Tech Tips
Collocating AM Transmitter Facilities With Cellular Monopole Towers
Conventional wisdom about the number and length of “ground radials” is far too conservative
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Be Smart When Thinking About UPS
When managing a radio facility, sometimes saving money can turn out to be costly
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Best Practices for AM Directional Systems
DAs are marvels of engineering but can seem daunting. Here are useful tips!
Products
Let’s Finish Our Solid-State Mic Preamp Project
We complete our latest DIY project, built around ICs from THAT Corp.
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Factors to Weigh in Your Tube Talk
We asked Jeff Welton about ROI and the role of tubes today
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Do You Know What Time It Is?
A correct time reference is a critical component of the broadcast station infrastructure
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Staying Safe Around RF: An Industry Expert Tells All
Maryland seminar tailored to assist transmitter/tower workers
Columns and Views
Clearing the Air on Short Towers
How to determine your obligation to register, paint or light such towers
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What Does “Value Engineering” Mean to You?
Sometimes plans have to be adjusted to fit the available dollars
Tech and Gear
Make the Most of Your Uncompressed Opportunities
A new era of reliability and cloud optimization presents broadcasters with a more efficient...
Tech and Gear
“THAT Thing” — A Solid-State Mic Preamp Project
Curt Yengst is back in his workshop on another product
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Find Your Modulation Sweet Spot
Give your AM listeners a pleasant experience with natural-sounding audio
Tech and Gear
Construct an EAS Receive Loop Antenna
We love hands-on ideas — like this one from Ken Beckwith
Guest Commentaries
NPR Distribution Offers Emergency Kits
With CPB backing, the project makes backup kits available to public stations
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Radio Innovation: Embracing Old and New Technologies Alike
Using commonly-available tools to make life in radioland easier
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Amprobes and Their Ilk: An Essential Tool
The clamp-on ammeter is one of the most useful items in a radio engineer’s...
Radio IT Management
Professional IP Audio Codec Compatibility
Codecs of different brands can often work together if you take the proper steps
Tech and Gear
Audio Processing
An audio processor can do wonders or great harm for a broadcast station
Tech and Gear
vClock — A Solution for Problems We Didn’t Know We Had
Readily-available software apps provide great utility in a radio facility
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Maintaining Liquid-cooled Transmitters
The design can offer real savings in terms of required maintenance
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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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Transmitter Control Systems
From magnetic relays to SCADA: The evolution of the control system
Tech and Gear
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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Quality Robbing at the Radio Factory
An audio processing guru offers some tips and 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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How to Beat the Summer Heat
Still sweltering? Adopt these tips to make next summer a lot more pleasant for...
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Putting It All Together: The Big Picture of the Small End of Power Generation
Buc Fitch concludes our discussion of the importance of backup generators
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CleanFeed.net: Live Remotes on a Budget
It promises “advanced remote audio for everyone.”Can this web-based solution deliver?
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Put Synergies to Work at Your Station
What they are, how to find them and how to use them to your...
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Pragmatics 101: The Big Picture of the Small End of Power Generation
Time to consider practical aspects to enhance safety and performance
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The New Reality of Wireless Frequency Coordination
The impact of the 600 MHz spectrum auction on wireless devices
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Break Glass in Case of Emergency
Automation systems plan for emergency situations through redundancy
Tech and Gear
With Video, Do What You Already Do Best: Tell Stories
How do you translate a DIY storyteller mentality to a traditional broadcast outlet?
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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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Remote Studio Monitoring
A remote monitoring scheme can make it possible to troubleshoot studio audio issues from...
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A Three-Station Multiplex Project
Creative engineering combines three high-power AMs into a single antenna system