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		<title>Coping with Vegetation That is Trying to Take Over</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[[February 2026] A Spring Surprise awaits for many of us. A suggestion or two might save you time and frustration over the next few months.  As the Winter yields to Spring, transmitter sites all over place start sprouting all sorts of greenery and other things that are not exactly conducive to site operations or maintenance, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Because the public at large is often frightened by scaremongers regarding the effects of RF radiation, broadcasters need to be aware of those areas at transmission sites where RF radiation can be an issue. The OSHA and the FCC have, in recent years, focused more attention on the measurement and signage for public protection. But, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2022 22:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[May 2022] Transmitter and site maintenance has become more difficult to accomplish in recent years for a number of reasons: Consolidation, reduction in technical staffs, management refusal to pay for maintenance at aging sites that need attention, etc. There are many excuses, but still, looking at what some sites have become can be a bit [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2021 18:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[September 2021] Circuit breakers are there for protection. Like fuses before them, circuit breakers react to current in excess of the rating printed on the toggle by tripping and cutting the power off. Once a system is set up, with due attention to the load on the power feed and circuit box, it normally will [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Nov 2019 11:31:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[November 2019] Site security is always a concern, especially these days with the copper theft issues, etc. But, of all the possibilities, here is one time, that “Do Not Enter!” might literally be “loud and clear.” It used to be “de rigor” for broadcast engineers to visit transmitter sites on a weekly basis, to check [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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