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					<description><![CDATA[[January 2016] Keeping an older transmitter on line is always a bit of a dance – balancing operating and parts costs versus the amortized costs of a new unit. But when the transmitter has been reliable and relatively inexpensive to operate, a decision to repair is easier in many cases. Mike Patton has a solution [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Negative Towers are Just Numbers</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[[December 2015] Directional Antennas (DAs) can be a big mystery for some until they discover that with a little algebra, the basic concepts are fairly easy to understand. But when you mention negative towers, many folks just do not know how to grasp the concept – perhaps thinking of towers that go down into the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[[December 2014] Repairing gear on the workbench has become a bit of a lost art at many stations. The tools to diagnose and troubleshoot equipment are not always available, nor enough time to do the job properly. In fact, at many stations, the workbench essentially has become little more than a multi-layered storage pile. Nevertheless, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[[May 2013] Sometimes doing repairs is as easy as exchanging modules. Other times, just finding a replacement part can become a real hassle. As technology leaps ahead, Mike Patton sees more and more parts becoming unobtainium. Some solutions are offered. No one can dispute that many pieces of broadcast gear we work with every day [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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