Radio Guide
Radio Technology for
Engineers and Managers
Radio Guide 2005
Monthly Issue Archive Files
Editor: Barry
Mishkind - barry@oldradio.com
Publisher: Ray Topp - Email: radio@rconnect.com
Phone: 928-284-3700 - Website: www.radio-guide.com
2005 Radio Guide Contents
PAGE: 3
TITLE: Contents
HEAD: New Year, New Challenges
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Barry Mishkind
PAGE: 4
TITLE: IP-Audio Routing
HEAD: The Technology Underlying Axia
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Clark Novak
PAGE: 8
TITLE: Audio Guide
HEAD: Audio Processing From the Ground Up
SUBHEAD: Part 19: Digital Audio Processing
AUTHOR: Cornelius Gould
PAGE: 10
TITLE: Security Guide
HEAD: Good Fences (and Lights) Make Good Neighbors
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Marvin Collins
PAGE: 13
TITLE: FCC Focus
HEAD: Why You Need a Washington Attorney
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Bruce Eisen
PAGE: 14
TITLE: Radio Guide Road Trip
HEAD: Peter Dahl
SUBHEAD: Transforming Broadcasters for Over Four Decades
AUTHOR: Barry Mishkind
PAGE: 18
TITLE: Transmission Guide
HEAD: Measuring AM Power
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Phil Alexander
PAGE: 22
TITLE: Tower Topics
HEAD: The Truth About Towers
SUBHEAD: Part 4 - Triggering the Specifications
AUTHOR: Leonard Weenou
PAGE: 24
TITLE: Studio Guide
HEAD: Streaming on a Budget
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Mark Shander
PAGE: 26
TITLE: Pioneer Profiles
HEAD: Thomas Convey
SUBHEAD: St. Louis Promoter and Radio Pioneer
AUTHOR: Frank Absher
PAGE: 28
TITLE: Survival Guide
HEAD: How Not to Get Eaten Alive in Radio's Food Chain
SUBHEAD: Pumping Iron Butterfly and Other Clashes
AUTHOR: Rich Wood
PAGE: 28
TITLE: The Worst I've Ever Seen
HEAD: Coaxial Cable Weep hole
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Barry Mishkind
PAGE: 28
TITLE: Tips From the Field
HEAD: Tower Beacon Monitor Circuit
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: David Forsman
PAGE: 30
TITLE: IT Guide
HEAD: Effective and safe E-mail Communication
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Tren Barnett
PAGE: 32
TITLE: Tech Tips
HEAD: Optimod 8100A Low Output Fix
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Bob Hawkins
PAGE: 34
TITLE: Gear Guide
HEAD: AM/FM Transmitters and Exciters
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 34
TITLE: Service Guide
HEAD: Radio Equipment Products and Services
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 38
TITLE: Final Stage
HEAD: Datebook, Advertiser List, Industry Updates
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 39
TITLE: Consultant Guide
HEAD: Radio Consulting Engineers
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 3
TITLE: Contents
HEAD: Driving the Train or Riding to Disaster
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Barry Mishkind
PAGE: 4
TITLE: Radio in the Field
HEAD: Successfully Handling RF and Neighbors
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Jeff Johnson
PAGE: 6
TITLE: Transmission Guide
HEAD: Measuring AM Power
SUBHEAD: Part 2: Indirect Power Determination
AUTHOR: Phil Alexander
PAGE: 9
TITLE: Full Duplex
HEAD: Resource Management 101
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: George Nicholas
PAGE: 10
TITLE: IT Guide
HEAD: One Step Forward - Two Steps Backup
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Craig Bowman
PAGE: 12
TITLE: Operations Guide
HEAD: Is It "Budget Planning Time" Already
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Mark Mitchell
PAGE: 14
TITLE: FCC Focus
HEAD: Broadcasting Telephone Calls
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Bruce Eisen
PAGE: 16
TITLE: Tower Topics
HEAD: The Truth About Towers
