Guest Commentaries
AM Notes From the Field
In his travels, Orban engineer Mike Pappas has seen a lot of stuff
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Using a Pi to Synchronize Timed Events
Build a GPS-referenced time server to issue commands with contact closures as the interface
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Planning a Studio Reopening? Recording Academy Has Some Tips
Document lays out a bunch of good ideas that have application in radio too
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RTW Publishes List of Loudness Standards
It is intended as a reference for content providers to streaming and broadcast entities
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Tips for Good Due Diligence
The buy/don’t-buy decision often hinges on a factual, complete due diligence report
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Isolation Is the Key to Reliable Pi Usage
Take a few additional steps to protect SBC inputs and outputs
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Check Out These Unexpected Uses for Unlicensed Radio
Funeral homes and government meetings put signals to work
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Disinfecting Studios in the Age of COVID-19
How can broadcasters ensure that their facilities remain virus-free?
Tech and Gear
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!
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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
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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
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Phasing Quadrature Amplification
A new approach results in performance improvements to AM
Radio IT Management
Make the Most of Your Uncompressed Opportunities
A new era of reliability and cloud optimization presents broadcasters with a more efficient...
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“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
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Construct an EAS Receive Loop Antenna
We love hands-on ideas — like this one from Ken Beckwith
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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
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Audio Processing
An audio processor can do wonders or great harm for a broadcast station
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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
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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
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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...