Workbench

Before you grab a ground wire to check if it is attached to something,...

Broadcast engineers are an ingenious bunch. It seems we're always pressed to do more...

It's the season for remote broadcasts, and I thought I'd share some ideas from...

We've shared thousands of tips in this column through the years. Perhaps the best,...

Just as the Web offers reference data for engineers, it has also provided links...

Translating this into a commercial situation could save a facility thousands of dollars in...

One of the problems with using vented rack panels to separate your equipment is...

Ever have equipment installation interface problems? Here's one solution.

Not all transmitter buildings have to be 15 x 20 feet.

Don't you hate to lose or misplace parts when you are disassembling equipment? Joe...

Looking for a cheap source for wire racks? Try the shelving and closet organizer...

After my presentation, chock-full of pictures showing how not to engineer sites, Clear Channel...

Let's visit a neglected transmitter building in the woods. See how many security "issues"...

Performing an assessment of the array, he discovered a melted roller contact on an...

Like most engineers, I'm impressed with the scope of product found in the Middle...

Perhaps there is some money - and good will - to be had in...

The recent rash of transmitter site break-ins has gotten readers' attention.

Hunting season is upon us. It's a good time to monitor your line pressure...

I received two notes from engineers regarding the wasps and the rubber ice-flaps used...

With the prices dropping, hopefully everyone has a DMM in their toolbox.

Construction supply companies can really come in handy when you're building a transmitter site.

Fall is a wet time of year, and you may have been challenged recently...

Obtaining the longest life from a high-power tube - whether a triode or tetrode...

Mark Ward of WTSN(AM) in Dover, N.H., writes on the subject of Sage Endecs....

At least once in your engineering career, move a transmitter...Not you personally, mind you....

Kinko's and other copy centers can do marvelous things. Copying your large transmitter schematics...

Here's an inexpensive add-on that will help you sleep at night and enjoy long...

Charlie Rohde is an old DFW, Texas, broadcast engineer who'd gotten tired of calls...

If you want to move big rectangular devices with care, consider people who do...

A way to make Cool Edit Pro version 2.0 and higher, including Adobe Audition,...

If you don't have surge suppression at your studio and transmitter site, make it...

We've heard the phrase "out of sight, out of mind." Sometimes it refers to...

Two-thirds of the way into spring, it's time - past time - to take...

The Public Inspection File is one of the big inspection items, so don't blow...

I've only worked with one engineer, now many years retired, who made soldered RCA...

Danger comes in many forms in our profession. Some situations might seem harmless.

Let's have a "can you spot what's wrong" photo.

Bob Gonsett's CGC Communicator newsletter had an interesting item recently, about an electric mattress...

Given the catastrophic calamities experienced by some engineers over the past couple of years,...

This series of photos is a good example of why an engineering due-diligence inspection...

Given the catastrophic calamities experienced by engineers over the past couple of years, reliable...