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Greetings from your broadcast friends out on the Desert…
This is BDR Newsletter 845, Volume 17, #12 for October 22, 2025

DEADLINES, SCHMEDLINES
As of today, the FCC is still closed. Reports are that even the ETRS Form One has stopped working. Almost all deadlines for things like Form One and Q3 Issues & Programs are delayed until the day after the FCC reopens.

But a major question is why? We already know that every time the FCC does a one day deadline – think Form Two on the ETRS – it always bombs and people sit for hours trying to file. A lot of folks think a minimum of five days should be available for any filing. Perhaps when they reopen to the mess, the FCC will reconsider one-day deadlines – especially in case of another shutdown, but more to the point as a general policy.

DST RUNNING OUT
We are just over a week until everyone returns to “standard time.” If you have any legacy gear, this is the time to check it out and get ready for November 2nd at 2 AM.

EMPOWER YOUR DIAGNOSTICS
The FCC requires you to know the proper power and modulation limits of your transmissions. But there is a lot more diagnostic information that you really need to ensure everything is running as good as possible. EmPower is a system from American Amplifier Technologies that lets you look – and control – more aspects of your RF system. This week we are happy to have Matt Rigdon from AAT to show us and demonstrate how the EmPower system can help you.

Join us and learn things.

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