On the odd chance someone is nostalgic for the ?good ?ol days,? I?m offering ?free to a good home,? Commodore 64 computer and associated VIC-1541 floppy disk-drive. Both have their respective manuals included. In addition, I?m including a Supra Corporation serial interface. Otherwise it?s going to be chucked in dump-trailer along with other ?treasures? that are victims of my ongoing cleanup. I used this set-up in my previous life as the Chief Engineer of a group of Broadcast stations, along with a Hallikainen And Friends ( http://sujan.hallikainen.org/BroadcastHistory/index.php/HallikainenAndFrien… ) Tel171 software to interface a Moseley TRC-15A analog transmitter control system to automatically log broadcast transmitter parameters and make appropriate adjustments to keep it within FCC tolerances. By the way, Harold Hallikainen was our local broadcast engineering guru and manufacturer who was always available to impose on for help troubleshooting a down transmitter at 3AM. Even major manufacturers and organizations such as the National Association of Broadcasters, Gates/Harris, Continental, Elcom-Bauer, Moseley, etc. would consult with him regarding updating features, etc. ---Aim a cannon at the Transmitter--- As with the phone industry, broadcasting has undergone major changes that are generally not positive. In an article that Harold wrote for Radio World (http://www.hallikainen.org/rw/insite/insite96.html) in 1998, he quoted an FCC inspector commenting on the fail-safe transmitter shut down methods at attended locations; shutting down the transmitter should the PSTN circuit fail. He suggested use of an STL carrier sense relay, program silence sense, a dedicated part 74 radio link, or the use of a well aimed cannon.<<< Thanks- Steve Cichorsky [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Group web page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/singingwires The TCI web site is at http://www.telephonecollectors.org TCI Picture Place: http://www.telephonecollectors.org/pictures/ (Picture posting password: tciphotos ) No password is required to see the pictures. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/singingwires/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/singingwires/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:singingwires-digest at yahoogroups.com mailto:singingwires-fullfeatured at yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: singingwires-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/