The Collins 821A-1: Collins' Largest A.M. Broadcast Shortwave Transmitter (Dennis Kidder/W6DQ) - Part 1

This is the RAIN hamcast #68, posted 05-28-22. Voiced by Will Rogers/K5WLR.

[The running times for this RAIN Hamcast Podcast is 14M50S with 10-second timer resets at 2M45S, 5M40S and 12M27S; and ID break at 09M37S.]

"In 1964, Voice of America decided to go to Collins and have them manufacture these 821-A1s, a 250KW AM broadcast shortwave transmitter..." Thus began a virtual presentation by Dennis Kidder/W6DQ, given during the August, 2020 Ham Radio Expo. Dennis is a published author/speaker, and member of the CCA, Collins Collectors Association. We have two excerpts from Dennis's virtual talk. Here's our first. 

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