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Radio Guide 2008
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Editor: Barry Mishkind  -  barry@oldradio.com
Publisher: Ray Topp  - Email: radio@rconnect.com
Phone: 928-284-3700  -  Website: www.radio-guide.com

2008 Radio Guide Issue Contents

Jan-Feb 2008

 Mar-Apr 2008 May-Jun 2008 Jul-Aug 2008 Sep-Oct 2008 Nov-Dec 2008

2008 Radio Guide Contents

Radio Guide January-February 2008  

   PAGE: 4
  TITLE: Contents and Commentary
   HEAD: Radio Waves
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Barry Mishkind
   PAGE: 6
  TITLE: Cover Story
   HEAD: Slipping a DA into a Swamp in Just 20 Years
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Bill Weeks
   PAGE: 12
  TITLE: Hall of Achievement
   HEAD: Paul Gregg
SUBHEAD: Seven Decades of Broadcasting and Still Going Strong
 AUTHOR: Scott Fybush
   PAGE: 16
  TITLE: Transmission Guide
   HEAD: Power Tube Filament Management
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Randy Davis
   PAGE: 20
  TITLE: Digital Guide
HEAD: Implications of -10dB Digital Carriers on Station Implementation
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Gary Liebisch
   PAGE: 24
  TITLE: Studio Guide
   HEAD: Maintaining Good Sounding Microphones
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: George Zahn
   PAGE: 28
  TITLE: Operations Guide
   HEAD: When GM Means "Good Manager"
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Jim Bender
   PAGE: 30
  TITLE: Survival Guide
   HEAD: Loyalty vs. Value
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Rich Wood
   PAGE: 34
  TITLE: From the Transmitter Shack
   HEAD: Adding Phase Protection to the Plant
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Clay Freinwald
   PAGE: 36
  TITLE: Tech Tip
   HEAD: Cooling Fan Replacement Fixes DexStar Problem
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Tom May
   PAGE: 38
  TITLE: Heavy Metal
   HEAD: Westinghouse - Part 2
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Stanley Adams
   PAGE: 48
  TITLE: A Brief Summary of CES 2008
   HEAD:
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Barry Mishkind
   PAGE: 50
  TITLE: The Worst I've Ever Seen
   HEAD: You Need to Visit Your Transmitter Site
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Barry Mishkind
   PAGE: 52
  TITLE: IT Guide
   HEAD: Wi-Fi Security
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Chris Tarr
   PAGE: 54
  TITLE: Field Guide
   HEAD: JK Audio's Daptor Three Completes Sports Broadcast Setup
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Gregory Trobridge
   PAGE: 56
  TITLE: Field Guide
   HEAD: Internet Remotes Using the New Telos Zephyr/IP
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Tom Hansen
   PAGE: 58
  TITLE: Field Guide
   HEAD: Comrex ACCESS - A News Reporter's Dream Come True
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Gary Smith
   PAGE: 60
  TITLE: Service Guide
   HEAD: Radio Equipment Products and Services
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Ray Topp
   PAGE: 62
  TITLE: Radio Pipeline
   HEAD: New Equipment, Updates & Modifications, Industry Information
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Ray Topp
   PAGE: 63
  TITLE: Final Stage
   HEAD: Event Register, Advertiser Info, Problem Solvers
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Ray Topp

Radio Guide March-April 2008  

   PAGE: 4
  TITLE: Contents and Commentary
   HEAD: Radio Waves
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Barry Mishkind
   PAGE: 6
  TITLE: Cover Story
   HEAD: Nautel Rides the Technology Wave into the Future
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Elaine Jones
   PAGE: 12
  TITLE: Tower Guide
   HEAD: What You Don't Know About Your Tower Can Cost You
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Ron Crider
   PAGE: 16
  TITLE: Digital Guide
   HEAD: Audio Over IP - Part 2
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Dana Puopolo
   PAGE: 18
  TITLE: Radio Guide Hall of Achievement
   HEAD: James Boyd
SUBHEAD: Helping Keep Oregon Broadcasters On the Air
 AUTHOR: Scott Fybush
   PAGE: 20
  TITLE: RF Guide
   HEAD: A New Tool for AM Network Measurement
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Jack Sellmeyer
   PAGE: 24
  TITLE: Operations Guide
   HEAD: Successfully Adding a Tenant on an AM Tower
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Gary Cavell
   PAGE: 30
  TITLE: Station Stories
   HEAD: WBBM - On the Move in Chicago for 85 Years
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Scott Fybush
   PAGE: 36
  TITLE: Security Guide
   HEAD: Solving the Copper Theft Problem with Glue
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Jay White
   PAGE: 38
  TITLE: Radio Guide Book Shelf
   HEAD: Radio-Electronic Transmission Fundamentals
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Rod Zeigler
   PAGE: 40
  TITLE: Survival Guide
   HEAD: Protecting Your Credit Rating
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Ken Benner
   PAGE: 42
  TITLE: Heavy Metal
   HEAD: RCA and the Rise of Broadcasting
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Donna Halper
   PAGE: 52
  TITLE: Field Guide - Automation and Digital Audio
   HEAD: RCS Master Control
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Russell Smith
   PAGE: 54
  TITLE: Field Guide - Automation and Digital Audio
   HEAD: The Audion Labs Voxpro
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Bill Eisenhamer
   PAGE: 56
  TITLE: Field Guide - Automation and Digital Audio
   HEAD: BSI Introduces OpX
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Robbie Green
   PAGE: 58
  TITLE: Field Guide - Automation and Digital Audio
   HEAD: Pristine Systems CDS32
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Stan Carter
   PAGE: 60
  TITLE: Service Guide
   HEAD: Radio Equipment Products and Services
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Ray Topp
   PAGE: 62
  TITLE: Radio Pipeline
   HEAD: New Equipment, Updates & Modifications, Industry Information
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Ray Topp
   PAGE: 63
  TITLE: Final Stage
   HEAD: Event Register, Advertiser Info, Problem Solvers
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Ray Topp

