Funny that, I've worked in radio stations where the audio board was 6 feet away from the transmitter. We didn't have the AM signal bleeding into the audio, or the phone system, or anything. You must not have you equipment setup right. See the post in this thread about ground-loops.
Have you tried calling the station for help? Most will gladly let you talk to the engineer to figure out a solution.
Using an excavator to solve a problem really does sound like the east county way. I'm guessing it's some out-of-work construction dude with a NIMBY complex. Ya don't just jump in an excavator and use it without having at least a few hours to get to know it. Something tells me that a ELFer wouldn't be the type of person that would get to know how to use an "earth mover."
Every time I saw one of the no-towers yard signs I had a deep sadness for the state of my county fall on me.
It's really Ye-Haw county there, and I'm no city boy either. Hell, I live on the rez!
Yeah, those ELF folks just HATE Washington State University football! The station broadcasts a sports radio format and covers many of the local high school games. Unless the ELF has a dog in the Everett vs. Monroe football game, your comment makes no sense.
What gets me is that these were AM broadcast towers. The first thing I learned working stations around central Washington was to NEVER touch the live tower. Just a look at the transmitter meters will tell you why. Even a Podunk (Yakima) station shows 5KV @ 1A (=5,000W) at the final plate. How did the machine operator keep from frying?
Disclaimers: I live a few houses down from the station owner, so I've followed this for a while. I was a broadcast engineer in a past life (even did some contracting at a former iteration of this station.)
From the Seattle Times version: "Andy Skotdal, general manager of the family-owned sports-radio station, isn't convinced ELF is responsible, even though the group's North American press office in Washington, D.C., issued a news release and posted an item on its national Web site Friday saying it was.
He suspects disgruntled locals who have long opposed the siting of the towers on 40 acres of farmland may have taken matters into their own hands after losing a key ruling in King County Superior Court a few weeks ago.
"My suspicion is, it's somebody local," Skotdal, whose family has owned the station for 20 years, said by phone Friday as he watched dozens of sheriff's detectives and FBI agents comb the property for evidence. "It could be somebody painting ELF on a banner to throw off suspicion."
In the same story, the FBI sees a few things that point to ELF but they are only a day into the investigation. I'd lay away from making a call right now on who is responsible.
Either way, stealing a excavator, driving it through a muddy field and pulling down two towers has to leave a good amount of evidence. I'm also thinking that the guy wires must have been cut too, just to keep from kill the machine operator on the first tower.
The researchers also note that games 'function as crucial gatekeepers for interest in science, technology, engineering and math,' and that without these groups represented properly, 'it may place underrepresented groups behind the curve.'
Kind of a stretch there Mr. Social Scientist. If it involves a kid using a computer then that kid will grow up to be an engineer. Sure.
More likely that kid will end up stoned in a dark basement somewhere playing WoW.
Carriers are locking down your cell phone and forcing you to buy music from them.
I've never been forced to buy music from any carrier. Why the fuck would I buy "music" that is only played on a one inch speaker anyway? To show the kids that I'm cool? Having money is cool. Annoying people with distorted crap every time someone calls is lame.
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Funny that, I've worked in radio stations where the audio board was 6 feet away from the transmitter. We didn't have the AM signal bleeding into the audio, or the phone system, or anything. You must not have you equipment setup right. See the post in this thread about ground-loops.
Have you tried calling the station for help? Most will gladly let you talk to the engineer to figure out a solution.
Using an excavator to solve a problem really does sound like the east county way. I'm guessing it's some out-of-work construction dude with a NIMBY complex. Ya don't just jump in an excavator and use it without having at least a few hours to get to know it. Something tells me that a ELFer wouldn't be the type of person that would get to know how to use an "earth mover."
Every time I saw one of the no-towers yard signs I had a deep sadness for the state of my county fall on me.
It's really Ye-Haw county there, and I'm no city boy either. Hell, I live on the rez!
I'd still call it economic violence. The station owner lives down the street from me so maybe I'm biased.
