The Broadcasters' Desktop Resource

Practical Solutions and Tech Tips from the Field

A growing Knowledge Base where we share our ingenuity

• Using the Sage ENDEC Whitelist – Dave Kline
  Removing access from Internet trolls.
• Legacy Software Conflict with Windows 10 – Barry Mishkind
  Solving a COM Port conflict with a simple fix.
• Balanced Audio on USB ports – Alan Alsobrook
  A quick fix for unbalanced audio feeds to correct level and balance on USB ports.
• SportsCaster Answers Many Requests – Hank Landsberg
  Getting everything together for remotes or podcasts
• Tech Fix Lets Henry Matchbox II work with Wheatstone Network Audio – Hank Landsberg
  A Factory Fix solves compatibility issue.
• A Way to Test UPS Batteries – John Stortz
  Do it yourself battery evaluation
• A Modern Version of the “Light Bank” – Hank Landsberg
  Quickly alerting staff to trouble that affects the station.
• Magnetic Mounting on Aluminum Vehicles – Richard Rudman
  A way to mount antennas without drilling.

• Solving the “B” Battery Problem – Mike Bafaro
  Keeping that Nems-Clarke 120B working.
• Finding a Replacement Power Supply for a Behringer Mixer – Gary Glaenzer
  Sometimes a part is just hard to find – but can be found.
• A Clever Way to Reset an Audio Chain – Dave Mandelbaum
  Using simple tools to save a lot of mileage.
• Checking it Out: The DME IFB Controller – Burt Weiner
  Add a simple but versatile IFB to most any console.
• How a Power Outage can Break an STL – Kevin Kidd
  A situation where a power problem can reveal bigger issues.
• Checking it Out: SmartKey Padlocks Solve Site Security Problem – Kevin Raper
  A good way to reduce the key count.
• Before and After – Improving the way things work Toward Safer Tower Lighting Systems – Richard Rudman
  Properly wiring those sample transformers.
• Soldering 101: Making a Solid Connection – Dave Dunsmoor
  A primer on making good solder joints.
• Salvaged Parts Make A Useful Current Sampler – Stephen Rutherford
  Saving and reusing parts can bring benefits.
• A Relay Expander Solves Multi-Station EAS Problems – Dave Mandelbaum
  When you need a way to switch digital audio.
• Keeping track of coax and other lines – Clay Freinwald
  A way to make sorting out what goes where easier.
• Draining Winter Gremlins – Rolin Lintag
  Dealing with static buildup without spending a dime.
• A Very Inexpensive Temperature Alarm – Richard Rudman
  Stop worrying about unknown temperature swings.
• ExpressPCB makes small project PCBs easy – James Pollock
  Taking a small project schematic to the next level.
• A Modification on an FIM-21 Allows use of AA or D Batteries – James Pollock
  Solving one problem adds flexibility to an industry workhorse.
• The Cheap Channel: Great Deals to Stretch Your Budget – Dana Puopolo
  A Great Value Headset.
  Two great Class T Audio Amplifiers that will not break the bank.
  Low cost earbuds that rock and another really cheap phone service.
  Amplifiers and such at bargain prices.
• Rebuilding a JBL 4301B speaker cone – Alan Alsobrook
  A video tutorial makes it easy – and saves money.
• Saving Serious Cash Repairing a Comtech Dish Mount – Alan Alsobrook
  Dealing with a feed horn mount that has reached its end of life.
• Clear Channel’s ERT Restores Signal to Dickinson, ND
  When a Disaster Plan comes together successfully.
• Adjusting a Harris 30 Amp Motor-Driven Contactor
  Some help for those with balky contactors.
• Checking it Out: The BW Broadcast RBRX1 – Robert Reymont
  A high-performance tuner for studio, transmitter or translator sites.
• A Very Low-Cost Monitor Mount – Jonathan Bowen
  Mounting a monitor without spending a lot of cash.
• Audio Pads Made Easy – Mike Callaghan
  A easy way to build H-Pads, T-Pads, and L-Pads
• Solving the calendar year problem on a Sine Systems RFC-1/B Remote control
  Without the firmware update, be sure your remote is not in the year 2000.
• Threading Through the Wire Maze – Richard Rudman
  Here is how to light your way.
• Replacing Electrolytics in Tight Spaces – Scott Todd
  What you can do when the parts do not fit
• DX-50 maintenance tip – Warren Shulz
• Death By Capacitor – Warren Shulz

• Rebuilding a JBL 4301B speaker cone – Alan Alsobrook
  A video tutorial makes it easy – and saves money.
• Saving Serious Cash Repairing a Comtech Dish Mount – Alan Alsobrook
  Dealing with a feed horn mount that has reached its end of life.
• Clear Channel’s ERT Restores Signal to Dickinson, ND
  When a Disaster Plan comes together successfully.
• Adjusting a Harris 30 Amp Motor-Driven Contactor
  Some help for those with balky contactors.
• Checking it Out: The BW Broadcast RBRX1 – Robert Reymont
  A high-performance tuner for studio, transmitter or translator sites.
• A Very Low-Cost Monitor Mount – Jonathan Bowen
  Mounting a monitor without spending a lot of cash.
• Audio Pads Made Easy – Mike Callaghan
  A easy way to build H-Pads, T-Pads, and L-Pads
• Solving the calendar year problem on a Sine Systems RFC-1/B Remote control
  Without the firmware update, be sure your remote is not in the year 2000.
• Threading Through the Wire Maze – Richard Rudman
  Here is how to light your way.
• Replacing Electrolytics in Tight Spaces – Scott Todd
  What you can do when the parts do not fit
• DX-50 maintenance tip – Warren Shulz
• Death By Capacitor – Warren Shulz