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910 KISN went on the air at NE 158th
& Airport Way October 1, 1966 with transmitter, phasor, antenna tuning
units, and filters for 1080 by Bauer.
The FCC forced them off the air in 1976, and they bought the Collins Power Rock and went back on the air in 1979 with the Bauer as backup. This is the interior of the 910 KKSN transmitter site in April of 2005. The building had been gutted for a upgrade that never happened. |
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The sight that warms the hearts of tube-transmitter fans. |
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December 17, 2011.
The PowerRock has been moved to the new 910/1080 diplex site as the backup, and the Bauer is ready to move to its new temporary home. Robert Rogers of Radio Tower Company starts to move the 2000-pound Bauer to line up with the door. |
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We were able to leave the iron bolted
inside the transmitter, and just remove the tubes and the glass doors.
Notes the pieces of pipe we used to roll the transmitter into the trailer. |
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Randy Pugsley backs the U-Haul to the
door.
We were blessed with a perfect day, at least in Portland. |
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Bauer has left the building. |
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My wife Patti uses a "Johnson Bar" to get the leading edge of the transmitter onto the trailer's ramp. |
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Robert builds a bridge to get the Bauer from the threshold to the ramp. |
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The proverbial come-a-long. This makes moving big heavy metal boxes easier. |
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The "wide shot."
The cement-walled addition was the bomb shelter. The STL tower is actually bolted to it! |
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Patti makes the Bauer "one with the trailer" for its trip to Albany, OR. |
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Scotch blue masking tape to protect the meters, switches, indicators, knobs, and cranks from vibrating loose and flying away on the freeway. |
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The crew showing that we still had all
our fingers.
Left to right: Picture by John Mackey KSØF? |
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Not so perfect weather in Albany, foggy
and misty.
The Bauer leaves the trailer in much the same way it got loaded. Photo by Patti Randles. |
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Bauer in its new temporary home.
Ron Erickson of Erickson Broadcast Sales on the left. Ron was once a jock on 910 KISN. Another heritage transmitter rescued from the scrapyard! Someday it will be back on the air, but probably not on 910. In the lower right-hand corner is the main/backup transmitter switch. |