SUBHEAD: Part 5: Wire Rope
AUTHOR: Leonard Weenou
PAGE: 18
TITLE: Digital Guide
HEAD: Digital Transmission
SUBHEAD: Part 1: The Digital Engine
AUTHOR: Rob Meuser
PAGE: 20
TITLE: Technology Guide
HEAD: The Consumer Electronics Show - 2005
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Barry Mishkind
PAGE: 24
TITLE: Products in Focus
HEAD: A Monthly Radio Products Showcase
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 26
TITLE: Radio War Stories
HEAD: A "Tap" on the Arm
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: John Hettish
PAGE: 28
TITLE: Maintenance Guide
HEAD: Line Sweeping
SUBHEAD: Part 2: Why it is Important
AUTHOR: Gary Minker
PAGE: 30
TITLE: Radio.edu - a Non-Comm View
HEAD: Bringing the Remote Broadcast Back Home
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: John Devecka
PAGE: 32
TITLE: Field Guide
HEAD: Dialight LED Beacons and Marker Lights
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Jay Crawford
PAGE: 34
TITLE: Tech Tips
HEAD: Using the Right Fence
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Stanley Swanson
PAGE: 36
TITLE: Radio History
HEAD: KSTP Celebrates Its 80th Anniversary
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ken Benner
PAGE: 38
TITLE: Studio Guide
HEAD: A Mobile Talk Studio - On the Fly
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Mark Shander
PAGE: 40
TITLE: Tool Guide
HEAD: NTI ML1 Minilyzer - Analog Audio Analyzer
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 40
TITLE: Consultant Guide
HEAD: Radio Consulting Engineers
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 42
TITLE: Gear Guide
HEAD: Telephone Audio and Control - Remote Telephone Audio Gear
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 44
TITLE: Service Guide
HEAD: Radio Equipment Products and Services
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 46
TITLE: Final Stage
HEAD: Datebook, Advertiser List, Industry Updates
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 3
TITLE: Contents
HEAD: Will We See You at NAB?
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Barry Mishkind
PAGE: 4
TITLE: Orban 8500
HEAD: A Digital Processor for Digital Transmission
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Gary Blau
PAGE: 6
TITLE: Tech Support Forum
HEAD: Demand Good Technical Support
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Mike Pappas
PAGE: 8
TITLE: Radio Guide 2005 Technical Initiative Awards
HEAD:
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Barry Mishkind
PAGE: 10
TITLE: Transmitter Shack
HEAD: Facilities Protection
SUBHEAD: Before and After the Fire Department Arrives
AUTHOR: John White
PAGE: 14
TITLE: Transmission Guide
HEAD: Measuring AM Power
SUBHEAD: Part 3: Getting Back to Normal
AUTHOR: Phil Alexander
PAGE: 16
TITLE: Power Supply
HEAD: EMP Protection: What? Why? How?
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ronald Dot'o Sr.
PAGE: 18
TITLE: Maintenance Guide
HEAD: Line Sweeping
SUBHEAD: Part 3: When Should You Do It?
AUTHOR: Gary Minker
PAGE: 20
TITLE: Digital Guide
HEAD: Digital Transmission
SUBHEAD: Part 2: OFDM
AUTHOR: Rob Meuser
PAGE: 22
TITLE: Full Duplex
HEAD: Resource Management 101
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: George Nicholas
PAGE: 24
TITLE: Products in Focus
HEAD: A Monthly Radio Product Showcase
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 26
TITLE: Studio Guide
HEAD: Microphone Talk: Part 1
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Mark Shander
PAGE: 27
TITLE: The Worst I've Ever Seen
HEAD: Remote Manual Breaker Reset
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Barry Mishkind
PAGE: 28
TITLE: Tips From the Field
HEAD: Modified Intake Air Filtering for Continental/Collins Trans.
