John Bisset, CPBE, has more than 50 years in broadcasting and is in his 34th year writing Workbench. He handles western U.S. radio sales for the Telos Alliance and is a past recipient of the SBE’s Educator of the Year Award.
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This Forecast May Help You Predict Interference
Check out William Hepburn’s DX Info Centre Tropospheric Ducting Forecast
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Use Frank’s Belly Box at Your Tower Base
Also, check out what the CatchBox mic system can do
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Consider These Small Items for Your “Go Box”
Sooner or later you’ll need a pair of tweezers or a magnifying glass
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Should You Try to Fix That Switched-Mode Supply?
Bill Traue offers some thoughts (and have you tried a blow dryer?)
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A Sticky Solution to Help You Organize Keys
Also, Jerry Snaper discovers words to live by in a fortune cookie
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Rule the Transmitter Roost With a Chicken Coop
Del Reynolds plucked up his creativity for this emergency solution
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Now, Where Did I Put That Spare Key?
With this hanging file you’ll never have to ask yourself that question
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A Combination Driver Bit Makes Installations Easier
Also, a handy document for fans of the Western Electric 111-C
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Re-Foam the Case That Protects Your Special Gear
Bill Ruck solved a problem with the help of Ethafoam
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A Handy Reminder About TRRS Wiring
Also, troubleshooting a Continental 816R-4C aux transmitter
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Crash? What Crash? Let’s Fix This!
Doug and his toolbox save a session despite a little adversity
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Torque Those Terminal Screws the Right Way
Also, give your studio countertop a lift — hydraulically
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Useful Tools for Your Travel Bag
Audio testers, first aid kits … and don’t forget the Klein 9s
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Bag It, Stash It, Grab It Quick
More thoughts on part organization from Binmeister Dave Morgan
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What’s in Your Tool Bag? Let’s Start a List
For that matter, what’s your favorite tool bag?
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Frank Hertel Revives a 1 kW FM Transmitter
Here’s how he brought a BW Broadcast box back to life
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The Way It Used to Be — Roll Your Own!
How John Andrews and his boss avoided buying a costly transformer
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Ken Beckwith’s EAS Antenna Solution
Don’t have time to build it yourself? Let Ken help you
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From SoCal to Denver, His Videos Educate
Also, an inexpensive way to decode for EAS reception
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Share Your Interesting Piece of Tech History
What’s that thing you’ve been keeping in the corner?
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This Is One Tower-Climber You Don’t Want to See
It works fast (and that’s not a good thing)
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Gary Street Refurbs a Gates Biamote
This two-channel amplifier was intended for remotes for radio and TV
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Someone’s Knockin’ at the Door (Don’t Let ’Em In)
Here’s a tool to help smaller broadcasters protect their data
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Don Norwood’s Low-Profile Rolling Rack Solution
Here’s a handy way to make your rack or heavy furniture movable
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What the Hay? This Place Is for the Birds!
See what happens when you don’t put your boots on right?
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Protect Your Transmitter Site Phone Line
Fred shares a tip from Charlie, and we share it with you!
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Readers Identify the WE-111C Audio Transformer
The BBC used similar devices to connect the studio to the transmitter
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An Eye in the Sky Provides New Perspectives
Dan Slentz says his new tower camera is good for more than watching the...
