So, just how do you drop a radio tower in New Jersey? Seems like it wouldn't take more than a phone call to the right guy. We discuss the SBE's Ennes Workshops, fractal antennas, and just what should 5 bars indicate?
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Tom Ray - VP, Engineering, Buckley Broadcasting, WOR, New York, W2TRR
Chris Tobin - CBS Radio, New York
Chris Tarr - Entercom, Milwaukee, GeekJedi, and Broadcast Engineering Info
Show notes:
SBE Ennes Workshop, August 20, 2010
WOR Tower Collapse (on purpose)
BlackBerry hack to display signal in dBm on the main screen
Mapping mobile signal strength to bars
What should it mean when you see 5 bars?
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Speaking of towers coming down - These at WWVA (AM) were toppled by high wind a few hours before TWiRT recorded on Wednesday evening.