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Clay Freinwald
PAGE: 31
TITLE: Tech Tips
HEAD: Some More Nems-Clarke Tips
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ken Benner
PAGE: 32
TITLE: Radio.edu - a Non-Comm View
HEAD: Computers in the Station
SUBHEAD: Part 1: Plain Vanilla Computers
AUTHOR: John Devecka
PAGE: 34
TITLE: Field Guide
HEAD: Saga Communications Selects BE FM 25 for Install
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Mark Spaulding
PAGE: 36
TITLE: User Guide
HEAD: I Got an XM for Xmas
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Jay White
PAGE: 38
TITLE: Tool Guide
HEAD: Audio Technologies Model SLM-100 Sound Pressure Level Meter
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 40
TITLE: Consultant Guide
HEAD: Radio Consulting Engineers
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 42
TITLE: Gear Guide
HEAD: Consoles and Mixers
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 44
TITLE: Service Guide
HEAD: Radio Equipment Products and Services
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 46
TITLE: Final Stage
HEAD: Datebook, Advertiser List, Industry Updates
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 3
TITLE: Contents
HEAD: Conferring, Conversing, and Otherwise Hobnobing
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Barry Mishkind
PAGE: 4
TITLE: Digital Radio
HEAD: Things We Have Learned: Tips, Tricks and Traps
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Steve Davis
PAGE: 6
TITLE: Digital Guide
HEAD: Digital Transmission
SUBHEAD: Part 3: Linear Amplification
AUTHOR: Rob Meuser
PAGE: 8
TITLE: Field Guide
HEAD: Using GPS for Field Intensity Measurements
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Burt Weiner
PAGE: 12
TITLE: Audio Guide
HEAD: Processing From the Ground Up
SUBHEAD: Part 20: Digital Loudness and Delay
AUTHOR: Cornelius Gould
PAGE: 14
TITLE: DA Q&A
HEAD: Comparing Monitor Point Readings to the License Values
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ron Rackley
PAGE: 16
TITLE: Radio.edu a Non-Comm View
HEAD: Computers in the Station
SUBHEAD: Part 2: Specialized Operations, Special Computers
AUTHOR: John Devecka
PAGE: 18
TITLE: Facilities Guide
HEAD: Building a Radio Station in a House
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Glen Kippel
PAGE: 20
TITLE: Power Supply
HEAD: Part 2: Surge Suppression for EMP Protection
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ronald Dot'o Sr.
PAGE: 23
TITLE: FCC Focus
HEAD: Honesty is the Best Policy
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Bruce Eisen
PAGE: 24
TITLE: NAB 2005 Products in Focus
HEAD:
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 26
TITLE: The Radio Guide Technical Initiative
HEAD: Communicating and Sharing: a Hallmark of Radio Engineers
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Barry Mishkind
PAGE: 28
TITLE: Transmission Guide
HEAD: Determining FM Transmitter Power Output
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Terrence Baun
PAGE: 32
TITLE: Full Duplex
HEAD: Resource Management 103
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: George Nicholas
PAGE: 33
TITLE: Studio Guide
HEAD: Microphone Talk: Part 2 - Dynamic Microphones
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Mark Shander
PAGE: 34
TITLE: Transmitter Shack
HEAD: Power Upgrade on Tap for Mount Wilson, CA
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Marvin Collins
PAGE: 36
TITLE: Tool Guide
HEAD: Conex Electro-Systems Model RX-11 Programmable Tone Gen.
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 38
TITLE: Protection Guide
HEAD: DA Gap - Lightning Dissipation Horn Gap
SUBHEAD: DA Hook - Personal Grounding Stick
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 40
TITLE: The Worst I've Ever Seen
HEAD: These Readings Don't Look Right
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Barry Mishkind
PAGE: 40
TITLE: Radio Web Sites
HEAD: On-Line Resources for Broadcasters
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 40
TITLE: Consultant Guide
HEAD: Radio Consulting Engineers
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 42
TITLE: Gear Guide
HEAD: Towers, Antennas, Phasors
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 44
TITLE: Service Guide
HEAD: Radio Equipment Products and Services
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 46
TITLE: Final Stage
HEAD: Datebook, Advertiser List, Industry Updates
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 3
TITLE: Contents
HEAD: A Good Show for Radio
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Barry Mishkind
PAGE: 4
TITLE: Technology Guide
HEAD: Radio at the Digital Crossroads
SUBHEAD: How Much Regulation?
