WD9N Radio

I had acquired a used but like new 590SG, with the intention of using it portable from the wall tent.  I found the radio liked to drift from around 30Hz low to 10Hz high depending on ambient temperature.  This was not going to cut it in the tent with temps being all over the place when camping, so I ordered the SO-3 TCXO. I would recommend anyone who is thinking about installing one of these to do it.  It is about as easy as it gets without being plug in.  Yes, you need some soldering skill, but a little research of technique and some practice and anyone should be able to successfully complete this.     This is the TCXO and box it came in.         The TCXO and provided adjustment tool.       Put the radio on its top and remove the bottom cover.    The yellow square below indicates the area of interest for the installation.   Unplug the connector noted by the red square. Remove the indicated screw.  NOTE: A #1 Phillips is needed for this. Remove the board from the radio.  The connector

 I thought I would share a little project that I was just involved with.  I have several photos of the progression of moving a broadcast station from the basement of an aging house into a new building on the same site. The old house that used to house the studios and transmitters was getting in bad shape and the station owners decided it was time to make a move into a new building. We had to dismantle the station from its 15+yr home and extricate it from the basement. This is the BE FM 2C backup transmitter.  I didn't get a photo of the FM 4C coming out.    Below is the old "ice bridge ", if it can be called that, that carried the cables to the tower.  You can see the new building and icebridge in the background.         The antenna switch. Have you ever bolted the flanges of your feed lines together? That is rigid 50 ohm line from the transmitter to the switch.   The 90 degree fitting going on the switch. The gray box behind the switch is the 3kw oil filled dummy load. W