The Broadcasters' Desktop Resource

The
Broadcasters' Desktop Resource

... edited by Barry Mishkind - the Eclectic Engineer

Some things you might want to know about:

A lot of stations off air after Hurricane Micahel
Recent registrations boost C-Band registrations to 12,000
A Second NPRM seeks comment on reducing protection to AM Class A
FCC Will Hold ETRS Form Two Upon Until Nov 19th
NPT Generally a Success, except for FCC Web Site
FM Antenna Systems Maintenance - Tom Silliman

BDR Spotlight: SES May Want to Give You $435!

Google+ is shut down -

Spray-on Antennas might be Painted on anything

AAT Succeeds at the Highest Levels - Doug Barton

NAB Radio Show: The Southern View - Alan Alsobrook

Other newsy items

Checking it Out: RFEngineers' FM Guardian - Alan Alsobrook

Wheatstone recovering from Florence

NAL Watch: LPRM gets NOV for unauthorized move

Checking it Out: Trilithic EASyCAP - Dana Puopolo

VOMs and DMMs That Are Standards - Bill Weeks

When Eimac and Continental Shared a Major Fiasco - Reid Brandon

The Worst I've Ever Seen! - A Tenuous Program Link

Rigger Pai - FCC Chair makes to top of 131-foot stick

Checking it Out: Adobe Audition CC - Bob Burnham

Great Customer Service in the Broadcast Station - Kevin Trueblood

Part 2 - A History of Audio Processing - Jim Somich

Checking it Out: The Brother J-995DW INKvestment Tank printer

Open Channel: Remembering Charlie Goodrich

Davicom Unveils New Gear, New Site

An NPRM was issued regarding FM Class C4 stations and short-spacing

A Part 11 update? Not what most folks really wanted

Keeping Control of Your EAS Logs - Mark Voris

FCC: Wake Up About C-Band Use! - Ron Schacht

A Closer Inspection of Audio over IP Links - Keyur Parikh

Feeding Clean Air to Your Transmitter - Jeff Welton

GatesAir temporarily stops AM transmitter production

Augmenting Your Digital Tool Box - Stu Casteel

Digital Tools You Should Find Useful - Wheatstone Tech Guys

We Need A Unified Warning Strategy Now - Richard Rudman

Long Term System Survival from EMP - Glen Clark

Build a Good Maintenance Checklist

Detailed Logs Will Save The Day - Gary Peterson

A Real World Justification for Regular Testing - Burt Weiner

Building your own Firewall - Bill Putney

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

Modulation Monitors Aid Diversity Delay - Mark Grant

Watts to Save - Rolin Lintag

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:
LPFM and Translators Hit New High Totals Entercom to turn in license for KDND Is AM Improvement Really Possible? Chairman Ajit Pai Is the FCC Killing off AM Synchronous Operations? FCC Announces Deadline for 2016 Fees SDRBA merges into SCBA .. see all of the news items	Real World Justification for Regular Testing - Burt Weiner Cell Co's and LTE interference issues Keeping Stuff Out of Transmitters - Gary Peterson Cell Companies and LTE interference . When a Disaster hits, how will you. Weeding Out Tower SIte Problems - Dave Dybas Site Security FLAP: P is for Presence - Kevin Kidd Analog FM Measurements in an HD Radio Universe - Mark Grant ... more transmitter site articles

Studio Operations:

Checking it Out:

A History of Audio Processing - Jim Somich

High School LPFM Station Trains Radio's Next Gen

Save money with phone audit - Stephen Rutherford

Free Cable - Steve Lampen

Choosing between STL and IP Radio Links - Fred Francis

Keep the Flu out, keep the Staff in

... and more station operations articles

RFEngineers' FM Guardian - Alan Alsobrook
Trilithic EASyCAP - Dana Puopolo
Adobe Audition CC - Bob Burnham
The Brother J-995DW INKvestment Tank printer
CCrane' Senta Ally
Lawo R3LAY - Dana Puopolo
the Inovonics 531N FM monitor
Inovonics 525N - Alan Alsobrook
Solving the SX Metering Problem - Mike Patton
JUSTIN 808 Fixes HD Blending - Jim Wood
Inovonics' DAVID IV Audio Processor - Dana Puopolo
The GatesAir Flexiva FAX20
... More User Reports and Reviews

FCC Rules and EAS Issues:

Enforcement Watch

FCC confirms Field Offices to Close January 2017

FCC Releases New EAS Handbook

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

"D" station warned it is a pirate/translator way off

"DKCKY" - a string of license cancellations

Misuse of EAS tones = $55k + compliance pgm

Florida LPFM Gets License, Pays $2k

Off-air gets $5k fine, short renewal, and scolding

Ham gets $1k fine for failing to ID

Block Access to Public File: $15k and short renewal

... The Complete Enforcement Watch Page

The Maintenance Shift:

IT issues:

Real World Reason for Regular Testing - Burt Weiner
Alternatives to Wired Ethernet - Dana Puopolo
Keeping Stuff Out of Transmitter - Gary Peterson
Replacing Dangerous Air Filters - Randy Wells
Solving the “B” Battery Problem - Mike Bafaro
Contract Engineering 101 Clay Freinwald
Finding an Elusive Power Supply - Gary Glaenzer
Solving the SX Metering Problem - Mike Patton
A Quick Test for Power FETs - Burt Weiner
A great video instruction on Contactor Maintenance
Feeding Clean Air to the Transmitter - Jeff Welton
VSWR Calibration Techniques - Stephen Rutherford
... more Maintenance Shift articles

Digital Tools You Should Find Useful - Wheatstone Tech Guys

Keep The Bad Guys Out - Jeff Welton

Building your own Firewall - Bill Putney

Understanding Internet Firewalls - Bill Putney

Original iPhone now a museum piece

Alternative Wired Ethernet Networks - Dana Puopolo

Combating Malware in the Studio - Kevin Trueblood

Dealing with Ransomware and other Disasters

... and more IT articles

Pure Tech:	War Stories and The Funny Side:
Ron Nott discusses lightning dissipation arrays The Difference & Its Importantance Tom Osenkowsky Playing with the Nielsen PPM - Dana Puopolo A Very Short AM B'cast Antenna - Grant Bingeman Can the Rigol do NRSC Measurements? - Burt Weiner Negative Towers are Just Numbers - Mike Patton The Folded Unipole - Ron Nott ,,, more Pure Tech	A Tenuous Program Link 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