Workbench

If you were to list the most common trait among broadcast engineers it would...

RW contributor Buc Fitch had an e-mail discussion with an engineer who wanted to...

What better way to celebrate Groundhog Day than with a resolution to commit to...

I’m grateful for the hundreds of captions readers sent for our contest a few...

This collection of 25-pair CAT-5 Deedleheads lives on the desktop of Meg Buenting, a...

Ed Dulaney is the market engineer for Crawford Broadcasting’s Denver cluster. He writes that...

The beauty of LEDs is that they are solid-state devices that offer high shock...

Peromyscus leucopus is the white-footed mouse, which seems to love nesting in phasors and...

Darren admits to a certain amount of pleasure in hacking apart and/or destroying anything...

The module senses a break in the fiber optic loops, which would be cut...

Greg Muir of Cherry Creek Radio offers additional links regarding the new FAA Automated...

Perhaps one of the most difficult tasks I experienced as a chief engineer was...

Last issue Mark Ward offered a warning to broadcasters to check the phone number...

An important reminder to have the transmitter field mowed regularly. Even if this area...

Marc Mann of San Diego read our tip to keep A/C condensate drain line...

With an eye toward HD Radio, a number of AM stations are considering transmission...

Station acquisitions can tax the most seasoned engineer.

The hornet nest that Harry Bingaman discovered in the attic of his transmitter building,...

Bill Sullivan starts out this column with a procedure to improve the accuracy of...

One day, the tram supervisor called to ask if Tom had any ideas why...

Dave Ernewein writes that he has enjoyed Workbench for years and looks forward to...

Time. In this business, it can control us. If time gets out of hand,...

Kevin Larke is the chief engineer for the Mid Michigan Radio Group; like many...

How many times have you reached for a tube of caulk, RTV or glue...

Bob Perry is chief engineer for Citadel’s Maine and New Hampshire stations.

Alan Peterson is assistant chief engineer for the Radio America Network in Washington. Always...

When winter weather blasts most of the country, site neighbors can be a blessing,...

Joe Stack with Modulation Sciences is an occasional contributor to Workbench. In discussing poorly...

Laverne Siemens is the director of engineering for Golden West Media in Canada.

For most engineers, the new year brings new budgets and new projects.

Solving a problem gives any engineer a boost. But if we solve it using...

We’re approaching the time of year when access to transmitter sites may be restricted...

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Rick and his engineering consultant, Ted Schober, had been troubleshooting an intermittent VSWR trip...

While traveling by car, Cumulus Youngstown Market Engineer Wes Boyd spotted a peculiar AM...

Speaking of signs and labeling: If you lease space on your tower, it’s a...

In July, Nathan Chervek, assistant chief engineer at the New Hampshire Public Radio cluster...

Crawford's Cris Alexander was reading the Aug. 16 Workbench, which column brought to mind...

Thieves have been busy this summer - busy stealing copper from transmitter sites.

When was the last time you checked your nitrogen regulator assembly? As we pointed...

Entercom Scranton's Ray Russ found a good use for the inexpensive tool cases that...

Yes, antennas and line sometimes will leak air. But if you're losing tanks of...