Of course, the name came not because telephones had bells, nor because in England it was not uncommon to say “I’ll give you a bell tomorrow.” It came from the inventor, Alexander Graham Bell, who invented the telephone and led his company to organize what would become Bell Telephone Laboratories – Bell Labs.  […]

A century ago when broadcasting really began, virtually every piece of gear, from voice input to transmitter was custom made. Then a few companies started to sprout, basically inventing each piece of gear as they went. One of them, Gates Radio, now GatesAir has reached its 100th anniversary this year – and they […]

Broadcast transmitters are always an interesting topic. Over the years, the industry went from one or two manufacturers to a dozen, and now are back to a handful – leaving transmitters installed in many places, with newer engineers sometimes wondering where they came from, and why. One of these manufacturers, CCA, has quite […]

Even as the broadcast industry changes with the times, proper monitoring and remote control is as important as ever. Among the industry leaders, Davicom has built a well-deserved reputation for its products. Canadian telecom company Davicom has a rich history of providing the industry with products that monitor and control. Most recently, they […]

Dielectric Communications, Inc. is spending 2017 to celebrate 75 years as a supplier of broadcast transmission gear. It was 1942 when Dr. Charles “Doc” Brown’s Dielectric Products Corporation started developing transmission lines for early wartime radar systems. A number of the early employees came over from RCA, which had curtailed its antenna work […]

Most of the time today, setting up for a remote is pretty quick. With the integrated remote origination units available, talent can drive out, plug in, and be on the air virtually instantly. But it was not always so. In the “Good Old Days,” setting up for a remote might require weeks of […]