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Barry Mishkind - The Eclectic Engineer
Last Update 5/23/07

McMartin

Omaha, NE

Ray McMartin headed an interesting company. His company had a history of "re-starts" and production of a lot of low cost equipment, including SCA generators and receivers.

Parts and service currently are available from Charlie Goodrich, former factory production manager at Goodrich Enterprises, Omaha, NE. (402-493-1886)

AM Transmitters

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BA 250/500/1000K

Used 4-500 tubes, later converted to 4-400s.

BA 2.5K  2500W
BA 5K  5 kW

Consists of dual 2.5 kW transmitters

BA 10K  10 kW
  BA 50K  50 kW

Only three were built. They are said to still be on the air, in South America in 2007..

FM Transmitters

 
  A tube exciter

BFM-15   15 W Exciter

Solid State
  BFM-8000 Exciter - 1980
  B-9100T 100 W 

BF-1K   250 to 1500 Watts

BF-3.5    3.5 kW 

BF-5        5 kW 

BF-10     10 kW 

BF-25K  25 kW  1978
KPLU, Tacoma
 

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RF Amplifier
   

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