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		<title>Radio In The Good Old Days</title>
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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>Don’t F&#8212; It Up!</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Bruce Schiller [July 2023] This story is a good example of the way we broadcasters often have to troubleshoot and fix problems, both in work and in life. The deal is: fix all the stages of a problem, one by one, until it all works! I am sure every radio engineer has had to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Sites You Visit Only if You Really Want To!</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[July 2021 – Sometimes a picture needs context to really illuminate what we are looking at. Here is a pair of pictures from the same site, but the key point here is the “when.” There is no end to the wide variety of sites that broadcasters use. They range from the remote rural areas to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Throughout my years as a Broadcast Engineer I have seen a lot of things disrupt the transmission of a broadcast station whether it be TV or Radio. I have seen just about all types of critters shut down a transmitter: moths, flies, snakes, an occasional mouse &#8211; but nothing like this! I was sound asleep [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>When the County Says “Move That Tower!”</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ted Thayer]]></dc:creator>
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					<description><![CDATA[[August 2019] Often, broadcasters operate as a business, getting the job done. But often, having a good relationship with local governmental authorities will help when dealing with important matters that impact the station operation. Ted Thayer recalls: A recent item in the Broadcasters’ Desktop Resource brought back memories of an incident I had to endure [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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