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How to Produce Good Models
There Is a Right Way, and Many Wrong Ones, to Model AM Antennas
Cris Alexander, CPBE, AMD, DRB, has been director of engineering for Crawford Broadcasting Co. since 1984 and oversees the technical operations of 23 radio stations from coast to coast. He is the former tech editor of RW Engineering Extra, and he is managing partner of Au Contraire Software Ltd., which produces AM-FM allocations and engineering software.
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Misconceptions About Computer Modeling of AM Directional Arrays
Making the AM Band a Better Place to Be
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Give Lightning a Place to Go
Final Steps in Creating Your Facility's Effective Lightning Protection Scheme
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Analyzer Is a Master of Many Masks
It's possible to "draw" this mask on the display of pricier analyzers with built-in...
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Find That Low-Impedance Path to Ground
There are a number of ways of creating a low-impedance ground electrode, but this...
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How to Protect Against Lightning
In reality, everything about lightning actually is very predictable, with every aspect conforming to...
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Training, Online and on Demand
When many of us in the senior ranks of broadcast engineering got into the...
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FM HD-R Implementation Options Abound
While people may tell you that one option is “best,” the truth is that...
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HD-R Processing Trickier Than Analog
HD Radio audio processing has a lot in common with conventional broadcast air processing,...
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Prepare Your STL Path for HD-R
For a lot of stations, STL and AES issues are major considerations in the...
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Delay, Air Monitoring Vital to HD-R Listening
When a station moves into the HD Radio world, its engineers have to change...
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HD-R Generators Need Extra Rack Depth
Many engineers who find themselves faced with either an FM or AM HD Radio...
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AM Antenna Mods for IBOC Operation
Next to the transmitter compatibility issue, antenna compatibility is the biggest obstacle that AM...
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‘Capable’ or ‘Ready’ for Digital?
The First in a New Series of Hands-on Tips About HD Radio Implementation
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GPS and AM Field Strength
Put the Global Positioning Satellite System to Work And Make Your Life in the...
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HD Radio Observations in My Truck
A DOE Relates His Experiences Upon Listening to 'Real-World' HD Radio for the First...
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Close-In AM Field Intensity Measurements
In the March 2 issue, author Buc Fitch discussed field intensity measurement methodology. Here,...
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An Alternative to Traditional STL
In the Coming Years, the ISM Band May Well Become a De Facto Broadcast...
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Antex Has Multizone Sirius Receiver
The Antex Electronics SRX-3 TriplePlay is a three-zone Sirius satellite audio receiver - the...
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Campaign Reform From Audemat-Aztec
We Try Out the FM Navigator 100 Signal Measurement System
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Be Militant About Reradiation
You Can Takes Steps to Protect AM Antennas Against Reradiating Structures
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Opinion: Crawford’s ‘Limited Conversion’
It seems that a week doesn't go by when some publication comes across my...
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FM Systems: Open Your Eyes and Take a Look
In most cases, once a transmission line and antenna have been installed on a...
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Proper Installation Ensures Long Life
Little thought is given to proper transmission line installation in many cases. A bag...
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Finding Suitable Transmission Line
A broadcast engineer designing an FM transmission system has a number of choices for...
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Rigid vs. Semi-Flexible Line
In the case of FM antenna systems, there generally are two choices for transmission...
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Rings, Stubs and Rototillers
There are numerous FM antenna designs commercially available with various characteristics. Types include the...
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VSWR Bandwidth, Friend or Foe?
Too often, FM antenna systems are tuned with the engineer watching the transmitter reflectometer...
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Overshoots and Close-In Coverage
In this segment, we will discuss methods of dealing with the problem of overshooting...
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Antenna Gain vs. Transmitter Power
How many bays do I need in my antenna and how much transmitter power...
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Understanding FM Systems: A New Series
With this article, we begin an in-depth look at FM transmission systems.
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Eventide Delay Takes Affordable Route
Eventide, inventor of the digital broadcast obscenity delay, has introduced a low-cost broadcast delay...
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TX 150 Suitable for Backup, LPFMs
Just as we have all gleaned benefits from Space-Age spinoffs over the years, many...
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Shared Use of Transmitter Sites
For the past several months, we have taken a hard look at just about...
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The FM_MC3.2 Listens Well Indeed
Lines on a map are the most usual means of depicting the coverage area...