In one report the excavator was tangled in one of the fallen towers. I'm tempted to drive my the site today to take a look.
er, EFFECTIVE Radiated Power? The power coming out of the antenna. Transmitter power - feed line loss + antenna gain = ERP
Yeah, those ELF folks just HATE Washington State University football! The station broadcasts a sports radio format and covers many of the local high school games. Unless the ELF has a dog in the Everett vs. Monroe football game, your comment makes no sense.
What gets me is that these were AM broadcast towers. The first thing I learned working stations around central Washington was to NEVER touch the live tower. Just a look at the transmitter meters will tell you why. Even a Podunk (Yakima) station shows 5KV @ 1A (=5,000W) at the final plate. How did the machine operator keep from frying?
Disclaimers: I live a few houses down from the station owner, so I've followed this for a while. I was a broadcast engineer in a past life (even did some contracting at a former iteration of this station.)
Here is the story from the local paper: http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090905/NEWS01/709059909&news01ad=1 (good set of pictures)
From the Seattle Times version: "Andy Skotdal, general manager of the family-owned sports-radio station, isn't convinced ELF is responsible, even though the group's North American press office in Washington, D.C., issued a news release and posted an item on its national Web site Friday saying it was.
He suspects disgruntled locals who have long opposed the siting of the towers on 40 acres of farmland may have taken matters into their own hands after losing a key ruling in King County Superior Court a few weeks ago.
"My suspicion is, it's somebody local," Skotdal, whose family has owned the station for 20 years, said by phone Friday as he watched dozens of sheriff's detectives and FBI agents comb the property for evidence. "It could be somebody painting ELF on a banner to throw off suspicion."
In the same story, the FBI sees a few things that point to ELF but they are only a day into the investigation. I'd lay away from making a call right now on who is responsible.
Either way, stealing a excavator, driving it through a muddy field and pulling down two towers has to leave a good amount of evidence. I'm also thinking that the guy wires must have been cut too, just to keep from kill the machine operator on the first tower.
I just realized that my domain was registered on the tenth anniversary!
Domain Name: NETHEAD.COM
Created on: 15-Mar-95
It's also my mother's birthday. Too cool.
My motto is: "Ham radio: No infrastructure required."
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Imagine a man sitting at a terminal. Breaking 128-bit SSL. With a gun to his head. Getting a blowjob.
Greatest Slashdot Porn, Ever!
Your thinking General Services from "We Also Walk Dogs."
The researchers also note that games 'function as crucial gatekeepers for interest in science, technology, engineering and math,' and that without these groups represented properly, 'it may place underrepresented groups behind the curve.'
Kind of a stretch there Mr. Social Scientist. If it involves a kid using a computer then that kid will grow up to be an engineer. Sure.
More likely that kid will end up stoned in a dark basement somewhere playing WoW.
Hmmm. salt and pepper cords with a white shirt is now business casual? I am SO out of it.
School is not jail.
You sure didn't go to Catholic school in the late 60s!
Actually most of the 800MHz stuff is going to be replaced when they move to 700MHz.
http://www.apcointl.org/frequency/700.htm
If you're a little guy trying to get noticed, I see no real harm in using their stupidity to your advantage.
Makes perfect sense coming from an Christan. It's how your cult was founded Mr. J.C. so rocks.
I think you mean "brake" not "break". In trying to read your post I kept thinking of someone throwing a bunch of spaces in an RS-232 stream.
And no, you read the link wrong.
See http://trafficwaves.org/trafexp.html for a model of tailgating.
Sure:
10 for i = 1 to 10
20 next i
That's right. You can't.
I think you just described a spark plug coil.
I'd opt for QuickBASIC. No GUI but no line numbers either.
Carriers are locking down your cell phone and forcing you to buy music from them.
I've never been forced to buy music from any carrier. Why the fuck would I buy "music" that is only played on a one inch speaker anyway? To show the kids that I'm cool? Having money is cool. Annoying people with distorted crap every time someone calls is lame.
That's right, it's been decades since I've read them. Time to dig in the book pile again.
Thanks.