TWiRT 589 - Some Antenna Tech - with Les Kutasi
Friday, April 8, 2022 at 10:06AM
Les Kutasi is a business developer - and that’s a title he’s taken working at several broadcast equipment companies. When your customers are broadcast engineers you have to know your technology. Les understands broadcast antennas from yagis to log-periodics to multi-station TV master arrays and FM panel antennas. A popular speaker at SBE meetings, Les joins Chris Tarr and Kirk Harnack for a humorous yet educational discussion on today’s antenna scene.
Guest:
Les Kutasi - Broadcast Business Development at Kathrein
Show Notes:
We spoke about the SCALA PR-450U antenna, now dubbed the SCALA PR-900
Not often seen in the USA, these Kathrein master FM antennas are popular throughout Europe
FCC Looks to Update Directional FM Antenna Rules - InsideRadio article
Radio & TV transmitters at Farnsworth Peak, Salt Lake City, Utah - Wikipedia
Deep snow covers transmitter site at Farnsworth Peak, Utah (photo)
Co-Hosts:
Chris Tarr - Group Director of Engineering at Magnum.Media
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, Star94.3, & South Seas Broadcasting
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