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krokus

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A transmitter like that could punch over a KW input with a pair of 4-400s.
the 4 jugs glowing purple are power supply rectifiers.
No clue what the top tube would be.
My Big Bertha equivalent had 6 purple glowers near the bottom, 10 KV at over 1 amp.
3 phase 220, 20 amp/phase just to turn it on.
Final is a 4XC-5000.
That looks a lot like the AN/FRT-39 that I had training on. Which was funny, as nobody had them installed at an operational base, as hey had moved on to the FRT-96.
 

jcrmadden

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It had only snowed a couple inches when it turned to freezing rain, and everything got a 1/2" layer of solid ice.

If the wind had picked up or if it had cooled a couple of degrees and turned back to snow, the extra weight would have brought a lot of trees and lines down.

Luckily it went the other way. The wind laid a little and it warmed a couple degrees, turned back to rain, and melted most the ice off during the night.

We were prepared for worse, but we're glad it wasn't.

I had filled and ran the generators the day before, plus had extra fuel and propane laid by in preparation.

It has definitely been a good couple days to stay indoors though. Finally took time to wipe down the guns, sharpen some steel, and oil up the boots.
 

T680

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It had only snowed a couple inches when it turned to freezing rain, and everything got a 1/2" layer of solid ice.

If the wind had picked up or if it had cooled a couple of degrees and turned back to snow, the extra weight would have brought a lot of trees and lines down.

Luckily it went the other way. The wind laid a little and it warmed a couple degrees, turned back to rain, and melted most the ice off during the night.

We were prepared for worse, but we're glad it wasn't.

I had filled and ran the generators the day before, plus had extra fuel and propane laid by in preparation.

It has definitely been a good couple days to stay indoors though. Finally took time to wipe down the guns, sharpen some steel, and oil up the boots.
When I was in training my days usually started with around an hour if driving before sun up with it raining and just above freezing. That which didn't kill me made me stronger, and made for some good pic of an ice covered grille.
 
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