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Now in all shapes, sizes, models and colors, LED light strips have come a...

Bruce Roberts brings his FM1C back to life with an affordable part

Why make load balancing and maintenance harder than they have to be?

Alan Peterson, a longtime Radio World colleague who works for the Radio America Network,...

Paxton Durham shares some organizational tips from Roanoke

Plus: Use O-rings to keep pop filters from slipping

Including how to use pill bottles to help organize your small parts

The latest batch of great engineering and problem-solving ideas from Radio World readers

But remember to label any temporary fixes as just that

Also, a helpful product from Brother that can help with your labeling

Also: An IR thermometer proves that not all heat is bad

Amazing the schemes we have to come up with to save our copper!

Also, here’s yet another use for that handy P-Touch label maker

Also, thoughts on maintaining phasors using IR thermometers

Modified receivers help keep remotes running

An infrared, point-and-shoot temperature meter can be a help

Frank Hertel solves a problem of heat dissipation in a DIY project

Tighten all electrical connections every couple of years, at least

Also: How to hold onto those little plastic wire jumpers on circuit boards

‘Get the Duck to Do It’ — from gray to groovy tie-die

Free online resources help you track wires and log audio

Also: Serve your community with a free list from FEMA

Also: Frank Hertel looks at a glue stick and has a ‘MacGyver Moment’

Even small amount of vibration can cause relay socket screw terminals to loosen

Here’s a tip for controlling an older auxiliary transmitter

When planning a site survival kit, don’t forget the toilet paper

Watch insulators not only for failures but also hairline cracks

Useless, that is, if the equipment doesn’t function when needed

For batteries and other uses, it’s a handy household cleanser

Also, a tip to remind you that your remote control is in maintenance override

A little baking soda and distilled water will clean that mess right up

This product improvement may render the tool useless

Instruct your receptionist and air staff to report any complaints to you immediately

Inexpensive hardware helps engineer get at his terminal blocks easily

Put this low-cost, mechanical water temperature gauge to work

It's there, all right, though you might not be able to hear it

Engineers find two vastly different solutions to combat vandalism

Also: RFI headaches for engineers … and the elderly

Why let guitarists have all the fun?

Thieves continue to find precious metal and remove it from radio plants

These aren’t the kind of bullets you want at your transmitter site