Towers Archives - The Broadcasters Desktop Resource Edited by Barry Mishkind - the Eclectic Engineer Sat, 24 Jun 2023 18:09:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.4 Tower Climbing and How To Avoid Dangerous Tower Events https://staging.thebdr.net/tower-climbing-and-how-to-avoid-dangerous-tower-events/ Tue, 25 Feb 2020 05:42:13 +0000 https://staging.thebdr.net/?p=1004

[February 2020] Some folks really like heights. Looking out from the top of a 1500 or 2000-foot tower can bring special satisfaction. For …

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]]> Static Dissipators: Black Magic or Real Protection? https://staging.thebdr.net/static-dissipators-black-magic-or-real-protection/ Wed, 21 Nov 2018 01:49:59 +0000 https://staging.thebdr.net/?p=1631

[November 2018] One of the biggest sources of damage to broadcast stations is from static buildup and lightning strikes. It can be in …

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]]> Did You Know? New Rules For Short Towers https://staging.thebdr.net/did-you-know-new-rules-for-short-towers/ Sat, 09 Sep 2017 02:02:24 +0000 https://staging.thebdr.net/?p=1638

[September 2017] Trying to stay current with FCC rule changes can make one feel that it is getting harder and harder to keep …

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]]> Dialight LEDs Light the Broadcast Environment – The Five Year Update https://staging.thebdr.net/dialight-leds-light-update/ Mon, 12 Dec 2016 05:19:29 +0000 https://staging.thebdr.net/?p=1650

[December 2016] LED lighting got off to a sort of rocky start. Some stations did have success and lower electric bills, but other …

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]]> Inspecting a Tower – Going on Up https://staging.thebdr.net/inspecting-a-tower-going-on-up/ Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:49:26 +0000 https://staging.thebdr.net/?p=1667

[January 2013] Regular inspections and maintenance can go a long way to preventing awkward silence on the dial.

What should be on the …

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]]> Inspecting an AM Tower https://staging.thebdr.net/inspecting-an-am-tower/ Tue, 11 Dec 2012 09:47:01 +0000 https://staging.thebdr.net/?p=1674 [December 2012] Regular inspection plans and maintenance can go a long way to preventing silence on the dial. What should be on the …

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]]> Inspecting Your Towers Why? Who? When? How? What? https://staging.thebdr.net/inspecting-your-towers-why-who-when-how-what/ Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:58:17 +0000 https://staging.thebdr.net/?p=1682 [August 2012] Most stations have an auxiliary transmitter and generator, for example, to cope with emergencies like power loss. But few have a …

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]]> Ignoring Tower Maintenance is Bad Business https://staging.thebdr.net/ignoring-tower-maintenance-is-bad-business/ Mon, 30 Jul 2012 10:03:58 +0000 https://staging.thebdr.net/?p=1685 [July 2012] When accomplished properly, routine maintenance extends the useful life of most everything we use – from clothes to cars, from microphones …

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]]> Limiting Static Voltage on Vertical AM Radiators https://staging.thebdr.net/limiting-static-voltage-on-vertical-am-radiators/ Tue, 15 Feb 2011 10:15:28 +0000 https://staging.thebdr.net/?p=1693

[February 2011] Few things are as much of a “welcome mat” for lightning as broadcast towers. Some of them stick the invitation as …

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]]> Dialight LEDs Light the Broadcast Environment https://staging.thebdr.net/dialight-leds-light/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:27:17 +0000 https://staging.thebdr.net/?p=1654

[July 2010] In recent years, LED lighting has become very popular. From those tiny keyring-LED lights to the multiple LED flashlights to stoplights …

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