byAndr Demky

OuB tftt0aD0ls'l' T00rs An intêryiewwith AWR-Folli en0ineer, PinoCirillo

Pino, his face wrappedin a n€w beafd, sits at a desk lost undef many didinS strataof l€chûicalmanuals,brochures,and industriâlmagazines. I approachwith caution.

Citi o:

(Shows o beatenup thrceriûg bindet auoss his desk.) Read

D€msky:No, I want an interviewOh no-

Cùillo:

Whatdo you want?

Demsky: I just need someinformation on rne equrpmenl

Demsky: So, whâfs the deal with the trânsmitter? Citillo: Conthtuetlon page 10.

kw, yel we hâve a l0 krv output?

Contink.lImn poqeI.

Demsky:What kind of transmitt€rdo

Citi o:

that's tight.

Demsky:3 plus 80 equals10? Citillo:

Co ins. 10 kw, PeP.

(A look of totturcd patience c,osses his face. He rcaches undetone of the slidingstnta a"tl tdls a chaft beforc ne. Morc technicol hieroslyphics.)

Demsky:Whafs Pep. (Hepulls out atlothetweathercd thrce-ring bin.let and silentl! opens to the pnpet page.) Anidst a nish-nash of techniul shonhandI seethe abbre-

Demsky: Forgelil. (Takesupthe(ha vith obrious relief) llhat else ||oulà lou

Demsky:Forgetit. what kidd ofânten(Pulls out a bnchurc.) D€msky: Can you tell me? Oh surc,I onl! do this sotou can aet the spellina ight. gee herc? (points) Hy-Gain Log Peiodic-1002Antetlna$ith mDemsky: It's a directionâlântennâ? Ciillo:

Yes.

D€msky: Whafs the differencebetween a directionaland an omni-direciionalantennâ?

Demsky:When we transmit we don't opeÉteon localpower,we 8et our power from a geneÉtor. What kind is it? Citillo:

Loud and stinlly.It spits oil.

Demsky:Whâfs the powerourput? 5A Kl/A butlot th. trdnsnille. n'eneedonlr ll KI/A. Demsky: Why don'twe us€lo€alpower? We'rcout in the count,!. Out herether onl! haw 1.5 kv, and evn that ?ux ates.h s bad.The pover compan! wiU soùedar stringup ne|| linesJbr us bul nobod!s hôlding thei. brcath.

Weharea hishersain,but on0 in one dnection-For the nost patt. An onni-dnectional sends Demsky:What âbout our olher equrpment?What havewe 8ot? i|'s signalout in o11dircctions, but its weaker.Its siSnalis Our exciter. mat's inpona L ItsaYaesuFU'GX. Demsky: Okay, so what do w€ do for Demsky:What do€sthat do? propagation? Il excilesthe transmitkr h de' We hav a 10 kw ttoùsmittel tetminesthefrcquenq that ||e bvt the ca iet is adiustedto 3 brcadcaston and the nodula' kw with 80percentmodulation. tion and the carriel.ThetunsThis givesus a l0 kv sienal. nitter onu anpllliesthesisnal. Thisis bestJor out trunsnitteL me excitetdoesall thal .r|hel It s veryinportdntstuf. Demsky:Oùr car.ier is adjustedto 3

Citillo:

10

Demsky:What else?The compressor? Ohres. Wehayea... (pullsou! a bnchurc)...CLA-4qA,Conprcssot/Limi1o.. Whatthatdoes is tonlrolt the signal. Whenil Selstoo lov lt boostsit, or if on a sons,Jot exanpIe, thepeak is too high, it Iinits it_ This u)a! we have no.listôrtion and no loneslhal arc loo sofl to hear.

Yes, h',,o PR 99 Re\jôx reet to rcels, lwo RS - BI00 Technics casseuenachines.-- uh, and a ca nachine. Ifotget the brcnd. (Start runogins through the s|ûta of papers) but I should haw a brcchurc herc sone-

Demsky:No, no that's fine. I think I've got enouSh here.

Demsky: A Tapû 78-12.mat neansit s the 78 seties,dnd has 12 thanD e m s k y : A n d t h e . e e l i o r e e l sâ n d a l l

Demsky: Good. (He smiles undet his thi(k beat.l and ûùies on with wh.tterer iÎ is that engineerc do all

AWR- torli EquiPment

Transmitler: Collins 208U-10, 10 kw.

Reclto Reels: 2 RevorPRgg

Exciter(transceiver): YaesuFT75GX

Cassetle Machines: 2 RS-B100 Techinics

Compr€ssor/[imitor: Marli CLA-404

CartMachine: titch T-101

Mixer, Ta[co78-12

Generator: Loud.nd Stinky

Antenna: Hy-gainLogPcriodic-l002

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