Radio Guide May-June 2008  

   PAGE: 4
  TITLE: Contents and Commentary
   HEAD: Radio Waves
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Barry Mishkind
   PAGE: 6
  TITLE: Cover Story
   HEAD: Preparing for the Unpredictable Yet Probable
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Gary Peterson
   PAGE: 8
  TITLE: FCC Focus
   HEAD: The FCC Releases a New "Public and Broadcasting" Manual
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Cary Tepper
   PAGE: 10
  TITLE: Security Guide
   HEAD: Protecting Ground Systems is Snot Hard
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Jay White
   PAGE: 12
  TITLE: Audio Guide
   HEAD: Orban's Free Loudness/Level Meter
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Bob Orban
   PAGE: 16
  TITLE: Radio Guide Hall of Achievement
   HEAD: Warren Schulz - WLS Chief Engineer
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Scott Fybush
   PAGE: 18
  TITLE: Processing Guide
   HEAD: Audemat Brings RDS and Audio Processing Together
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Mike Erickson
   PAGE: 20
  TITLE: Studio Guide
   HEAD: Do Your Microphones Pass the Screen Test?
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: George Zahn
   PAGE: 22
  TITLE: From the Transmitter Shack
   HEAD: Field Testing Power MOSFETs
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Dennis Baldridge
   PAGE: 24
  TITLE: Construction Guide
   HEAD: Project Management 101 for Radio Engineers
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Mario Heib
   PAGE: 28
  TITLE: Station Stories
   HEAD: KSL: Inside One of the West's Biggest Voices
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Scott Fybush
   PAGE: 34
  TITLE: Digital Guide
   HEAD: Audio Over IP
SUBHEAD: Part 3 - More Barix Tips and Tricks
 AUTHOR: Dana Puopolo
   PAGE: 36
  TITLE: Tech Tips
   HEAD: Stopping the RF from Blowing Away
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Bob Henry
   PAGE: 38
  TITLE: Tech Tips
   HEAD: Taming the Sangean HDT-1
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Chuck Conrad
   PAGE: 40
  TITLE: Heavy Metal
   HEAD: RCA's Transition to Design and Manufacturing
SUBHEAD: The RCA 50D
 AUTHOR: Jack Sellmeyer
   PAGE: 50
  TITLE: IT Guide
   HEAD: Windows XP-SP3 - Is it for You?
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Chris Tarr
   PAGE: 52
  TITLE: The Worst I've Ever Seen
   HEAD: They Got It done but Never Finished the Job
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Barry Mishkind
   PAGE: 54
  TITLE: Field Guide - Shively
   HEAD: Shively Labs Meets the Very Windy Mountain
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Alan Kirschner
   PAGE: 54
  TITLE: Field Guide - Shively
   HEAD: Shively Labs Meets the Very Windy Mountain
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Paul Strater
   PAGE: 56
  TITLE: Field Guide - Propagation Systems
   HEAD: PSI gets KPKR on the Air
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Mark Parthe
   PAGE: 58
  TITLE: Field Guide - Dielectric
   HEAD: Dielectric Brings HD Radio & New Listeners to Raleigh
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Fred Pace
   PAGE: 60
  TITLE: Service Guide
   HEAD: Radio Equipment, Products, and Services
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Ray Topp
   PAGE: 62
  TITLE: Radio Pipeline
   HEAD: New Equipment, Equipment Mods and Updates, Industry Info
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Ray Topp
   PAGE: 62
  TITLE: Final Stage
   HEAD: Radio Date Book, Advertiser information, Problem Solvers
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Ray Topp

