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		<title>Do You Have the Right USB-C Cable?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 01:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Barry Mishkind [August 2026] One thing about standards – they keep changing. This is true across many areas of use. FCC Rules have changed a lot in the past months. But the electronics industry is always changing. For one thing, you likely have at least one adapter cable to deal with the various USB [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>C-Band Passes Away From Broadcast</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Danny Boyer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:28:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Danny Ray Boyer [July 2026] The FCC has announced plans to complete the auction of the remaining frequencies broadcasters have been using in the C-Band by next July. By 2030, the frequencies will host a totally different set of users.&#160;&#160; A lot is going on in the broadcast industry, what with various pressures to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 01:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[May 2013] Sometimes doing repairs is as easy as exchanging modules. Other times, just finding a replacement part can become a real hassle. As technology leaps ahead, Mike Patton sees more and more parts becoming unobtainium. Some solutions are offered. No one can dispute that many pieces of broadcast gear we work with every day [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Silicon Carbide Comes to AM Broadcasting Inside the BE AMX Transmitter</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Tim Hardy&#160; Senior RF Engineer, Broadcast Electronics [June 2026] Transmitters have come a long way. Tubes are gone, transmitters no long need huge rows of cabinets and many fit easily into a rack. Broadcast Electronics’ Tim Hardy is the designer behind the new transistors used in the new BE AMX line. Would you believe [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A Free Tool to Comply with the New FCC EAS Password Rule – and More!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Fine]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Ken Fine [July 2026] The FCC has issued the Public Notice and Order requiring EAS units to be held to a much tighter security standard than in the past (a discussion of the FCC actions is here). Ken Fine has utilized an A.I. structure to provide a simple password generator over which you have [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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