Are the C-Band Changes the Death Knell for Radio? Written by Ron Johnson Posted in Op Ed and Letters. Karen Johnson’s article reinforces discussions a fellow engineer and I had in the 1980-90’s. The discussions addressed all broadcast, cell phone, amateur radio, … Continue reading
FCC Makes Its First Move – Without the C-Band Alliance Written by Karen Johnson Posted in Op Ed and Letters. It is the fourth quarter of the year, so – yes – we were expecting some kind of movement in the C-Band/5G battle … Continue reading
What Broadcast Engineering Was Written by Ron Schacht Posted in Op Ed and Letters. I have been at this game pushing 60 years and today while making up Type N jumper cables with RG214 for an STL … Continue reading
AM Dying? Written by Gary Northrup Posted in Op Ed and Letters. I started in radio at 13 on a Provisional license, 3rd Class at 14 and our Chief drove me 200 miles to Kansas … Continue reading
2019 NPT EAS Test Written by James Walker Posted in Op Ed and Letters. 20+ years in service and “still needs to be worked on” ?!?! A friend owns several stations in the mid south. According to … Continue reading
Another Response to James Potter Written by Ron Schacht Posted in Op Ed and Letters. Yes James, unfortunately you are 100 % correct. But that’s not only the case with the AM stations – also FM’s. We all … Continue reading
Can Radio Survive in Small Towns? Written by James Potter Posted in Op Ed and Letters. From my general radio industry experience plus my advertising business, I am aware of small- to medium-market AM stations still succeeding in what … Continue reading
EAS Written by James Walker Posted in Op Ed and Letters. The real problem with EAS is not the latency or the audio quality or any other internal problem. It is the audience – … Continue reading
FM Tuners and AM Radio Written by Ron Schacht Posted in Op Ed and Letters. The article on FM tuners that will work in high RF environments is timely for me as I had a similar problem but … Continue reading
No AM Radio Written by James Walker Posted in Op Ed and Letters. Yes, many auto manufacturers no longer offer AM radio on their car entertainment systems. One reason is interference. With more and more data … Continue reading
