DON MARKLEY
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Transmission & Distribution
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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
Antennas: The necessary evil
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Old towers have a tendency to be fully loaded based on their original design criteria. No realistic engineer can argue that panel antennas don't work
Selecting a transmission site
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Learn how to conduct a site study to select the best transmission site for your station.
Transmission & Distribution: Monitoring RF systems
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Transmitters keep getting more and more reliable. At least, that is what the manufacturers would all have us believe.
Transmission & Distribution: Now less is more popular
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As no real surprise to anyone who has not been asleep for the past five years, broadcasters have been having trouble meeting the FCC deadlines for DTV operation.
Transmitters: The new ones are bigger
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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
Antenna installation and tower construction
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There are steps that station personnel should take when antenna or transmission line work is done or when towers are being constructed or modified
Pattern directions
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Two directional TV antenna patterns exist: What the FCC wants and what's realistic.
DTV antennas
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Careful planning, design and installation can lead to an effective radiation pattern.
The snows (and ice) cometh
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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
New adventures in remote control
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Remote control systems have evolved to an incredibly level of complexity and functionality
Measurements for DTV
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At the risk of the howls of indignation from the naysayers who have been around all through the DTV conversion, it appears that well-designed and installed DTV systems are operating extremely well.
Digital STLs
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Learn the ups and downs of getting your digital signal from the studio to the transmitter
Television measurements
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Here are the good, the bad and the ugly about DTV measurements.
Transmitter technology
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The station engineer can control his system from the convenience and privacy of his favorite bar or recliner
Transmission & Distribution: What's Happening Up There?
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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.
Keeping intruders off the site
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From steel doors to security systems — find out the best way to protect your transmission site and keep trespassers out.
TV transmitter control systems
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Given that a well-maintained transmitter should show such stability, many transmitters receive scant attention during the broadcast day.