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Gary Minker — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 22:25:00 +0000

[July 2022] Gary Minker likes to point out that a good broadcast engineer is someone who knows what he does not know. By …

Ken Fine — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 18:52:19 +0000

[February 2022] AM stations are under pressure. Sometimes the land is worth more than the station. Other times, the question might be “we …

Grady Moates — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 23:26:59 +0000

[April 2020] For years, there has been a search for a way to reduce the costs of AM broadcast antennas, both from the …

Tom Silliman — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 00:13:32 +0000

[November 2018] Early this month a fire at the Tiger Mountain broadcast site destroyed the antenna for six Seattle market FM’s.ERI sent a …

Tom Silliman — Sat, 17 Nov 2018 23:45:47 +0000

[November 2018] We continue with Tom Silliman’s discussion on the things that can cause problems with FM antennas, and how proper maintenance can …

Tom Silliman — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 03:30:50 +0000

[September 2018] How can you tell if your tower or antenna needs maintenance? A good start would be a presentation from an antenna …

Ron Nott — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 00:17:08 +0000

[April 2017] Each time a lightning storm passes, broadcasters tend to hold their breath and hope their facility will not attract a lightning …

Clarence Beverage — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 00:20:27 +0000

[April 2016] Consulting engineers can spend a lot of time fitting a station into the area available. Sometimes having the right antenna at …

Michael Patton — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 00:35:38 +0000

[December 2015] Directional Antennas (DAs) can be a big mystery for some until they discover that with a little algebra, the basic concepts …

Ron Nott — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 00:50:45 +0000

[August 2015] Over the years, Ron Nott has helped many stations solve transmission issues. Sometimes, he finds the unipole to be the right …