Switch N Sense
Many automation systems utilize the Measurement Computing Systems Switch N Sense-8 USB converter box for cue closure inputs.
Freeware for audio editing
Wavosaur will multitask like the previous version of Adobe and is compatible with most older Windows operating systems.
Mounting Computers
While several methods of mounting various workstations and servers has been addressed before, sometimes a specific computer just won't fit on anything you have. A simple solution is as near as a suspended ceiling.
Reuse Console Button Caps
It is very simple to remove old button legends with a Dremel tool with the 409 cut off wheel.
Sharpen Hand Tools for Longer Life
With the use of a fine needle file more life can be coaxed out of an old wire stripper.
Economics of Replacement Power Supplies
While the manufacturer can provide a replacement supply, finding your own replacement may result in a savings.
Mounting Power Supplies
We're a power-hungry industry. Electrical power, that is. As our technological diversity increases, our demand for power and reliance on power supplies follows.
Threaded mic adapters
The last time you bought a microphone you may have found a threaded adapter inside the mic clip. Did you wonder what it was for? Here's one application.
Multitaskers are better
When an item can be used for more than application, it has a greater value.
How to set LNB power
Recently several major networks have upgraded their satellite delivery platforms. These new systems are from three incompatible vendors, but all have similar features.
Satellite dish check-up
It is a good idea to inspect the satellite dish as early in spring as you can, and evict any birds nesting. Later in spring, check for wasps in the feed horn or on the underside of the dish.
Securing transmitter sites
Spring is a good time to verify all gates and fences at the transmitter site are in good order.
HD Radio Time Alignment Tip
Brian Beezley has documented the audible effects of misaligned time delay and mismatched audio, and he has written a handy utility to help keep the analog and digital elements synchronized.
Headphone Amp Power Upgrade
Finding new uses of old equipment helps the bottom line. How about getting more power out of a power amp? If the stereo amp can be converted to bridging mode, there's hope.
Repairing Flat-panel monitors
Most LCD screens were not meant to operate 24/7. Here's a capacitor upgrade that may buy you some extra life.
Rack-mounting computers
Trouble mounting a computer in a rack? You can try to make do with modified shelves, or get the right hardware for the job.
Poor Man's Satellite Dish Deicer
After years of relying on the broom method and not having the budget to invest in a commercial deicer, KLJC engineer Glenn Williams devised his own way to keep the ice away.
A Better Method of Line Pressurization
The author prefers nitrogen over dessicated air, but he adds two more steps to manage the pressure.
Tips for clean and neat wiring, mic support arms, missed cues
NASA's Crimping, Interconnecting Cables, Harnesses and Wiring publication, a sagging E-V RE-20 arm solution and hard-synced closures.
Tips, tricks, hints and more on mic and headphone cables, and staying organized
Watch out for snakes Robin Cross, chief engineer at KCUR-FM Kansas City, needed a snake for the station's remote kit. The snake had specific needs for
Tips, tricks, hints and more on finding a cable break
A simple way to find a cable break is to use the regular telephone tone generator and the inductive amplifier.
Tips, tricks, hints and more
Many times important supplies go bad on the shelf, especially adhesives and sealants. Cutting and drilling tools dull quickly with heavy use.
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 for Oct, 2008
The Dremel handheld rotary drill kit, conversion calculators and more tools for your toolbox.
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.
