilot software running on a computer.  One of my clients has an
> > ancient
> > DOS version in use for at least a decade.  Works fine, though the old
> > computer clock drifts a bit.  The Burk ARC16 is the most common unit,
> > and it
> > has no clock functions in it.  The external computer is needed.
> >
> > Most of us simply do call it a "Burk".  Except when it calls at 3am
> > because
> > of some problem, then the word "Burk" is prefaced with a few choice
> > adjectives..
> >
> > These are a *huge* bit nicer than the old stepper relay remote
> > controls.  To
> > work those properly was almost like playing a musical instrument.  Press
> > a
> > control too quick or too slow and it messed up.  I changed one of those
> > relays once.  Somewhere around 140 solder connections in something the
> > size
> > of a tennis ball.  Tedious!
> >
> > Craig Healy
> > Providence, RI
> >
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> --
> Sincerely,
> Paul B. Walker, Jr.
> www.walkerbroadcasting.com
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>



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Sincerely,
Paul B. Walker, Jr.
www.walkerbroadcasting.com
www.myspace.com/walkerbroadcasting
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