Don’t Do That: Slugs Should Be Left In The Garden Written by Gary Minker Posted in Antennas, Transmitters. Gary Minker likes to point out that a good broadcast engineer is someone who knows what he does not know. By … Continue reading
A Unipole Keeps Towers Useful Written by Ken Fine Posted in Antennas, Transmitters. AM stations are under pressure. Sometimes the land is worth more than the station. Other times, the question might be “we … Continue reading
A High Efficiency Broadband Antenna Written by Grady Moates Posted in Antennas. For years, there has been a search for a way to reduce the costs of AM broadcast antennas, both from the … Continue reading
The Tiger Mountain Antenna Fire Written by Tom Silliman Posted in Antennas. Early this month a fire at the Tiger Mountain broadcast site destroyed the antenna for six Seattle market FM’s.ERI sent a … Continue reading
FM Antenna Systems Maintenance: Preventing Signs of Impending End of Life Part 2 Written by Tom Silliman Posted in Antennas. We continue with Tom Silliman’s discussion on the things that can cause problems with FM antennas, and how proper maintenance can … Continue reading
FM Antenna Systems Maintenance Part 1: Preventing Signs of Impending End of Life Written by Tom Silliman Posted in Antennas. How can you tell if your tower or antenna needs maintenance? A good start would be a presentation from an antenna … Continue reading
Preventing Lightning Strikes Written by Ron Nott Posted in Antennas. Each time a lightning storm passes, broadcasters tend to hold their breath and hope their facility will not attract a lightning … Continue reading
Finding the Right Antenna for the Job Written by Clarence Beverage Posted in Antennas. Consulting engineers can spend a lot of time fitting a station into the area available. Sometimes having the right antenna at … Continue reading
Negative Towers are Just Numbers Written by Michael Patton Posted in Antennas, How Stuff Works. Directional Antennas (DAs) can be a big mystery for some until they discover that with a little algebra, the basic concepts … Continue reading
The Folded Unipole Written by Ron Nott Posted in Antennas, How Stuff Works. Over the years, Ron Nott has helped many stations solve transmission issues. Sometimes, he finds the unipole to be the right … Continue reading
Innovation Continues at Nautel: Meet The GV10 Written by Alex Hartman Posted in Antennas. The change from tubes to solid state was a big jump in technology for transmitters, significantly reducing running and maintenance costs. … Continue reading
DA Q&A: Using a Pi Filter for Better Diplexing Written by Kurt Gorman Posted in Antennas. There are a number of reasons for diplexing AM stations. Sometimes it can save a station which lost its site to … Continue reading
DA Q&A – Dealing with Water Damage Written by Kurt Gorman Posted in Antennas. Storms and flooding present special problems to broadcasters. Once the water recedes, the temptation is to turn the transmitter back up … Continue reading
DA Q&A : When Antenna Monitor Readings Go Strange Part 3 – Fixing the Problems Written by Kurt Gorman Posted in Antennas. Do you maintain a directional antenna? This series is designed to help. If you have a question, send it on to … Continue reading
DA Q&A: When Antenna Monitor Readings Go Strange Part 2 – Checking Out the System Written by Kurt Gorman Posted in Antennas. Do you maintain a directional antenna? If so, this series is designed to help you. If you have a question, send … Continue reading
DA Q&A: What to Do When the Antenna Monitor Readings Go Out of Tolerance Written by Kurt Gorman Posted in Antennas. In addition to the basic operating parameters, fully understanding a directional antenna system includes factors like radiation, bandwidth, etc. When problems … Continue reading
From the Transmitter Site: Using Your MoM to Make Your Monitor Points Disappear Written by Ed Trombley Posted in Antennas. As one of the biggest changes in AM directional applications since the “Approved Sampling System,” the FCC approval of the Method … Continue reading
Buying an FM Directional Antenna Written by James Pollock Posted in Antennas. When we think of directional antenna systems, we usually think of multi-tower AM antenna arrays. However, directional antennas are commonly seen … Continue reading
A Very Short, Unequal-Side Dipole for Low Power AM Broadcasting Written by Grant Bingeman Posted in Antennas. It could happen. A storm or a mechanical issue might cause a tower to fall. So being able to fabricate an … Continue reading
A New Way of Modeling AM Directional Antenna Arrays Written by Phil Alexander Posted in Antennas. Some might call it one of the more important changes to the AM Rules in decades – the FCC now permits … Continue reading
Debunking Half-wave Antenna Myths Written by Grant Bingeman Posted in Antennas. The half-wave vertical antenna is a popular configuration in the amateur radio community. Unfortunately its performance is too often compromised by a lack … Continue reading
