IP audio: The new audio format
Analog audio was simple. It could be transmitted easily and heard with anything. Digital audio complicate things, but standards help. Now we have IP audio. Is this the replacement for AES3?
Repairing Flat-panel monitors
Most LCD screens were not meant to operate 24/7. Here's a capacitor upgrade that may buy you some extra life.
Rack-mounting computers
Trouble mounting a computer in a rack? You can try to make do with modified shelves, or get the right hardware for the job.
April New Products
New products from Auralex Acoustics, Axia Audio, Broadcast Electronics, Day Sequerra, Enco Systems, Marantz, Sonifex and Yamaha.
Contributor Pro-File: Bob Newberry
This month: Meet Bob Newberry, Clear Channel Radio Birmingham/Tuscaloosa, AL
Shure X2u
XLR to USB adapter
Poor Man's Satellite Dish Deicer
After years of relying on the broom method and not having the budget to invest in a commercial deicer, KLJC engineer Glenn Williams devised his own way to keep the ice away.
Field Report: FM Services TLM-1
I would recommend you consider the TLM-1 when the need for a tower light monitor arises, especially if you have a tower light circuit where a separate wire is not available for each sidelight and beacon level.
FCC cracks down on noncommercial "commercials"
What precisely constitutes a commercial is not easily determined. Generally NCE stations cannot accept payment in return for the on-air promotion of commercial activities.
The application of NEC programs
The NEC programs offer a great improvement over the slide rule era when the sheer volume of manual operations involved tended to influence full and comprehensive searches for perfection.
Quality of service - Quality in manufacturing
A fellow engineer tells me about some recent equipment failures, and he is concerned about the quality of manufacturing. I understand his concern. There is an expectation for a professional product to provide reliable service. He is not expecting unrealistic support, but he is expecting the product to work.
Field Report: Thermo Bond Buildings
Thermo Bond designed and built a beautiful building, both aesthetically and functionally, as this review explains.
OECD broadband penetration
Looking back at a 1966 photo of Dave Land, and OECD broadband penetration.
Field Report: ATI DM500
In this review, Doug Irwin rates the DM500 as very useful around the radio station facility.
Contributor Pro-File: Lloyd Mintzmyer
This month: Meet Lloyd Mintzmyer, President, Praise Network
President Obama's changes to the FCC
The bad taste of former Chairman Kevin Martin still lingers, but immediate efforts are being made to cleanse that memory. The first step was President Obama naming Michael Copps to be the interim chairman of the FCC.
When does an omni antenna become a DA?
In a recently-filed petition against an FM station modification, an issue was raised as to whether a proposed omnidirectional antenna should be treated as directional due to pattern distortion resulting from tower mounting and compensating antenna design features.
What's happening at 700MHz?
The newly cleared spectrum is perhaps some of the most desirable largely due to the fact that radio frequency in this lower range travels farther and tends to penetrate buildings more efficiently than higher frequencies.
February New Products
New products from Automated Processes Inc. (API), Axel Technology, Belar, Blue Microphones, Clark Wire and Cable, Furman Sound, Marantz, Neutrik, Nevaton, Omnia Audio, Phiaton, RAM Broadcast Systems, RMG International, Society of Broadcast Engineers, Tascam and Zaxcom.
A Webster-Chicago Model 80 Wire Recorder and the top 20 radio advertisers of 2008
Looking back at a 30-year-old NAB study guide, a Webster-Chicago Model 80 Wire Recorder and the top radio advertisers of 2008.
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