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[HCDX] Inside a 1938 Remote Broadcast Van
http://zlgr.multiply.com/photos/album/28/my_radio_shack_
Inside a 1938 Remote Broadcast Van
by John Schneider
on 12.15.2011
http://www.rwonline.com/article/inside-a--remote-broadcast-van/50869
Here are two views of WWJ´s elaborate remote broadcast truck in 1938.
The lettering on the exterior of the vehicle shows the Detroit News radio station´s 960 AM
frequency as well as W8XWJ, the call sign for WWJ´s early ultra-high frequency high-fidelity
AM "Apex" station, which operated on 41,000 kHz.
The interior view shows a shortwave transmitter on the left, with the W8XWJ call sign on the
microphone. The nameplate at the bottom says "The Detroit News Radio Transmitter -
Power Output: 100 Watts - Freq. Range 1,500 - 50,000 kc. - Designed and built by the
staff of WWJ-W8XWJ."
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Photos from the Detroit News Archives
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Elsewhere in the vehicle we can see a number of National HRO, Hallicrafters and Collins
shortwave receivers.
The wooden cabinet on the right rear is an especially interesting device. It´s a Finch radio
facsimile printer, which could be used to receive news bulletins and photographs transmitted
by the W8XWJ. (WWJ was one of the stations that experimented with facsimile broadcasting
in the late ´30s.)
These photos are from the Detroit News Archives.Standard rig : ICOM R75 / 2x16 V /
m@h40 heads Sennheiser
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Pesawat penerima: ICOM R75 , Lowe HF150 , Degen 1102,1103,108,
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Antenna: 16m hor, 2x16 m V invert, 1m australian loop
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