Radio Guide July-August 2008  

   PAGE: 4
  TITLE: Contents and Commentary
   HEAD: Radio Waves
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Barry Mishkind
   PAGE: 6
  TITLE: Cover Story
   HEAD: Preparing for the Unpredictable - Yet Probable
SUBHEAD: Part 2 - The Transmitter Site
 AUTHOR: Gary Peterson
   PAGE: 10
  TITLE: Operations Guide
   HEAD: Clear Channel's ERT Responds to Emergencies
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Charlie Wooten
   PAGE: 14
  TITLE: Security Guide
   HEAD: What is All the FLAP About?
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Kevin Kidd
   PAGE: 18
  TITLE: Studio Guide
   HEAD: These "Pops" Orchestrate Nightmares
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: George Zahn
   PAGE: 24
  TITLE: Hall of Achievement
   HEAD: Dave Chenoweth and Ken Branton
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Scott Fybush
   PAGE: 26
  TITLE: Station Stories
   HEAD: WNYC Makes the Big Move - After 84 Years
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Scott Fybush
   PAGE: 28
  TITLE: Station Stories
   HEAD: WNYC Archivist Preserves Nine Decades of History
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Scott Fybush
   PAGE: 28
  TITLE: Tech Tips
   HEAD: Transmitter Site Power Monitoring
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Clay Freinwald
   PAGE: 30
  TITLE: Field Guide - LP Technologies
   HEAD: LP Technologies LPT-3000 Spectrum Analyzer
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Dennis Baldridge
   PAGE: 34
  TITLE: RF Guide
   HEAD: Designing a Next Generation Transmitter
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Tim Hardy
   PAGE: 36
  TITLE: Heavy Metal
   HEAD: RCA's Transistion to Design and Manufacturing
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Jack Sellmeyer
   PAGE: 48
  TITLE: Radio History
   HEAD: WLW's Big Sister: Radio Aspidistra
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Stanley Adams
   PAGE: 50
  TITLE: Obituary
   HEAD: Larry Cervon: Jan 27, 1922 - July 5, 2008
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Jack Sellmeyer
   PAGE: 52
  TITLE: Tool Guide
   HEAD: Solving Problems for Mobile Computer Users
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Barry Mishkind
   PAGE: 54
  TITLE: Field Guide - Audemat
   HEAD: Audemat's Relio Controls Wyoming Public Radio
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Shane Toven
   PAGE: 56
  TITLE: Field Guide - Davicom
   HEAD: Davicom's MiniMAC Remote Control and Monitoring
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Richard Van Genderen
   PAGE: 58
  TITLE: Field Guide - Plus Sine
   HEAD: Plus Sine Makes a Good Remote Control Better
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Glen Musgrove
   PAGE: 60
  TITLE: Service Guide
   HEAD: Radio Equipment, Products, and Services
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Ray Topp
   PAGE: 62
  TITLE: Radio Pipeline
   HEAD: New Equipment, Equipment Mods and Updates, Industry Info
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Ray Topp
   PAGE: 63
  TITLE: Final Stage
   HEAD: Radio Date Book, Advertiser Iformation, Problem Solvers
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Ray Topp

