that's a great article.
I just wish I could have been around back in those days when all this stuff 
was new and the newest, best technology.
then again, I wouldn't trade what we call modern technology.
perhaps in 80 years all the stuff we think of as the latest and greatest 
will be old fashioned and clunky like the stuff from the 30's was.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 1:02 PM
Subject: Re: Really Big Transmitters


> And in the same mode, here is a link to old time W L W in
> Cincinnati.  For some years they ran a megawatt.
> Interesting reading.
> Pat, K9JAU
>  <http://www.ominous-valve.com/wlw.html>
> At 01:58 PM 1/24/2011, you wrote:
>>so these power house stations would set up on mexican soil, right at the
>>boarder?
>>I suspect mexico didn't have any real laws surrounding communications and 
>>so
>>on back then, so the operators of those stations had more or less free 
>>rain
>>if they were on mexican soil right?
>>seems like a pretty slick way of promoting your own propiganda lol.
>>Though I've always found it slightly interesting how much media broadcast
>>stations are controlled by the government.  Power restrictions, direction
>>restrictions, location restrictions and so on.
>>there doesn't seem to be the pervasive all american capitalistic attitude
>>when it comes to mass media and broadcasting when the government controls
>>it.
>>
>>73
>>Colin, V A6BKX
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Dave Marthouse" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 11:16 AM
>>Subject: Re: Really Big Transmitters
>>
>>
>> > Martin,
>> >
>> > I read that book as well being a professional broadcaster and a radio
>> > history buff.  Another book worth obtaining is boarder radio.  It talks
>> > about the Mexican boarder blaster stations in detail.  Unfortunately it
>> > isn't available through nls.  I've heard loads of good things about it 
>> > and
>> > if you want to get a whole lot of interesting information on those
>> > stations
>> > that's where to find it.
>> >
>> > In addition I think it's out of print.  Maybe in the future someone 
>> > will
>> > scan it and put it up on bookshare.  I for one would love to read it.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Dave Marthouse N2AAM
>> > [log in to unmask]
>