A hot early June day and even hotter the play pen.In preparation for a radio station about to go live on FM, some setting up of the equipment was needed. Now, in normal state of affairs, it should ...
Today’s mission Jim, should you decide to accept it, is to get the PCS CyberMax 800 watt FM broadcast transmitter up and running again. When this was commissioned, it was left adjusted to 600 Watts ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLXi2FTnBksSorting out some FM broadcast transmitters for various local stations recently. Here is a typival one. A home brew sort of. Fabricodled using a little 5 ...
Yeasu FT7800This poor little transceiver came in with a report that it was dead, along with a smell of burning. Initially it looks a nightmare to work on, but at least the main board can be removed, ...
Good when a plan all comes together. Been working on the relocation of the transmitter for Breeze 97.7 FM. Prime location using one of Albox on Line’s masts. Many thanks to Kevin Pitt, owner of Albox ...
A good indication as to the build quality and a sign of overall thoughtful design, is how easily something can be dismantled and serviced and how easy it is to put together after. This Italian ...
Nothing like having to fix your own test gear? Had to dig out the old Marconi Modulation Meter the other day. Been sat doing nout for ages. The FM section needed a good clean worked all OK, have for ...
Been setting up a few of these as of late. I have to say that I have been a little disappointed in the set up of these units. From a hardware point of view, given the cost and the fact they are aimed ...
A local radio station reported that their transmitter was suffering with low output, with alarm lights on, indicating a bad SWR reading. This is normally where the antenna is badly matched to the ...
