Workbench

Scott Dennis runs InfoTech Alaska in Anchorage. He tells about a studio technician who...

This story is true. Names are omitted to protect the innocent. A medium-market chief...

College students scrounge for furniture. Usually they end up with hand-me-downs from home or...

Here are two Web sites you'll find useful.

For too many years, engineers have included the title of plumber, electrician, even exterminator...

ISDN is a mainstay for many stations - so much so that most stations...

Fred Greaves, Jr., is director of engineering for Susquehanna Radio Corp., and got a...

A few months ago, engineers visiting Dave Biondi's radio-tech list serve on broadcast.net discussed...

I've been fortunate during the past year to receive and share a number of...

Maintaining older transmitters can be fun, if you know what you're looking for.

... doesn't mean he knows the law!

If you maintain an older tower, lit with traditional red lighting, you might want...

How does that nursery rhyme go, "Hickory, dickory, doc-tor ... the mouse climbed up...

Tower light monitoring is still high on the "hit lists" of the FCC and...

Budgeting; doing more with less; saving money...These are the "new" rules of radio engineering

We'll start off with a simple yet effective tip from Fred Greaves Jr., director...

John Stortz of the Moody stations in Florida protects his VRC-2000 remote control from...

Like it or not, at some point in your career you'll probably need to...

Now that summer is in full swing, consider adding a safety "insurance" tray designed...

Pulling cable? Make sure you place two labels on the cable runs, as shown...

A recent inquiry comes from an engineer in charge of three AM stations, with...

Damian Centraf is the chief engineer for Herald Broadcasting's WSHB Shortwave station in Pineland,...

Longtime friend John Francioni with Capitol Broadcasting in Raleigh, N.C., loves all the "how...

When was the last time you checked backup items like surge suppressors, the UPS...

Do you work for a station ownership that understands the importance of keeping a...

One of the benefits of doing contract engineering and project work is the breadth...

Damian Centgraf is with WSHB Shortwave of the Herald Broadcasting Syndicate Inc. He needed...

After building computers for critical broadcast applications for more than 15 years, Jeff Allen,...

Backups are great – when they work!...Winter’s elements can force dependence on a generator....

Robert Gonsett's CGC Communicator recently spoke of white-colored light-emitting diodes (LEDs) being incorporated into...

Engineers are perhaps the most resourceful members at a radio station - quick to...

Here’s a column you’ll want to cut out and give to your friends and...

Figure 1 begs the question, "Will lightning run backward?" It’s always a good idea...

If you’ve spent some of your nice fall days cleaning your transmitter site, watch...

We’ve all worked for owners who thought transmitters last forever, but the truth is...

As I inspected a site where a bush hog operator had bent a guy...

If you maintain stations and are planning your budget, visit the Web site of...

One of my biggest disappointments watching broadcasting evolve is the lack of mentoring programs...