AUTHOR: Phil Alexander
PAGE: 6
TITLE: Digital Guide
HEAD: Digital Transmission
SUBHEAD: Part 4: EER - Envelope Elimination and Restoration
AUTHOR: Robert Meuser
PAGE: 8
TITLE: Radio.edu
HEAD: I Gave My Feet for You
SUBHEAD: NAB Best Finds 2005
AUTHOR: John Devecka
PAGE: 12
TITLE: DA Q&A
HEAD: Specifying the Right Reference Tower
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ron Rackley
PAGE: 14
TITLE: Getting Together as an Industry
HEAD:
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Barry Mishkind
PAGE: 16
TITLE: RF Guide
HEAD: Improvements to Sample Loop Connection Assemblies
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: J.S. Sellmeyer
PAGE: 19
TITLE: Full Duplex
HEAD: Have I Got a Deal For You!
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: George Nicholas
PAGE: 20
TITLE: Transmission Guide
HEAD: FM Coverage in the IBOC Era
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Barry McClarnon
PAGE: 23
TITLE: The Worst I've Ever seen
HEAD: Hidden Guy Anchors
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Barry Mishkind
PAGE: 23
TITLE: Radio Websites
HEAD: On-Line Resources for Broadcasters
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 26
TITLE: Maintenance Guide
HEAD: Line Sweeping
SUBHEAD: Part 4: Selecting a Line Sweeper
AUTHOR: Gary Minker
PAGE: 28
TITLE: Site Guide
HEAD: Using the Proper Warning Signs
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Dave Maxson
PAGE: 30
TITLE: Field Guide
HEAD: SCA Wristwatches
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Lyle Henry
PAGE: 32
TITLE: Radio War Stories
HEAD: Raising 480 feet of Tower - in 15 Minutes!
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Bob Seaberg
PAGE: 34
TITLE: Studio Guide
HEAD: The Auxiliary Production Room
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Mark Shander
PAGE: 36
TITLE: Tool Guide
HEAD: Six Cable Testers for Less than $100
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 38
TITLE: Survival Guide
HEAD: Henny Penny (Adjusted for Inflation)
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Rich Wood
PAGE: 40
TITLE: Consultant Guide
HEAD: Radio Consulting Engineers
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 42
TITLE: Gear Guide
HEAD: STL, TSL, RPU, Wireless, Remote Control, Monitors
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 46
TITLE: Final Stage
HEAD: Datebook, Advertiser List, Industry Updates
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 3
TITLE: Contents
HEAD: Building Something Together
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Barry Mishkind
PAGE: 4
TITLE: Facility Guide
HEAD: Great Looking Studio Furniture Without Breaking the Bank
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Bill Bordeaux
PAGE: 6
TITLE: The Worst I've Ever Seen
HEAD: Bad Tower Fencing
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Barry Mishkind
PAGE: 6
TITLE: Radio Web Sites
HEAD: On-Line Resources for Broadcasters
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 8
TITLE: DA Q&A
HEAD: Mutual Impedance
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ron Rackley
PAGE: 10
TITLE: Transmission Guide
HEAD: Part 2: Neighborly Relations in the IBOC Era
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Barry McLarnon
PAGE: 14
TITLE: Facility Focus
HEAD: Digital Transmission Effects: The Mom and Pop Next Door
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Barry Mishkind
PAGE: 16
TITLE: Maintenance Guide
HEAD: Prepare Before Lightning Strikes
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Jeff Welton
PAGE: 20
TITLE: Studio Guide
HEAD: A Microphone Matching Challenge
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Mark Shander
PAGE: 22
TITLE: Radio.edu - a Non-Comm View
HEAD: The Right Tool for the Job
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: John Devecka
PAGE: 26
TITLE: Sound Guide
HEAD: Surround Sound for Newbies
SUBHEAD: Understanding the Choices
AUTHOR: Steve Church
PAGE: 30
TITLE: Field Guide
HEAD: Sencore's SPDATB Toolbox
SUBHEAD: A Digital Watchdog That Catches the Bits
AUTHOR: Steve Dube
PAGE: 32
TITLE: Things You Need to Know
HEAD: Should Engineers Get Overtime Pay?
