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> There are awesome photos on the Web of these transmitters ... What would I have to google to learn more about this? it sounds fascinating.
by spicybright 5y ago
> There are awesome photos on the Web of these transmitters ...
What would I have to google to learn more about this? it sounds fascinating.
- ggm 5y agoThe really good ones are pre 1940s. Look up klystron, or arc transmitters
- jacquesm 5y agoAnd while you're at it, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/Pole_2_Thyristor_Valve.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/Pole_2_T... (human for scale) and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Mercury_Arc_Valve%2C_Radisson_Converter_Station%2C_Gillam_MB.jpg/1280px-Mercury_Arc_Valve%2C_Radisson_Converter_Station%2C_Gillam_MB.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Me... This is high power HVDC transmission line gear.