DON MARKLEY

Broadcasters may scoff at the abilities of low-power “peanut whistles,” but they are proving themselves by providing good quality of service at a lower cost than the high-power operations.

Here are the good, the bad and the ugly about DTV measurements.

Remote control systems have evolved to an incredibly level of complexity and functionality

Since last year, TV transmitters have change in subtle but significant ways.

Winter is approaching rapidly, and stations in many states must deal with its perils. That includes wind, snow, ice, freezing rain and cold that makes

Take a look at the paint on your tower. If it's lead-based, even under layers of acceptable lead-free paint, you could face the financial and legal challenges associated with safe removal

Traditionally, we monitor the television signal at every stage of the process from the initial generation point in the cameras until it leaves the transmitter itself.

Other than a possible new tower, the single biggest item at the transmitting plant is probably the transmitter.

Transmitters keep getting more and more reliable. At least, that is what the manufacturers would all have us believe.

Those words have often struck terror into the hearts of station management.

Actual elevations can vary considerably from those spewed out by the computer, especially in very irregular terrain. In STL systems, the issue of which

The first advantage of a community tower is usually in the site itself. The construction of a tower acts as a magnet, drawing unanticipated users with

Traditionally, most broadcasters had their own tower. It was widely accepted that the top spot on a tower was by far the best location, reaching far more

Let us all humbly face the center part of the East Coast of these United States and quietly acknowledge the home of our exalted leader, the Federal Communications

From video to RF? A fact well known to music enthusiasts is that the most critical parts of a recording/reproduction system are those where a transition

Tower lighting We all are aware of the regulations concerning the care and feeding of tower lights. A recent article described both the actions that must

By now, every transmitter technician and chief engineer who passes the basic broadcasters' physical exam (can hear thunder and eat mush) has gazed at