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Tom Taggart
PAGE: 34
TITLE: Operations Guide
HEAD: Finding New Engineering Talent
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Mike Pappas
PAGE: 36
TITLE: Tech Tips
HEAD: Punch Block Tips
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Bob Burnham
PAGE: 38
TITLE: Consultant's View
HEAD: A Consulting Engineer Can Solve Problems
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Laura Mizrahi
PAGE: 40
TITLE: Consultant Guide
HEAD: Radio Consulting Engineers
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 40
TITLE: Tool Guide
HEAD: Forever Flashlights: No Batteries - No Bulbs
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 42
TITLE: Gear Guide
HEAD: Automation, Digital Audio, Studio Control and Interface
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 44
TITLE: Service Guide
HEAD: Radio Equipment Products and Services
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 46
TITLE: Final Stage
HEAD: Datebook, Advertiser List, Industry Updates
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 3
TITLE: Contents
HEAD: Remembering the Major
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Barry Mishkind
PAGE: 4
TITLE: Remembering Major Armstrong
HEAD: Celebrating 70 Years of FM Transmission
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Mark Humphrey
PAGE: 6
TITLE: Radio Web Sites
HEAD: On-Line Resources for Broadcasters
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 6
TITLE: The Worst I've Ever Seen
HEAD: The Rather Curious Output Network
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Barry Mishkind
PAGE: 8
TITLE: Transmission Guide
HEAD: Part 3: IBOC and the AM Receiver
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Barry McLarnon
PAGE: 12
TITLE: Radio.edu a Non-Comm View
HEAD: Summer Chores
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: John Devecka
PAGE: 14
TITLE: Field Guide
HEAD: ISP Sports Scores with the AudioVAULT (tm)
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Chris Ferris
PAGE: 16
TITLE: Tech Tips
HEAD: Shure SM-7 Microphone Fix
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Bob Burnham
PAGE: 16
TITLE: Digital Guide
HEAD: Digital Transmission
SUBHEAD: Part 5: Adaptive Pre-Correction
AUTHOR: Robert Meuser
PAGE: 18
TITLE: Field Guide
HEAD: A "Power Clamp" User Report
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Art Vandolay
PAGE: 20
TITLE: Tech Guide
HEAD: Power Clamp TVSS: Theory of Operation
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Hank Landsberg
PAGE: 22
TITLE: Studio Guide
HEAD: Choosing Microphones
SUBHEAD: Part 1
AUTHOR: Mark Shander
PAGE: 26
TITLE: RF Guide
HEAD: Developing an IBOC Transmitter Using a Single Tube PA
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Alan White
PAGE: 30
TITLE: Maintenance Guide
HEAD: Part 5: Planning to Benefit from Line Sweeping
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Gary Minker
PAGE: 32
TITLE: Tech Tips
HEAD: STL Monitoring, Intermod Sleuthing and Rackrails
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Stanley Swanson
PAGE: 34
TITLE: DA Q&A
HEAD: Transmission Line Matching - How Critical?
