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		<title>Danger From Consumer Parts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 23:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[May 2026] Over the years, either due to budgetary issues or the fact that some new products can solve a problem in the studio or transmitter sites, many stations have purchased consumer electronics to do jobs from CD players to security camera. There are some aspects that need consideration before implementation. Ron Schacht elaborates; Anyone [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Evolution In Broadcast Technology</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[[August 2025] Anyone who has entered the broadcast industry in the past ten years sees it in a totally different way compared with those who have worked in radio and TV for decades. Some common tools were not available as recently as 20 years ago – and if you named some common tools from past [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[[April 2025] Radio today is very much different than several decades ago. And not just because studios have become little more than a microphone and a computer. As Ron Schacht recalls, in the Good Old Days, life was never dull. Older engineers will remember this well. Younger folks may find this taste of the way [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Another Lost Art: Soldering</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[[April 2024] A lot of equipment is not modular. Ron Schacht still finds himself called in to work on older gear and devise solutions to keep stations on the air. Here is one that might help you one day. In every field of work – whether it is broadcast engineering, plumbing, food preparation, banking, vehicular [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kapton Tape Can Save The Day</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[[April 2024] Much equipment is not modular, and operators are expected to swap modules to fix many issues. But that is not always the solution. Ron Schacht still calls himself to work on older gear and devise solutions to keep stations on the air. Here is one that might help you one day. Even though [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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