Antennas

Don’t Do That: Slugs Should Be Left In The Garden

Gary Minker likes to point out that a good broadcast engineer is someone who knows what he does not know. By …

AM stations are under pressure. Sometimes the land is worth more than the station. Other times, the question might be “we …

Written by Grady Moates Posted in Antennas.

For years, there has been a search for a way to reduce the costs of AM broadcast antennas, both from the …

Written by Tom Silliman Posted in Antennas.

Early this month a fire at the Tiger Mountain broadcast site destroyed the antenna for six Seattle market FM’s.ERI sent a …

Written by Tom Silliman Posted in Antennas.

We continue with Tom Silliman’s discussion on the things that can cause problems with FM antennas, and how proper maintenance can …

Written by Tom Silliman Posted in Antennas.

How can you tell if your tower or antenna needs maintenance? A good start would be a presentation from an antenna …

Written by Ron Nott Posted in Antennas.

Each time a lightning storm passes, broadcasters tend to hold their breath and hope their facility will not attract a lightning …

Consulting engineers can spend a lot of time fitting a station into the area available. Sometimes having the right antenna at …

Directional Antennas (DAs) can be a big mystery for some until they discover that with a little algebra, the basic concepts …

Over the years, Ron Nott has helped many stations solve transmission issues. Sometimes, he finds the unipole to be the right …