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Last Update 6/20/07
Gates 
50,000 watt Transmitters

 

BC-50B

The first 50 kW unit by Gates Radio.  1957.

The first 50 kW built by Gates was a design adapted by Stan Ponte from the GE 50 kW transmitter. 

Only three of the BC-50B's were built. They went to: XET, Monterrey, Mexico, Radio Rumbas in Caracas, Venezuela, and CKVL, Montreal, Canada.

 

 

BC-50C

A Catalog page from Gates showing the BC-50C, built from 1960 to 1965.  This model removed the "spare" PA tube. 
 

VP-50

Built from 1965 to 1972

The VP-50 was "Vapor Cooled" transmitter, this was a real effort to get some of the "Big Iron" business. 

The first one went to KXEL/1540, Waterloo, IA 
The second was at KDAY/1580, Santa Monica (Los Angeles Tx site), CA.
  

MW-50

 
Built from 1972 to 1978
 

MW-50A

 
Built from 1978 to 1981
 

MW-50B

 
Built from 1981 to 1984
 

MW-50C and MW-50C3

 
Built from 1984 to 1991

DX-50

 
Built from 1991

3DX-50

 
 
 

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