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Some things you might want to know about:

10/13     - John Davis passes away
10/11     - Build Your Own "Azimuth Tuner" and MP3 Checker - Steve Brown
10/11     - BDR Spotlight: Henry Engineering - Power Tracker
10/3       - FCC Update - Soon printed Rules gone, end of Main Studio rules
10/3       - Help appeal for Puerto Rico broadcasters
10/2       - Senate confirms Pai
9/27     - Three Ways EMPs Kill Electrical/Electronic Devices - Glen Clark
9/27     - EAS NPT - After Action Report
9/20     - Did You Know? New Tower Rules, but when? - Chuck Hastings
9/19     - What's Wrong with this Picture?
9/14     - Gov job site lists Media Bureau Chief job open
9/13      - Bookshelf: Towers in the Sand looks at Florida broadcasting
9/13      - Florida recovery continues, some three dozen stations hit
9/7   - NAL Watch: LPFM stations running 600% and 240% TPO
8/29       - Planning to Survive When a Disaster Hits
8/26       - Don't You Wish? - A picture
8/24       - The EMP Will Be Worse Than You Think- Glen Clark
8/16       - A Modern Version of the "Light Bank" - Hank Landsberg
8/10       - The Need for Engineers - an Alternative View - Dana Puopolo
8/2    - The Orban Optimod-PCn 1600 - Wes Keene
7/27   - NAL Watch: NOV includes moving station 28 miles
7/25 - FCC Re-authorization Bill being readied
7/17   - NAL Watch: Multi-violations/failure to talk to FCC =66k
7/14       - Public Alerting in a Post Main Studio Era - Richard Rudman
7/12       - Process,Protocol, Procedure - Jerry Brown
7/1         - FPS-85 - How Eimac Saved a Military Radar System - Reid Brandon
7/1        - OMB approves end of local correspondence files
6/11      - Building your own Firewall - Bill Putney
6/2        - Call-in Talk Radio - The Early Years - Donna Halper
6/2        - Joe Pyne: Call-in Talk Radio - The Early Years - Donna Halper
6/2        - FCC and OSHA Release tower safety booklet
5/31      - Magnetic Mounting on Aluminum Vehicles - Richard Rudman
5/22      - Keep The Bad Guys Out - Jeff Welton
5/16      - The Multi-media Opportunity for Radio - Michael Dudding
5/11 - NAL Watch: LPTV operates without license for 18 years: $144k
5/4       - Setting a Wiring Standard for Audio Wiring - Rod Zeigler

        News, current events, comments, etc can be found here.

Mentoring As A Collaborative Effort - Dave Dunsmoor
Why Good Broadcasters Leave the Industry - Michael Dudding
The Difference and Why It is Important - Tom Osenkowsky
When a Disaster hits, how will you fare?
Combating Malware in the Studio - Kevin Trueblood
Modulation Monitors Aid Diversity Delay - Mark Grant
Watts to Save - Rolin Lintag
A Quick Test for Power FETs - Burt Weiner
What you need to know about Retirement - Gil Gillivan

Choosing between STL and IP Radio Links - Fred Francis

Building a New Station - A Checklist - Phil Owens

News Items:	Transmitter Site Operations:
4/12/17 - LPFM and Translators Hit New High Totals 2/2/17 - CBS Radio to merge into Entercom 2/2/17 - Entercom to turn in license for KDND 1/25/17 - Is AM Improvement Really Possible? 1/23/17 - Chairman Ajit Pai 12/1/16 - Is the FCC Killing off AM Synchronous Operations? 9/6/16 - FCC Announces Deadline for 2016 Fees 8/31/16 - SDRBA merges into SCBA 8/31/16 - FCC Spectrum Auction falls rather short of goal 8/25/16 - AMC-8 Reaching End of Life 7/29/16 - New Internet domain - .radio - coming in 2017 .. see all of the news items	8/20/17 - Cell Co's and LTE interference issues 10/10/16 - Keeping Stuff Out of Transmitters - Gary Peterson 8/20/16 - Cell Companies and LTE interference . 7/5/16 - When a Disaster hits, how will you. 3/19/15 - Weeding Out Tower SIte Problems - Dave Dybas 12/11/14 - Site Security FLAP: P is for Presence - Kevin Kidd 11/11/14 - Analog FM Measurements in an HD Radio Universe - Mark Grant ... more transmitter site articles

Studio Operations:

Checking it Out:

3/22/16 - Clever Way to Reset audio Chain - Dave Mandelbaum
9/11/15 - High School LPFM Station Trains Radio's Next Gen
4/23/14 - Save money with phone audit - Stephen Rutherford

3/24/14 - Free Cable - Steve Lampen
2/11/14 - Choosing between STL and IP Radio Links - Fred Francis
1 /1/14 - Keep the Flu out, keep the Staff in

