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Site Operations

Avoiding Downtime When Disaster Strikes

Written by Barry Mishkind Posted in Site Operations.

What would you do if you could not reach your transmitter site for an extended period of time? Forest fires can …

A System Built On Six Hills

Written by James Keightley Posted in Site Operations.

Developing a new transmitter site can be major project. Toss in mountainous terrain and zoning board hassles; just getting it done …

Weeding Out Problems at Tower Sites

Written by Dave Dybas Posted in Site Operations.

Although an engineer is not really supposed to be a landscaper, largely due to the isolation of many transmitter sites he …

Broadcasting + Lightning = High Cost

Written by JoOnna Silberman Posted in Site Operations.

It seems rather contradictory: broadcasters install expensive, state-of-the-art equipment, then attach it to a tower reaching hundreds of feet in the …

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SmartKey Padlocks Solve Key Security

Written by Kevin Raper Posted in Site Operations.

There are many reasons for changing locks at the studio or transmitter site. But with each iteration comes a hefty bill …

Give Me a Sign – A Durable Sign!

Written by Richard Rudman Posted in Site Operations.

Every broadcast station must post information signs of one sort or another, ranging from the Antenna Structure Registration Number to RF …

A Tech Tip: Have Your Transmitter Text Alarm Messages to You

Written by Jeff Welton Posted in Site Operations.

In the old days, if something went wrong at the station, someone would dial your pager pretty quickly to get your …

Making Radio Waves – Not Metal Waves

Written by Barry Mishkind Posted in Site Operations.

Most of the time, after a tower site is constructed, it is assumed it will “just be there” for as long …

CPR Training Should Be on Your List

Written by Barry Mishkind Posted in Site Operations.

CPR – Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation – is something you hear about all the time. But in an emergency at your transmitter site, …

Safety Suggestions to Keep Everyone Alive

Written by Richard Rudman Posted in Site Operations.

Perhaps the most pressure-packed part of a broadcast engineer’s life is dealing with off-air situations. Besides the pressure of figuring out …

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