Tech Tips

Tips on reducing, reusing, and recycling at your station 

There are a lot of useful things thrown out as trash every day. While much of it really is garbage, even a slight glance at another man's trash can yield an unexpected treasure.

Tips, tricks, hints and more 

Changes to make for the fall season, the Extech Mini IR thermometer, steel letters and numbers, BNC extractor, and automatic changeovers for backup generators.

Tips on RS-232, serial data, and satellite dish tune-up 

Serial data explained Even though there are faster and easier ways to connect data devices, many older protocols, particularly RS-232, live on. I have

Tips on alternative power supply, road rack wiring, and rubber belts 

Alternative power supplies, road rack wiring and rubber belts.

Top 10 Tech Tips for successful HD radio installation 

Ben Brinitzer has installed a number of HD Radio systems. He shares his top 10 tips for a successful installation

Tips on punching in, light switch modification, mic flags, and fans 

Punching in, leaving the light on, mic identity and staying connected

Tips on vehicle maintenance and wasps and bees 

Vehicle maintenance, checking for leaks, and wasps and bees

Tips on mic booms, mic spring, silent mic boom, lpb mic, analog cell phones, and metric screws 

Flying springs, analog cell phones and extra pieces.

Tips on wall-wart power supplies and leftover 6' cords 

Wart remover, the spaghetti alternative, and send a tip, win a book.

Tips on rack maintenance, efficient rack use, power distribution, and deeper racks 

Rack maintenance, efficient rack use, power distribution and deeper racks.

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Radio Currents Podcast, Nov 17

Changes are expected in Washington when Obama takes office, Emmis Interactive signs several stations to its interactive platform and sales consulting services, MySimBook hires hired Doug Raines as vice president business development, and captioned HD Radio passes its test on election night.

Radio Currents Podcast, Nov 10

The CPB accepts grant applications for digital radio conversions; LBA takes on distribution for Kathrein and Schomandl; Netia appoints Scott Slocum as the manager of sales for North America; and James Cowan, president of Neutrik USA, passes away.

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