Check the Electrical Power Meter
It's a good idea to compare the power bill information to the actual meter reading once in a while.
PERL Logger
Rob Landry's Perl script records each hour as an MP3 file by capturing the station's Internet stream.
Mine that Light
Working in tight spaces with low light is no fun. Check out this handy device to shed some light on the task.
Proof of Performance Manuals
In the 1970s, Broadcast Engineering published an FM and AM manual to conduct a station audio proof of performance. We have scanned them and posted them for your reference.
A Better Method of Line Pressurization
The author prefers nitrogen over dessicated air, but he adds two more steps to manage the pressure.
Engineer's Notebook Pullout, part 2
Engineer's Notebook Pullout, part 2
Tips, tricks, hints and more for Oct, 2008
The Dremel handheld rotary drill kit, conversion calculators and more tools for your toolbox.
Tips on RS-232, serial data, and satellite dish tune-up
Serial data explained Even though there are faster and easier ways to connect data devices, many older protocols, particularly RS-232, live on. I have
Tips on alternative power supply, road rack wiring, and rubber belts
Alternative power supplies, road rack wiring and rubber belts.
Top 10 Tech Tips for successful HD radio installation
Ben Brinitzer has installed a number of HD Radio systems. He shares his top 10 tips for a successful installation
Tips on punching in, light switch modification, mic flags, and fans
Punching in, leaving the light on, mic identity and staying connected
Tips on vehicle maintenance and wasps and bees
Vehicle maintenance, checking for leaks, and wasps and bees
Tips on mic booms, mic spring, silent mic boom, lpb mic, analog cell phones, and metric screws
Flying springs, analog cell phones and extra pieces.
Tips on wall-wart power supplies and leftover 6' cords
Wart remover, the spaghetti alternative, and send a tip, win a book.
Continental Electronics E-Slide
E-Slide is an electronic sliderule program for the Radio broadcast engineer.
Toolbox.exe
A package of programs for radio broadcast engineers, including FM or STL path calculation, maximum AM DA MP calculation, FCC upper/lower common point/ND base current calculations, power change schedule for up to 14 months, calculate field/loop ratios for AM DA systems, fresnel zone clearance calculator, and more.
Endec Remote
Endec Remote is a utility to remotely control a Sage Endec from a Windows PC via a serial or IP connection using a serial-to-Ethernet adaptor at the Sage unit.
Tips on rack maintenance, efficient rack use, power distribution, and deeper racks
Rack maintenance, efficient rack use, power distribution and deeper racks.
Two Momentary Switches to a Maintained Switch
Turn two momentary closures into a single maintained contact.
Tips on rack mounting, RE-20, studio head room, and tape machine maintenance
Remote rack mounting, tape machine maintenance, studio headroom and from the Tech Tips Mailbag.
Engineer's Notebook Pullout, part 1
Engineer's Notebook Pullout, part 1
Linear Digital Audio Data Rates and Storage
Need to figure the necessary storage sapce for audio files? Use these equations to make it easy.
TCP/IP Port Numbers
In TCP/IP and UDP networks, a port is an endpoint to a logical connection and the way a client program specifies a specific server program on a computer in a network.
IP Subnets
A handy reference of IP subnets.
Tips on analog tape, tape recorders, tape bias, logic inputs, and logic control
Part 2 of the analog tape series investigates the electronics. We also offer some insight into the basics of electronic logic.