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ron Rackley
PAGE: 36
TITLE: FCC Focus
HEAD: Proper Contact With the FCC
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Bruce Eisen
PAGE: 38
TITLE: Survival Guide
HEAD: The Care and Feeding of Your Competition
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Rich Wood
PAGE: 40
TITLE: Tool Guide
HEAD: Soldering Tip Care and Use
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 40
TITLE: Consultant Guide
HEAD: Radio Consulting Engineers
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 42
TITLE: Gear Guide
HEAD: AM and FM Transmitters Exciters and Power Amps
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 44
TITLE: Service Guide
HEAD: Radio Equipment Products and Services
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 46
TITLE: Final Stage
HEAD: Datebook, Advertiser List, Industry Updates
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 3
TITLE: Contents
HEAD: Living With IBOC
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Barry Mishkind
PAGE: 4
TITLE: Transmission Guide
HEAD: Part 4 - AM IBOC
SUBHEAD: Daytime Problems and Disaster at Night
AUTHOR: Barry McLarnon
PAGE: 10
TITLE: Digital Audio Guide
HEAD: NextGen 101
SUBHEAD: Flexible and Cost-Effective Automation
AUTHOR: Donna Halper
PAGE: 12
TITLE: Radio.edu - A Non-Comm View
HEAD: Going Mobile
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: John Devecka
PAGE: 16
TITLE: DA Q&A
HEAD: Identifying Problems in Antenna Monitoring Systems
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: J.S. Sellmeyer
PAGE: 20
TITLE: Tech Tip
HEAD: Solving Some Gates Five Problems
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Scott Todd
PAGE: 22
TITLE: Studio Guide
HEAD: The Tricky Path to Microphone Selection
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Mark Shander
PAGE: 23
TITLE: The Worst I've Ever Seen
HEAD: Tower Base Problems
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Barry Mishkind
PAGE: 23
TITLE: Radio Web Sites
HEAD: On-Line Resources for Broadcasters
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 26
TITLE: Maintenance Guide
HEAD: Line Sweeping as a Cost-Effective Maintenance Item
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Gary Minker
PAGE: 28
TITLE: Operations Guide
HEAD: How to Syndicate Your Own Radio Show
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Bob Burnham
PAGE: 31
TITLE: Field Guide
HEAD: Sharp Ears - The Fanfare FT-1AP
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Chuck Conrad
PAGE: 32
TITLE: Tech Tip
HEAD: An Easier Way to Use Shrink Tubing
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Richard Rudman
PAGE: 34
TITLE: FCC Focus
HEAD: Proper Contact With the FCC
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Bruce Eisen
PAGE: 36
TITLE: Hilmer Swanson
HEAD: 1932-2005
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Dan Dickey
PAGE: 38
TITLE: Radio History
HEAD: Another Short Trip Back to 1953
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Clay Freinwald
PAGE: 40
TITLE: Consultant Guide
HEAD: Radio Consulting Engineers
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 40
TITLE: Tool Guide
HEAD: Goldline Model TS-1 Audio Test Set
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 42
TITLE: Gear Guide
HEAD: Telephone Audio & Control - Phone Codecs & ISDN
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 44
TITLE: Service Guide
HEAD: Radio Equipment, Products and Services
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 46
TITLE: Final Stage
HEAD: Datebook, Advertiser List, Industry Updates
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 3
TITLE: Contents
HEAD: Living With Emergencies
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Barry Mishkind
PAGE: 4
TITLE: The Chief Engineer Today
HEAD: It's Not a Job, It's a Life Style
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Donna Halper
PAGE: 8
TITLE: Maintenance Guide
HEAD: Keeping the Power On
SUBHEAD: Part 1: Transmitter Site Generators
AUTHOR: Scott Cason
PAGE: 10
TITLE: Tech Support Forum
HEAD: Call Me ... Anytime!
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Jeff Welton
PAGE: 14
TITLE: DA Q&A
HEAD: How Vector Analysis Works
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ron Rackley
PAGE: 18
TITLE: Remote Guide
HEAD: Any Given Sunday
SUBHEAD: An Insiders' Look at the NFL's GDC Program
AUTHOR: Fred Morton
PAGE: 21
TITLE: The Worst I've Ever Seen
HEAD: A Two-Legged Tower
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Don Barber
PAGE: 22
TITLE: Operations Guide
HEAD: How to Syndicate Your Own Radio Show - Part 2
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Bob Burnham
PAGE: 26
TITLE: Tech Tips
HEAD: Keeping Track of Important Things
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: David Arendt
