DON MARKLEY
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The rules we live by
By DON MARKLEY published
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
Transmission & Distribution
By DON MARKLEY published
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
Transmission & Distribution
By DON MARKLEY published
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
Transmission & Distribution: More thoughts on DTV transmitters
By DON MARKLEY published
By now, every transmitter technician and chief engineer who passes the basic broadcasters' physical exam (can hear thunder and eat mush) has gazed at

Keeping the power on
By DON MARKLEY published
There is an old joke that has been floating around the industry for years. It claims that a station chief tested the standby power plant every week for

Identifying hot spots
By DON MARKLEY published
The development of new sensing devices has made temperature-testing tools extremely useful for broadcasters. The devices permit testing under power a
Transmitter technology
By DON MARKLEY published
The station engineer can control his system from the convenience and privacy of his favorite bar or recliner
Pattern directions
By DON MARKLEY published
Two directional TV antenna patterns exist: What the FCC wants and what's realistic.

DTV antennas
By DON MARKLEY published
Careful planning, design and installation can lead to an effective radiation pattern.
Technology seminar: RF
By DON MARKLEY published
A look at the RF’s future and the products shown at NAB2006

Antenna installation and tower construction
By DON MARKLEY published
There are steps that station personnel should take when antenna or transmission line work is done or when towers are being constructed or modified
Emergency preparedness
By DON MARKLEY published
This year's hurricane season is expected to bring more named storms than average. Prognosticators also predict that this higher-than-average occurrence

Recovering from a catastrophe
By DON MARKLEY published
The author describes the best ways to repair the equipment that has been damaged from a hurricane or tornado

Directional antennas
By DON MARKLEY published
New stations need to know the criteria for these antennas

Transmitters: The new ones are bigger
By DON MARKLEY published
When you wandered through the halls of NAB2006, the transmitter offerings seemed to be the same old things. There were small solid-state ones, ones with
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