... and more station operations articles

3/8/17 - Checking it Out: Lawo R3LAY - Dana Puopolo
12/28/16 - Checking it Out: the Inovonics 531N FM monitor
12/7/16 - Checking it Out: Inovonics 525N - Alan Alsobrook
1/31/16 - Solving the SX Metering Problem - Mike Patton
7/28/15 - JUSTIN 808 Fixes HD Blending - Jim Wood
6/8/15 - The DME IFB Controller - Burt Weiner
4/9/15 - Inovonics' DAVID IV Audio Processor - Dana Puopolo
8/13/14 - The GatesAir Flexiva FAX20
... More User Reports and Reviews

FCC Rules and EAS Issues:

Enforcement Watch

6/12/17 - Stations fail to respond to FCC, get a "D"
6/1/17 - FCC announces the next AM translator Window
5/26/17 - Misuse of EAS tones = $55k + compliance pgm
4/24/17 - FCC makes hiring under EEO a bit easier
4/21/17 - FEMA Report on 2016 EAS NPT/Sets 2017 Test
2/24/17 - FCC allows transfer to 100% foreign company
12/28/16 - PSHAB issues initial report on the 2016 EAS NPT
11/23/16 - AM Improvement Can Start with the Noise Floor
10/11/16 - BWB and CMS correct Enforcement Bureau flub

8/31/16 - FCC confirms Field Offices to Close January 2017

8/19/16 - FCC Releases New EAS Handbook

2/16/16 - Social Media Policy for Broadcasters - Cary Tepper

Surviving a "Random EEO Audit" - Michael Dudding

A quick guide to FCC fines for broadcasters

.... See all FCC issues

7/6/17 - "DKCKY" - a string of license cancellations

5/26/18 - Misuse of EAS tones = $55k + compliance pgm

3/8/17 - NAL Watch: Florida LPFM Gets License, Pays $2k

8/12/16 - Off-air gets $5k fine, short renewal, and scolding

7/28/16 - Ham gets $1k fine for failing to ID

6/20/16 - Block Access to Public File: $15k and short renewal

... The Complete Enforcement Watch Page

The Maintenance Shift:

IT issues:

12/21/16 - Alternatives to Wired Ethernet - Dana Puopolo
10/20/16 - Keeping Stuff Out of Transmitter - Gary Peterson
10/20/16 - Replacing Dangerous Air Filters - Randy Wells
10/5/16 - Solving the “B” Battery Problem - Mike Bafaro
8/31/16 - Contract Engineering 101 Clay Freinwald
8/23/16 - Finding an Elusive Power Supply - Gary Glaenzer
1/31/16 - Solving the SX Metering Problem - Mike Patton
A great video instruction on Contactor Maintenance
Feeding Clean Air to the Transmitter - Jeff Welton
VSWR Calibration Techniques - Stephen Rutherford
... more Maintenance Shift articles

5/22/17 - Keep The Bad Guys Out - Jeff Welton

6/11/17 - Building your own Firewall - Bill Putney

3/19/17 - Understanding Internet Firewalls - Bill Putney

1/18/16 - Original iPhone now a museum piece

12/21/16 - Alternative Wired Ethernet Networks - Dana Puopolo

6/29/16 - Combating Malware in the Studio - Kevin Trueblood

10/22/14 - Dealing with Ransomware and other Disasters

... and more IT articles

Pure Tech:

War Stories and The Funny Side:

4/4/17 - Ron Nott discusses lightning dissipation arrays

1/4/17 - The Difference & Its Importantance Tom Osenkowsky

11/1/16 - Playing with the Nielsen PPM - Dana Puopolo

3/7/16 - A Very Short AM B'cast Antenna - Grant Bingeman

1/19/16 - Can the Rigol do NRSC Measurements? - Burt Weiner

12/1/15 - Negative Towers are Just Numbers - Mike Patton

8/11/15 - The Folded Unipole - Ron Nott

,,, more Pure Tech

Putting a Cord to Good Use
A Trip to Another Continent - on a PC Board!
A Transmitter Site Access Issue - Tom Epperson
Chicago Radio Station Knocked Off Air ... by Bed Bugs
Talking Like an Old Hand - Clay Freinwald

Doing the EBS Dance - Dave Hultsman

When RFR Protection Runs Amok

Locating the Church of the FCC

... more War Stories and The Funny Side

People and History:	Trade Show Reports:
A Radio Showcase Built, then Unbuilt - Margaret Bryant Dielectric Communications at 75 When Broadcasting Really Began - Donna Halper What you need to know about Retirement - Gil Gillivan 50 Year Flashback - FM Stereo - Bob Carpenter HPH Part 4: - M/SP Telefarm - Steve Brown ... More Obits and other history	4/27/17 - NAB 2017 reports 1/11/17 - Walking the Floor: CES 2017 9/26/16 - FCC Commissioners promise changes for broadcast 8/31/16 - Fall Product releases 4/25/16 - NAB 2016 - Multiple reports ... More Trade Show Reports

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