This is the Nautel Radio Section of
The Broadcast Archive
Maintained by:
Barry Mishkind - The Eclectic Engineer
Last Update 5/1/07
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Nautel Limited Hackett's Cove RR#1 Tantallon Nova Scotia, Canada B0J 3J0 Phone: (902) 823-2233 |
AM Transmitters
NAUTEL's first transmitters were delivered in 1970;
they were 500 W radio beacons operating in the 190-535 kHz Aeronautical/Marine
Navigation band. Many of these are still in service. The first solid state
Broadcast AM transmitters were delivered in 1974 Nautel was also first
with a 10 kW solid state unit in 1982 and a 50 kW solid state transmitter in
1985.
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| NTB-200 - 50 W (1973) Designed for CBC North |
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| 2 - 2 kW (1974) FET-less Solid State units built for New Zealand. |
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| Ampfet 5 - 5 kW (1982) First unit to Cook Islands, NZ. Still in service. |
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| Ampfet 10 - 10 kW (1982) First unit to CJFX, NS. Still in service in NC. |
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Ampfet 1 - 1 kW (1983) First unit to WDCR, Dover, NH. Still in service. |
| Ampfet 2.5 - 2.5 kW
(1984) First unit to 1YX, NZ |
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| P-400 - 400 W (1985) First unit still in service at CKYR, Terrace, BC |
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| Ampfet 25 - 25 kW (1985) First unit to CKQR, Castlegar, BC. Still in service at CKWW.. |
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Ampfet 50 - 50 kW (1985) First unit to CBA, Moncton, NB. At last report: still in service. CKST, Vancouver BC |
| ND10 - 10 kW (1988) First unit to KSKO, McGrath, AK. Still in service. |
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ND5 - 5 kW (1989) First unit to WADN, Concord, MA. Still in service. |
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ND1 - 1 kW (1990) First unit to KWRE, Warrenton, MO. Believed in service. |
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ND25 - 25 kW (1990) First unit to CJCH, Halifx, NS. Still in service. |
| ND50 - 50 kW (1990) First unit to CKIS, Westmount, QC. Still in service. |
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ND2.5 - 2.5 kW (1991) First unit to 6BS in Australia. |
| NA100 - 100 kW (1995) First units to Pakistan (Not yet operating). First on air in Korea as 1/2 of 200 kW plant. |
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| NA150+ - 150 kW (1996) First unit to PTT, Switzerland. Capable of 200 kW. |
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XL12 - 12 kW (1996) First unit to CBE, Windsor, ON |
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XL30 - 30 kW (1997) First unit to the Middle East. |
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XL60 - 60 kW (1997) First unit to WDCD (now WPTR), Albany, NY. Second unit to KSL, Salt Lake City. |
| XR50 - 50 kW (2005) First unit to KDIS, Pasadena, CA |
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NA200 - 200 kW (1999) First unit to TransWorld Radio, Sri Lanka. |
FM Transmitters
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FM4 - 4 kW (1992) First unit to KZMI, Guam. Still in service. |
| FM7 - 7 kW (1993) First four units to Saudi Arabia. |
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FM10 - 10 kW (1994) First unit to CBH, Halifax, NS. |
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FM5 - 5 kW (1997) First unit to WLVX, Jeffersonville, IN |
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FM8 - 8 kW (1997) First unit to KGTL, Homer, AK. |
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FM3.5 - 3.5 kW (1998) First unit to KBFL, Aurora, MO |
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Q20 - 20 kW (2000) Debuted at NAB 2000. WDUQ-FM |
| Q40 - 40 kW (two Q20's combined | |
| V-10 - 10 kW (July 2004) First unit to KUVO, Denver, CO. |
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Thanks to Nautel for providing a good deal of the information and pictures on this page.
