John Bisset, CPBE, has more than 50 years in broadcasting and is in his 32nd year writing Workbench. He handles western U.S. radio sales for the Telos Alliance and is a past recipient of the SBE’s Educator of the Year Award.
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An Inexpensive Way to Feed Your EAS Box
You could build one but they are available from sources like Amazon and Walmart
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New Uses for Your Handy Klein 9s
That gap between the handles and below the hinge is there for a purpose
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Surgical Tweezers and Hemostats — an Engineer’s Tools?
Also, a resource to help you understand VSWR (from 1959)
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GEP: Ditch the Wall Wart
A simple project using junk box supplies gets rid of the wall wart
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What’s on Your RF Site “Must Check” List?
Also, hints for disabling those pesky Windows updates
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Shure Thing: A Solution to Crumbling Foam
Fans of the SM5B have a source for replacement windscreens
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Useful Reader Comments on Workbench Topics
More options for quiet in-window air conditioners
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Flag Your Stuff With These Handy Wire Ties
Also, a reminder about maintaining station logs from Larry Wilkins
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Here’s a Circuit to Snub Those Surges
Also, an unexpected application of your 9-inch Kleins
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Clean Coils Are Happy Coils
Also, here’s a useful wireless charger to install under a desk
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Workbench: Three Steps to a More Efficient A/C System
Also, a solution to our mic model mystery
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Slam on Your Brakes and Check This Out
This DIY mic stand is one-of-a-kind (unless you build one too!)
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Workbench: Park It Right Here, Baby!
Rubber bumpers outlast concrete for your station parking lot
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A Shocking Discovery (It’s Not the Mouse)
The transmitter should never be left with this important safety feature defeated
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Freshen Your Mics With Li.LAC
Its UV-C chamber disinfects three handheld mics or wireless transmitters
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Workbench: Infrared Pictures Speed Troubleshooting
Also, a handy way to obtain a list of Windows updates
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Workbench: Squeak, Scrape, Sag and Stick?
Rolf Taylor has some tips for that door that’s driving you crazy
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Workbench: Get Funky with Adafruit Audio FX
Send us your project ideas for this nifty sound board
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Workbench: Adaptors Help Solve Pin 1 Problems
Also, some options for lubricating locks when things get cold
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Use an Octopus to Check Components
Also, consider 3M Cold Shrink for your next tower cable run
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It’s Always the Right Season to Check Your Backups
Consider the case of this non-functioning RF amplifier
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Workbench: Retirement starts in your living room!
Also, remember to identify Pin 1 when wiring XLR connectors
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Gifts to Yourself to Start the New Year Right
A dozen affordable ideas to refresh your toolkit
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Workbench: The importance of microphone cable shields
Also, watch how a computer can model an FM directional pattern
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Workbench: T-R-R-S: A new computer wiring protocol?
Also, free and inexpensive problem-solvers from AudioMan and Pira.cz and a new spectrum chart
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Workbench: Toothpicks can help improve your bite
Try this temporary fix the next time you encounter a loose hinge
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Workbench: The Beauty of a Shorted Quarter-Wave Stub
Xenirad calls it “the ultimate in coaxial lightning protection”
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Workbench: Time to Plan for Old Man Winter
Top off your generator fuel and get yourself an orange vest
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Workbench: Readers React to Frank Hertel’s “Outtaphaser”
Also, Bill Ruck deploys “the mother of all isolation boxes”
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Workbench: Amp Up Your Bathroom Visits
Here’s an option for station monitoring around the building
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Workbench: This Adapter Simplifies AES Connections
Also, check the composition and specs of the wire you buy
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Workbench: A Noise-Canceling Mic for Sports Remotes
Try this simple solution to suppress unwanted crowd noise
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Workbench: How About Some PM for This AM?
Summer is a good time for preventive maintenance
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Workbench: Capacitors Damp Square Wave Output
Frank Hertel follows up on a question about his LED dimmer project