Radio Guide September-October 2008  

   PAGE: 4
  TITLE: Contents and Commentary
   HEAD: Radio Waves
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Barry Mishkind
   PAGE: 6
  TITLE: Cover
   HEAD: Doing Remote Broadcasts with Tieline
SUBHEAD: Leave the Heavy Gear Home
 AUTHOR: Scott Schmeling
   PAGE: 10
  TITLE: Security Guide
   HEAD: Seeking Solutions for Copper Theft
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Curt Flick
   PAGE: 14
  TITLE: Operations Guide
   HEAD: Avoiding the Single Point of Failure
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Stanley Adams
   PAGE: 16
  TITLE: Studio Guide
   HEAD: The EV 635A
SUBHEAD: The Dinosaur That Will Not Go Away
 AUTHOR: George Zahn
   PAGE: 18
  TITLE: Safety Guide
   HEAD: "Think Twice, Act Once" Prevents Accidents
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Dave Dunsmoor
   PAGE: 20
  TITLE: Antenna Guide
   HEAD: A Look at a Low Profile Antenna
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Grant Bingeman
   PAGE: 22
  TITLE: FCC Focus
   HEAD: Avoiding Fines During Unattended Operation
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Cary Tepper
   PAGE: 24
  TITLE: Practical Engineering
   HEAD: Keeping Your Transmitter Cool and Other Handy Hints
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Mike Langner
   PAGE: 28
  TITLE: Protection Guide
   HEAD: Protect Gear by Understanding Grounding Methodologies
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Gary Minker
   PAGE: 34
  TITLE: Operations Guide
   HEAD: The Good Engineer
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Jim Bender
   PAGE: 35
  TITLE: Obituary
   HEAD: Ed Buterbaugh: 1943-2008
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Chris Arnaut
   PAGE: 36
  TITLE: Station Stories
   HEAD: From Art Deco to All-News, History at the Top of the Dial
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Scott Fybush
   PAGE: 40
  TITLE: Survival Guide
   HEAD: Seeking Out the Soul of a Station
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Romualdo Lintag
   PAGE: 42
  TITLE: Tech Tips
   HEAD: Are You Sure You Can Control That Transmitter?
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Mike Callaghan
   PAGE: 44
  TITLE: Tech Tips
   HEAD: A CellJack II Modification for Modern Cell Phones
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Ernest Swanson
   PAGE: 46
  TITLE: How Did They Do that?
   HEAD: How WBZ Pioneered Synchronized Timing
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Stanley Adams
   PAGE: 52
  TITLE: Tech Tips
   HEAD: Keeping the Hotline Clear
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Gary Peterson
   PAGE: 54
  TITLE: Field Guide - Vorsis
   HEAD: Vorsis VP-8 Digital Audio Processor
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Whit McGee
   PAGE: 56
  TITLE: Field Guide - Omnia ONE
   HEAD: Omnia ONE Audio Processing
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Tom Taylor
   PAGE: 58
  TITLE: Field Guide - Orban Optimod 8500
   HEAD: Orban's Optimod 8500 Helps Tame WUVT's Multiple Formats
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Kevin Sterne
   PAGE: 60
  TITLE: Service Guide
   HEAD: Radio Equipment, Products, and Services
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Ray Topp
   PAGE: 62
  TITLE: Radio Pipeline
   HEAD: New Equipment, Equipment Mods and Updates, Industry Info
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Ray Topp
   PAGE: 63
  TITLE: Final Stage
   HEAD: Radio Date Book, Advertiser Information, Problem Solvers
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Ray Topp

Radio Guide November-December 2008  

   PAGE: 4
  TITLE: Contents and Commentary
   HEAD: Radio Waves
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Barry Mishkind
   PAGE: 6
  TITLE: Cover Story
   HEAD: Designing Solar Power Systems for FM Translators
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Bill Sepmeier
   PAGE: 10
  TITLE: Operations Guide
   HEAD: Avoiding the Single Point of Failure in Our Studios
SUBHEAD: Part 2 - Building a Studio Checklist
 AUTHOR: Stanley Adams
   PAGE: 12
  TITLE: Transmission Guide
   HEAD: Taming the AM Workhorse - RF Networks
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Phil Alexander
   PAGE: 18
  TITLE: RF Guide
   HEAD: FCC Makes Important Changes to AM Rules
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Clarence Beverage
   PAGE: 20
  TITLE: First Person
   HEAD: Meet the Crowbar
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Jim Tonne
   PAGE: 22
  TITLE: Practical Engineering
   HEAD: Some More Handy Hints From An Old Timer
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Mike Langner
   PAGE: 24
  TITLE: Studio Guide
   HEAD: A Time When Feedback is Wanted
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: George Zahn
   PAGE: 26
  TITLE: Protection Guide
   HEAD: Protect Gear by Understanding Grounding Methods - Part 2
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Gary Minker
   PAGE: 34
  TITLE: Heavy Metal
   HEAD: RCA's Transition to Design and Manufacturing
SUBHEAD: Part 3 - The RCA BTA-50F Series
 AUTHOR: Jack Sellmeyer
   PAGE: 48
  TITLE: Maintenance Guide
   HEAD: The Care and Feeding of the Phasing System
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Gary Glaenzer
   PAGE: 52
  TITLE: Radio Guide Hall of Achievement
   HEAD: Bill Stachowiak
SUBHEAD: Keen Ears and a Sharp Memory Overcome a Missing Sense
 AUTHOR: Scott Fybush
   PAGE: 54
  TITLE: Field Guide - Wheatstone Evolution E-6 Console
   HEAD: Wheatstone Evolution at Sandusky Radio Phoenix
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Jim Hibbard
   PAGE: 56
  TITLE: Field Guide - Arrakis ARC Consoles
   HEAD: The Advanced Radio Consoles from Arrakis
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Ken Kuenzie
   PAGE: 58
  TITLE: Field Guide - Logitek Mosaic Consoles
   HEAD: Logitek Brings Digital Studios to Texas Public Radio
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Wayne Coble
   PAGE: 60
  TITLE: Service Guide
   HEAD: Radio Equipment, Products, and Services
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Ray Topp
   PAGE: 62
  TITLE: Radio Pipeline
   HEAD: New Equipment, Equipment Mods and Updates, Industry Info
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Ray Topp
   PAGE: 63
  TITLE: Final Stage
   HEAD: Radio Date Book, Advertiser Information, Problem Solvers
SUBHEAD:
 AUTHOR: Ray Topp

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