PAGE: 28
TITLE: Tower Site Guide
HEAD: Making Tower Sites a Safer Working Place
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Gary Minker
PAGE: 32
TITLE: Radio History
HEAD: The Story of WOR's Original Transmitter
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Stanley Adams
PAGE: 36
TITLE: FCC Focus
HEAD: Avoiding FCC Worries at Renewal Time
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ken Benner
PAGE: 38
TITLE: IT Guide
HEAD: The Power of Virtual Private Networks
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Tren Barnett
PAGE: 40
TITLE: Tool Guide
HEAD: DL1 Digital Audio Digilyzer from NTI
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 40
TITLE: Consultant Guide
HEAD: Radio Consulting Engineers
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 42
TITLE: Gear Guide
HEAD: Audio Processing, Routing and Distribution
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 44
TITLE: Service Guide
HEAD: Radio Equipment, Products and Services
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 46
TITLE: Final Stage
HEAD: Datebook, Advertiser List, and Industry Updates
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 3
TITLE: Contents
HEAD: Disaster Planning Proves Its Worth
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Barry Mishkind
PAGE: 4
TITLE: Gulf Coast Radio: Recovering After Katrina
HEAD:
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Robert Meuser
PAGE: 10
TITLE: Maintenance Guide
HEAD: Keeping the Power On
SUBHEAD: Part 2: Studio Site Generators
AUTHOR: Scott Cason
PAGE: 11
TITLE: The Worst I've Ever Seen
HEAD: The Antenna That Escaped - and the Transmitter That Did Not
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Troy Langham
PAGE: 12
TITLE: Transmitter Site Guide
HEAD: Helping Your Transmitter Breath Well
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Jeff Johnson
PAGE: 16
TITLE: Transmission Guide
HEAD: IBOC: The Long and Winding Road - Part 1
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Barry McLarnon
PAGE: 20
TITLE: Studio Guide
HEAD: Heil Microphones
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Mark Shander
PAGE: 21
TITLE: Survival Guide
HEAD: Triage in the Culture Wars
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Rich Wood
PAGE: 22
TITLE: Field Guide
HEAD: Comrex Mix-Minus Bridge: One of Radio's Best Kept Secrets
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Bob Burnham
PAGE: 24
TITLE: State of the Art
HEAD: Radio Industry News
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Chip Morgan
PAGE: 26
TITLE: Radio.edu - A Non-Comm View
HEAD: Interview Recording Tools
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: John Devecka
PAGE: 30
TITLE: FCC Focus
HEAD: Protecting Your Full-Time Spot on the Dial
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Cary Tepper
PAGE: 31
TITLE: Full Duplex
HEAD: Setting Personal Goals
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: George Nicholas
PAGE: 32
TITLE: Tech Support Forum
HEAD: Tech Support is a Teamwork Effort
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ted Alexander
PAGE: 34
TITLE: Contract Engineering
HEAD: Using the GM as an Assistant Engineer
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Kevin Kidd
PAGE: 36
TITLE: Tech Tip
HEAD: Making a Dummy Work for You
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Richard Rudman
PAGE: 38
TITLE: SBE Focus
HEAD: A Look at a Certification Test
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Alan Alsobrook
PAGE: 40
TITLE: Tool Guide
HEAD: Tempo 701K Tone Generator and Probe
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 40
TITLE: Consultant Guide
HEAD: Radio Consulting Engineers
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 42
TITLE: Gear Guide
HEAD: Towers, Antennas, Coax, RF Switchers and Phasors
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 44
TITLE: Service Guide
HEAD: Radio Equipment, Products and Services
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 46
TITLE: Final Stage
HEAD: Datebook, Advertiser List, and Industry Updates
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 4
TITLE: Cover Story
HEAD: Getting Dishes and Antennas Ready for Winter
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Dave Dunsmoor
PAGE: 6
TITLE: Words of Experience
HEAD: Keeping a Special Profession Strong
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Richard Burden
PAGE: 8
TITLE: Safety Guide
HEAD: Saving Your Own Life - One Day at a Time
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Phil Alexander
PAGE: 12
TITLE: Maintenance Guide
HEAD: Keeping the Power On
SUBHEAD: Part 3: Generator Maintenance
AUTHOR: Scott Cason
PAGE: 14
TITLE: DA Q&A
HEAD: Phasors in the Digital Age
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ron Rackley
PAGE: 16
