At about 4 am we lost power on V1 and remotely found the cabinet would not become ‘ready’. On-site it[…]
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A New Transmitter Problem – ‘Paper Cap’ Short!
Quite suddenly and without warning on February 27th, the V2 cabinet for our KBCW was constantly crowbarring (a safety function[…]
Read moreiPad Mobile DTV FAIL [Pic]
While checking the Mobile DTV pavilion at the NAB convention in Las Vegas today I came across several mobile and[…]
Read moreA Good Engineer Is Hard To Find… For TV Anyway.
I was recently talking with a sales rep I deal with and we got on the topic of the aging[…]
Read moreHello Mobile DTV. Goodbye HDTV.
Regardless of what some liberal arts students or free-love hippies may tell you, you don’t get something for nothing. Or,[…]
Read moreAnother DTV Converter box goes under my microscope. OK, my glasses…
Not too long ago I had some time to review the capabilities of an Insignia CECB (coupon eligible converter box)[…]
Read moreNAB 2008 In Review.
This year’s NAB had a bit more energy among television broadcasters than the NAB show last year and almost all[…]
Read moreDTV “coupon” converter box put to the test. Does it work?
No “film at 11” drama here; yes, it works and it works surprisingly well for a $60 piece of electronics[…]
Read moreHow the format war has changed my purchasing habits.
To be succinct, I simply don’t (and won’t) buy as much as I did before. For the past few years[…]
Read moreVisiting an SF Landmark. Sutro Tower.
Not many people get inside Sutro Tower, so I consider myself pretty fortunate. My current employer doesn’t have transmit facilities[…]
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