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A visit to Mount Wilson

Maurice Mischook
KBIG/KOST assistant chief engineer Maurice Mischook
in front of the KBIG transmitter monitoring gear.

KBIG transmitter
Maurice shows off the KBIG transmitter, built by Continental Electronics.

Transmitter meters
KBIG’s transmitter meters and controls.

Coaxial cable
A section of coaxial transmission line that
couples the transmitter to its antenna.

An Eimac vacuum tube
An Eimac 4CX15000 RF amplifier tube of the type used in the KBIG transmitter.

Closeup of the tube
The 4CX15000 designates the tube as a tetrode (with four active elements),
ceramic base, external anode, capable of 15,000 watts of plate dissipation.

KIIS transmitter cage
The KIIS transmitter monitoring gear.

KIIS transmitter meters
The KIIS transmitter meters and controls.

Antenna towers
Just a few of the antenna towers on Mount Wilson.