Ensuring that all mission critical equipment stays secure is important. A few weeks ago, someone posted hundreds of IP addresses for EAS boxes, harvested from the Shodan site. Dave Kline took the opportunity to review his EAS box security. The FCC recently issued an advisory about securing EAS equipment connected to the Internet. […]

Many of us have moved to Windows 10, for one of several reasons, whether we really wanted it or not. Unfortunately, little things pop up from time to time that remind us of the “good old days” with XP – well, at least when we felt we had more control over our systems. […]

A lot of broadcast studios is not unusual to find consumer or “pro-sumer” audio gear, which is usually unbalanced. There are several solutions to convert to a balanced audio. Alan Alsobrook shares one of his solutions. In the current Internet of Things (IoT), it is now common to have USB everything, and could […]

Doing some remotes is a bit more complex these days, than when someone would run out with the Marti unit. Not only is the route to the studio more complex, but the number of people involved is often much larger than in the past. We are really excited about the our brand new […]

Sometimes digital gear does not talk to each other quite the way we would want. Here is a tip on how to better mate two popular products. We have recently resolved an interface issue relating to using a Henry Engineering USB Matchbox II with a Wheatstone network audio system. The AES output of […]

Few things are more annoying than waiting for a mission critical computer or some other microprocessor-equipped gear to reboot after a power bump or dropout. An Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) can save the day – if the battery has not deteriorated or failed. John Stortz offers an easy way to diagnose the condition […]

Looking for a lightweight Bluetooth speaker that is versatile, sounds good, yet will not cost an arm and a leg? Try the C.Crane Senta Ally speaker. Each year at the International CES, as you walk among the thousands of booths, it seems that usually one or two products really catch the eye, but […]

With fewer and fewer people live in radio studios – and many of those listening to the “program audio” (instead of off-air) – newer and better ways to alert station personnel to problems are needed. Here is one, presented by Hank Landsberg of Henry Engineering. For many years, one component of a typical […]

One of the requirements when using magnetic base mount mobile antennas is ensuring that they stay firmly attached to a mobile vehicle at highway speeds. For a vehicle with an aluminum or fiberglass body, using magnetic mount antennas is, to state the obvious, a challenge. Here, Richard Rudman shares a solution he found. […]

Users of the venerable NemsClarke 120B field intensity meters have had a problem for a while. The unit is long out of manufacture, and support is difficult to obtain. But the biggest issue is that the plate power supply for the unit is basically unobtanium. The 67.5 Volt “B” batteries used by the […]