Power of 2YA
Strength of Transmission "GWITCH" writes: In last week’s issue of the "Record," Mr. J. M. Bingham, chief engineer of the Radio Broadcasting Company wrote: "I wish to draw attention to a slight inaccuracy in a paragraph by ‘Switch’ concerning the power required by 2YA." Then Mr. Bingham went on to show that the approximate power required in various sections of the equipment totalled 20,000 watts, or nearly 27 horse-power, not 6% horse-power, the figures mentioned by "Switch." But if Mr. Bingham had noted the opening sentence in "Switch’s" par he would have observed that it referred to the strength of transmission. "Switch" wrote: "Beginners are often puzzled over the strength of transmission by broadcast stations expressed in watts." The New Zealand rating gives 2YA a_ transmission strength of 5000 watts. This rating does not take into account the power employed in the water pump, bias, etce., as mentioned by Mr. Bingham.
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Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 36, 22 March 1929, Page 9
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154Power of 2YA Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 36, 22 March 1929, Page 9
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