TITLE: Transmission Guide
HEAD: IBOC: The Long and Winding Road - Part 2
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Barry McLarnon
PAGE: 20
TITLE: Field Guide
HEAD: Probe 3 From V-Soft
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Charles Anderson
PAGE: 22
TITLE: FCC Focus
HEAD: Solving Renewal Time Problems
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Dick Pickens
PAGE: 24
TITLE: Radio Roundup
HEAD: Radio Guide Industry Date and Event Register
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 24
TITLE: State of the Art
HEAD: Radio Industry News
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Chip Morgan
PAGE: 26
TITLE: Studio Guide
HEAD: The Great Dynamic Microphone Shoot-Out
SUBHEAD: Part-1: Setting Up
AUTHOR: Mark Shander
PAGE: 28
TITLE: Facility Focus
HEAD: The Voice of America
SUBHEAD: Broadcasting to the World for Over 80 Years
AUTHOR: Ken Benner
PAGE: 32
TITLE: Transmitter Shack
HEAD: Clear Channel NYC Moves to Digital
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Robert Meuser
PAGE: 36
TITLE: Tech Tips
HEAD: Do Not Forget Those Hidden Batteries
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Alan Alsobrook
PAGE: 38
TITLE: The Worst I've Ever Seen
HEAD: The Case of the Possessed Transmitter
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Barry Mishkind
PAGE: 40
TITLE: Tool Guide
HEAD: Triplett Model 3271 TDR/Cable Fault Finder
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 40
TITLE: Consultant Guide
HEAD: Radio Consulting Engineers
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 42
TITLE: Gear Guide
HEAD: RPU, STL, Wireless, Remote Control, and Monitor Equipment
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 44
TITLE: Service Guide
HEAD: Radio Equipment Products and Services
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 46
TITLE: Final Stage
HEAD: Advertiser Info, Letters from Readers, Help Wanted Ads
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 3
TITLE: Contents
HEAD: Radio Waves
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Barry Mishkind
PAGE: 4
TITLE: Cover Story
HEAD: Digital Radio Crash Course
SUBHEAD: Part 1 - AM
AUTHOR: Jeff Welton
PAGE: 8
TITLE: Transmission Guide
HEAD: A Look Inside 4M Modulation and BE's New 50kW AM Transmitter
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Jerry Westberg
PAGE: 12
TITLE: Maintenance Guide
HEAD: Giving Attention to the Generator Battery
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Vaughan
PAGE: 14
TITLE: Things You Need to Know
HEAD: Structural Standards Changing
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Barry Miskind
PAGE: 14
TITLE: The Worst I've Ever Seen
HEAD: The ATU in the Jungle
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Barry Miskind
PAGE: 14
TITLE: Audio Guide
HEAD: Operational Check List for HD Radio
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Frank Foti
PAGE: 16
TITLE: Safety Guide
HEAD: RFR Safety 101
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Richard Strickland
PAGE: 20
TITLE: Operations Guide
HEAD: How to Syndicate Your Own Radio Show
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Bob Burnham
PAGE: 22
TITLE: EAS Q&A
HEAD: FCC Report and Order 05-191
SUBHEAD: EAS Matters
AUTHOR: Clay Freinwald
PAGE: 26
TITLE: State of the Art
HEAD: Radio Industry News
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Chip Morgan
PAGE: 26
TITLE: Radio Roundup
HEAD: Radio Industry Date and Event Register
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 28
TITLE: Radio History
HEAD: KMOX - 80 Years Old and Moving Ahead
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Frank Absher
PAGE: 32
TITLE: Radio.edu
HEAD: Education, Charity, and a Show
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: John Devecka
PAGE: 34
TITLE: FCC Focus
HEAD: The Main Studio and its Staffing
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Cary Tepper
PAGE: 36
TITLE: The Real Story
HEAD: The "Nemo"
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Donna Halper
PAGE: 38
TITLE: Studio Guide
HEAD: The Great Dynamic Microphone Shootout
SUBHEAD: Part 2: And the Winner is ...
AUTHOR: Mark Shander
PAGE: 40
TITLE: Consultant Guide
HEAD: Radio Consulting Engineers
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 40
TITLE: Tool Guide
HEAD: Platinum Tools Ratcheting Cable Cutters
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 42
TITLE: Gear Guide
HEAD: Automation, Digital Audio, Studio Control Equipment
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 44
TITLE: Service Guide
HEAD: Radio Equipment Products and Services
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
PAGE: 46
TITLE: Final Stage
HEAD: Advertiser Info, Letters from Readers, Help Wanted Ads
SUBHEAD:
AUTHOR: Ray Topp
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