Barry Mishkind

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Maintenance Shift

Predicting Maintenance Needs

You normally do not wait for your vehicle to break down to do maintenance repairs, do you? So, what about your program and transmission systems? Predicting potential problems, as Rolin explains, can prevent downtime for your station – and problems for you. Have you ever wondered how automobile manufacturers can […]

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Danger From Consumer Parts

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 […]

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Measuring RF Power – Getting it Right

The measurement of RF power has gotten more complicated with the introduction of complex digital waveforms and multi-carrier formats. To get an accurate measurement of RF power is a challenge, requiring an understanding of the both traditional and newer, improved techniques of power measurement. The Diode Detector For decades the average responding diode […]

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Remembering Those Color Codes

Sometimes it is easy to remember the colors of wire used for connections, especially if there are only a few – black and red, for example. But if you have to remember a bunch of wires, it gets more complicated. Rolf has a mnemonic for you. The color codes evolved with the evolution […]

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Another Lost Art: Soldering

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 […]

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Kapton Tape Can Save The Day

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 […]

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