Tech Tips
Best Practices for AM Directional Systems
DAs are marvels of engineering but can seem daunting. Here are useful tips!
Mark Persons
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Find Your Modulation Sweet Spot
Give your AM listeners a pleasant experience with natural-sounding audio
Tech and Gear
Understand Your Dish to Keep Your Audio Online
Satellite receivers present some unique challenges; here’s how to address them
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Take a Step Back in Time in Kilgore, Texas
We dropped into the Texas Museum of Broadcasting and Communications
Columns and Views
Ohm’s Law Answers Your Questions
Understanding these concepts will help you solve more than theoretical problems
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Making Sense of Component-Level Troubleshooting
Dig inside those devices and figure out what’s going on to save time and...
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A Sampler of Common-Sense Helpers
With the holidays coming up, our intrepid author offers a cornucopia of useful suggestions
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Power Generators: The Rest of the Story
How the unit performs is where the rubber really hits the road
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If You’re a Professional, Look Sharp, Be Sharp
Being a successful broadcast engineer requires you to look and act the part of...
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Repair It Correctly the First Time
This tip might seem basic, but it’s key to long-term success
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Yes, You Can Build Your Own
It might make more sense than you think to go the “old school” route
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Consider These Field Service Tips
Think ahead about repairs and save yourself plenty of headaches
Tech and Gear
Lessons of a Major Guy Line Project
Here’s what we did after a nasty windstorm damaged the insulators of a Minnesota...
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Take Pride in Your Workmanship
I advocate for a facility maintained and updated to the standards on which it...
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Testing and Using Power Transformers
Tips including a good procedure for drying a high-voltage power transformer
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RF Spectrum Analyzers Not Just for Consultants
These tools can be your eye on the RF spectrum
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Bench Techniques and Tools of the Trade
Use common sense to save time and money when servicing equipment
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Get Your Stuff There in One Piece
Take care when packing your precious gear for service and repair
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The Ocean Is Cruel to Broadcasters
One businessman recounts his experiences working with Radio Nord and Radio Caroline
Business and Law
58-Plus Years of Broadcast Adventure
Dick Witkovski has lived the ins and outs of the broadcast world
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Going Tubing? Find the Sweet Spot
More tips to keep your transmitter tubes in tip-top shape
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Pavek Museum Celebrates Broadcast Legends
Head to Minnesota to see radio history come alive
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Capture the Sporting Spirit, Get in the Game!
Don’t be afraid to use crowd noise in your audio mix for that in-the-stands...
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What Is That Irritating Sound?
Was it a pirate station, deliberate interference or a switching power supply gone wild?
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Commentary: Adjust Rules for NRSC Measurements
Here’s something the FCC can do to help many AM stations
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Digi-Key, Success By the Numbers
Our Tech Tips column takes a road trip and visits the electronics parts company
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Repairs Extend Lives of FM Exciters
Our intrepid engineer continues to find solutions to basic problems
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Your Scope Is a Tool for All Seasons
An oscilloscope remains an important and useful test instrument for many purposes
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Avoid Hall of Shame: Don’t Take Shortcuts
Got a master plan? Stick with it. No master plan? Create one
Business and Law
Where Have All the Engineers Gone?
I worry about the occupation that has kept me on my toes for 33...
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Better Living Through Tower Welding
One bad connection on an AM tower can throw the impedance off — a...
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FM Exciter Modifications and Repairs
An exciter may be a bit complex, but technical types shouldn’t shy from working...