Historic High-Power AM-Transmitter- Radio Museum Fürth

[23565120]

Classic & beautiful. From the days when things were made to last.

Wonderful German engineering.

Most likely not owned by a "Dude" (see below), but a real person, and it wouldn't fry anyone unless they were stupid enough to touch the working parts.

[lbochtler]

you do realize that the transmitter has 300KW of power, and also if it were on, you would be ded now, i talked to the dude that owns the transmitter and he sed that he wanted to use it, but it would fry evry one on campus if he did. +its not a normal radio transmitter, it was used in the ?WWII? maby (i dont remember) and it was a seacret tranmitter for sekret operations.

[npadul30]

Holy shit looks dangerous.

[thelonerider1979]

amazing. love the AM sound

[TheSmashCOBamberg]

I went there today it was really cool! They also had some HUGE fm transmitters lol

[thegliderguy]

Im 18 and I love old electrical stuff like this! I also like the music!

[nakayle]

Seems funny to see the meters mounted up-side-down according the American convention.

[wa1ufo]

Awesome! Tnx

[burningdust]

Ahhh lovely piece from the days of true innovation, now media is moving to and will be IP brodcast... Sad..

[sirwitchback]

GREAT! Thank you for sharing. 

[lbochtler]

that transmiter is not operational if it were you woodent be standing there for long.

if it were at full power you wood be ded by now. i know this becose i was there today.

and thay sed it dosent work. and if it wood thay wodent use it.

[derail14]

Love too see that thing fired up.

[Erzahler]

What was the original RF output power from this transmitter?

[BurningTirez]

@Erzahler 10w

[marcrhsn]

@Erzahler

This is the 100kW transmitter from the "Reichssender Hamburg", built in 1933. A 10W transmitter would be much smaller, even when built in the 1930s. The AM signal you can see on the oscilloscope is not from that transmitter. It would be far to dangerous to operate such a transmitter in a museum where visitors could touch parts. I can recommend this museum to everybody interested in old radios. Some of the exhibits, like the jukeboxes, are in working order and can be used by visitors.

[Moontv2007]

really cool

[koolbossjock]

I have been in broadcasting a long time and love seeing stuff like this.Thnx for sharing.

[GMWST]

My pleasure... and if you ever come to Germany... dont miss to visit this museum.

It is located in the former special financial building within the former Grundig campus in Fuerth (Fuerth is officialy a city by its on but it glued to its bigger brother Nuremberg so you can basically consider it as Nuermberg and that is worth also a visit for its historical monuments)

[koolbossjock]

Nuremberg is one of my favorite towns.Toured Germany alot in the 80s and 90s when i was with Blue Oyster Cult.Growing up in Vasek Polaks Porsche dealership in Hermosa Bch as my Uncle was good friends and worked there.I later became a certified Vw and Porsche Mechanic so going to Germany for the first time was Great as was everytime after.I even considered moving to Wolfsburg or Stutgart to work at the Factory for Porsche or Vw.

[Ke5njd]

boy do i injoy old tecknallage it is so neet

[ik7fpx]

fantastic...hihihi

73 de mike ik7fpx

[Nathriel]

I agree with djradiopiriate... indeed the biggest tube caps and tuning coils I've ever seen... and ah so beautiful are those relics

[djradiopiriate]

THE BIGGEST tube caps & tuning coils IVE EVER SEEN!!!!