Antennas

Don’t Do That: Slugs Should Be Left In The Garden

Written by Gary Minker Posted in Antennas, Transmitters.

Gary Minker likes to point out that a good broadcast engineer is someone who knows what he does not know. By …

AM Broadcasters – Know your Tower Lease Rights!

Written by Dave Dybas Posted in Site Operations, Transmitters.

Do you own the site where your tower sits? Ownership brings any number of requirements and responsibilities. So, is renting …

A Unipole Keeps Towers Useful

Written by Ken Fine Posted in Antennas, Transmitters.

AM stations are under pressure. Sometimes the land is worth more than the station. Other times, the question might be “we …

The Elenos ETG 5000 FM Transmitter

Written by Mark Voris Posted in Transmitters.

Selecting a new transmitter today involves different criteria from 20 or 30 years ago. Space requirements often are key considerations. But …

Rohde & Schwarz’ THR9 Brings Liquid-Cooled Savings to FM

Written by Don Backus Posted in Transmitters.

Sometimes old technology is new again – at least when it is presented in a modern way to solve size and …

When Customer Support Saves the Day

Written by Kate Skinner Posted in Transmitters.

Buying equipment is one thing. But, eventually, almost everything requires adjustment, maintenance, or repair. Working with companies that make a point …

How to Know When it is Time to Replace a Tube Transmitter

Written by Elaine Jones Posted in Transmitters.

Broadcast transmitters truly are the heart of the whole enterprise. Without a solid, reliable transmitter, no station can be successful. But …

Cost-Efficient: The GatesAir Flexiva FAX 20

Written by Robert Wynne Posted in Transmitters.

Keeping costs under control is an important goal for any successful operation. Like many stations, KKRB has found its new solid-state …

Improving Two Experiences at Once Through HD Diversity Delay

Written by Kevin Haider Posted in Transmitters.

Probably one of the most frustrating aspects for engineers of HD Radio stations is keeping the time alignment stable when receivers …

The GatesAir Flexiva FAX20

Written by Mike Everhart Posted in Transmitters.

As the Harris Broadcast transmitter division morphs into GatesAir, many are watching to see how the company’s products will perform and …

MaxxCasting™ A New Concept in FM Boosters

Written by Hal Kneller Posted in Transmitters.

FM stations often run into coverage problems due to transmitter location or terrain issues. Boosters can fill in coverage, but not …

The Harris Broadcast Flexiva FAX150

Written by Alex Hartman Posted in Transmitters.

In the past few years, we have seen a number of low power FM transmitters, taking advantage of new manufacturing techniques. …

BW & SCMS Combine to Help KHPQ

Written by Bob Mayben Posted in Transmitters.

When a problem occurs, what do you do? Getting factory support is not always straight forward. On the other hand, when …

Giving Attention to Coax Switchers

Written by Dennis Heymans Posted in Transmitters.

If your main transmitter failed, would you have confidence that your coaxial switcher would quickly and safely connect the auxiliary transmitter …

Determining FMeXtra Injection

Written by Lyle Henry Posted in Monitoring, Transmitters.

Modern modulation, especially digital modulation, has in some ways outrun the capabilities of the traditional modulation monitors. This is especially true …

Why Factory Acceptance Testing is the Smart Move

Written by Rolin Lintag Posted in Transmitters.

Even in this age of solid state products, ordering a transmitter is a major deal. Beyond the need to get the …

BE’s New STX LP FM – The Transmitter on a Board

Written by Dee McVicker Posted in Transmitters.

They say that necessity is the mother of invention. It is hard to think of another time in radio history when an affordable, …

The Nautel J-1000

Written by Scott Cason Posted in Transmitters.

Replacing a new transmitter can be major undertaking, especially when it uncovers some of the shortcomings of the original installation. Years …

Telular SX7 Fixed Cellular Device

Written by John Lackness Posted in Transmitters.

John Lackness really enjoys finding interesting products, of which you may not have either heard or thought about. They may or may not …

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