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Planning a wireless LAN
Aug 1, 2007,
By Kevin McNamara, CNE
When it comes time to install a wireless LAN at your facility, there are some basic guidelines that must be followed to make the system to its maximum capacity and keep your network secured against unauthorized users. 
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A FAQ on CAP
Aug 1, 2007,
Chriss Scherer
cscherer@RadioMagOnline.com
The mid-July 2007 further notice of proposed rulemaking from the FCC concerning EAS has begun the process of bringing the system into the 21st Century. However, the FCC action raises more questions than it answers.
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FCC launches EAS makeover
Aug 1, 2007,
By Harry Martin
The new EAS rules are designed to facilitate delivery of emergency information across a variety of platforms in a digital format and to provide improved access for disabled persons. The change likely to have the greatest impact on broadcasters is the FCC's adoption of the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) for all EAS participants.
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Towerswitch Collocom-2
Aug 1, 2007,
By Richland Towers Property Management Team: Melissa Anderson, Pam Merritt, Julie Martin, Dan Greive
Simply put, the Collocom-2 is an easy-to-install, solar-powered device used to play an audio warning or safety message at a tower site.
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Yellowtec Mika
Aug 1, 2007,
by Gary Wachter
Searching the Internet turned up a radical new design: Mika by Yellowtec in Germany. This is exactly what Gary Wachter had been searching for and more.
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Low-power follow-up
Jul 1, 2007
Larry Fuss wrote a letter to Senator Harry Reid about the senator's involvement in obtaining a licensed for a pirate radio station. Fuss shares the senator's reply with us.
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New directional measurement techniques proposed
Jul 1, 2007,
By Harry Martin
A group of broadcasters, consultants and manufacturers have petitioned the FCC to allow moment method modeling of AM directional arrays as a ways to reduce the burden of taking field strength readings in determining coverage.
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New Products
Jul 1, 2007,
by Kari Taylor, senior associate editor
New products from AKG, Audemat-Aztec, Avlex, Bext, Bird Electronic, Broadcast Electronics, Broadcast Tools, D.A.S. Audio, Day Sequerra, Digi-Data, DM Engineering, Docsoft, Global Security Systems, Harris, Heil Sound, Jetcast, Middle Atlantic Products, Nautel, Neutrik, Prism Sound, Realtraps, RTW Radio-Technische Werkstatten, Sennheiser Electronic, Soundfield Research, Thales, Unlimi-tech Software, West Coast Magnetics and Winmedia Software.
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Being duly diligent in station operations
Jul 1, 2007,
By John Battison,P.E., technical editor, RF
Take some time to ensure that basic legal and FCC rule obligations are met when taking over as the chief operator at a station.
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Adam Audio A7
Jul 1, 2007,
By Ron Bartlebaugh, CBNT
Adam Audio has taken the original ribbon tweeter technology and created the Accelerated Ribbon Technology (A.R.T.), where a folded-diaphragm membrane is used for the tweeter. The result is a higher velocity air flow for crisper highs.
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Sony Sound Forge 9.0
Jul 1, 2007,
By Chris Wygal
The development computer-based non-linear editing software has permeated the broadcast market with option after option for creating a digital audio workstation (DAW). The encouraging fact for many is that the software packages available today are affordable. Sony Media Software's Sound Forge is an established product that provides a great deal of power.
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Sign Off
Jul 1, 2007,
by Kari Taylor, senior associate editor
WHK celebrates its 85th year this year, the original Media Touch system is revisited, and the next wave of radio listeners are listening to radio at all.
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Satellite radio merger? Why not?
Jul 1, 2007,
Chriss Scherer
chriss.scherer@radiomagonline.com
Many doubt that the merger proposal will pass, but if it actually does, what will be the real harm to terrestrial radio? If terrestrial is as good as it thinks, there will be no ill effects.
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Personal-area networks
Jun 1, 2007,
By Kevin McNamara, CNE
Wireless personal area networks might present some interesting applications in a broadcast facility.
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Sangean HDT-1
Jun 1, 2007,
By Scott Trask
Device operation is simple, and the Sangean HDT-1 displays lots of information.
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Selling history
Jun 1, 2007
One of the largest—and rarest—radio sets ever made, the WLW Model Super Power Radio Receiver, was sold at auction on April 28 for $55,000.
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Sign Off
Jun 1, 2007,
by Kari Taylor, senior associate editor
Do you remember? The first Continental Electronics 317C 50kW AM transmitter was installed in 1965. The transmitter was mostly solid-state and featured
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Wheatstone Bridge
Jun 1, 2007,
By Kirk Chestnut, CPBE
The Wheatstone Bridge is built around card-configurable frames that can sample any combination of analog or digital audio sources and interface with logic control sources.
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Radio's real fix
Jun 1, 2007,
Chriss Scherer
cscherer@RadioMagOnline.com
Some say that HD Radio won't save radio broadcasting, and that we should focus instead on better programming. Why not do both?
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The alphabet soup of broadcast engineering
May 1, 2007,
By John Battison, P.E., technical editor, RF
When the early pioneers such as Alexanderson, Fessenden and Marconi commenced the production of non-ionizing radiation no one limited their RF levels, blamed their antenna towers for the deaths of migrant birds, or complained about ugly towers spoiling picturesque views.
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Sign Off
May 1, 2007,
by Kari Taylor senior associate editor
What feature to do consumers want most in their next MP3 player?
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New Products
May 1, 2007,
by Kari Taylor, senior associate editor
Portable signal generator NTI (Neutrik Test Instuments) Minirator MR-Pro: Besides test signals, this generator provides sweeps, fast chirps and offers
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