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Greetings from your broadcast friends out on the Desert…
This is BDR Newsletter 864, Volume 17, #31 for March 4, 2026

THIS IS LEAP WEEK!
Just a few days left to check and see that all software and RF operations will be on the right timing Sunday at 2AM (which instantly becomes 3AM, so no log entries/programs are needed for the 2AM hour). Power/pattern changes, for example, stay on standard time, as authorized. For example, for many, a 6:00 change is not done at 7:00 during DST. Fortunately, those of us in AZ and HI do not even have to think twice. Meanwhile, British Columbia will join the Yukon this week with “permanent DST,” not reverting to standard time in the Fall any more.

OOPS – A CORRECTION
Last week we invited you to check couple of articles about the value and benefits of the NRSC measurements. As occasionally happens with the Internet, the links got messed up. Here are the right ones: Check out this article from Norm Laramee. Also worth a look is the article James Boyd did for us. Remember, AM’s do the NRSC dance once a year, within 14 months.

IS IT TIME TO ABANDON TUBES?
The recent news that Econco will conclude its rebuilding services shortly has many worried about keeping their tube transmitters going. At the same time, a star salesman for solid state units says not to panic. As usual as the beginning of each month, Jeff Welton from Nautel is in the spotlight this week. What is he really saying?

Join us tomorrow (Thursday) and enjoy the information. Jeff will always answer any transmitter questions. Can you stump him? The request for the link is, as usual, on www.theBDR.net/TLG/  and thebdrnet channel on youtube.

… and do not forget, on the same page we have over 200 videos you can use on subjects you will want to learn about.