[TenTec] RF Speech Processor "TX IMD"

[Bob McGraw - K4TAX]

As a broadcast engineer, tricks I was taught:

**  Make sure the program logs are in a folder by month and each month is in 
the file cabinet by month order.

**  Make sure the transmitter logs are in a folder by month and each month 
is in the file cabinet by month order.

**  Make sure all the meter pilot lamps are illuminated on every piece of 
equipment at both the studio and transmitter sites.

**  Erase all pencil marks where knobs are typically positioned on each 
piece of equipment.

If you do this, the inspector won't look much deeper if at all.

73
Bob, K4TAX


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Al Gulseth" <wb5jnc at centurytel.net>
To: "Bob McGraw - K4TAX" <RMcGraw at blomand.net>
Cc: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2013 8:58 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] RF Speech Processor "TX IMD"


> Well said Bob. The only thing I'd note is that in the broadcast industry 
> "back
> then" (I was a small market AM chief and TV operating and maintenance
> engineer for a while) "good engineering practice" to me implied making 
> sure a
> surprise inspection by the "Commission" didn't turn up anything amiss.
> Needless to say, that's not generally a factor in defining "good amateur
> practice" unless it's a really blatant violation.
>
>
> TNX/73, Al
>
> On Sun June 16 2013 8:35:23 pm Bob McGraw - K4TAX wrote:
>> There are many of these regulations that are really open to 
>> interpretation
>> by the reader.  What exactly is good amateur practice?   I know how I was
>> taught and as a broadcast engineer again the term "good engineering
>> practice" is rather vague and quite broad.  Yet in that regard, my
>> thoughts, my actions and my direction was frequently questioned and
>> challenged by those more of my senior.   While I often disgust at
>> specifics, certain things do need to be defined.  For us pilots there is 
>> a
>> clear and stated minimum vision standard.  The idea of "generally good
>> vision" is quite frightening.
>>
>> We had a radio provided at Field Day last year that proved to be a 
>> problem.
>> When it was keyed, every radio a the site got noisy regardless of the 
>> band,
>> mode or frequency it was on.  Yes, my spectrum analyzer confirmed that 
>> the
>> radio of question transmitted broadband noise in the order of -73 dBm
>> covering the range of 0.5 MHz to 30 MHz.  Yet the radio met the
>> "certification" to be sold in the USA.  This is basic pollution and add
>> enough of them on the air and we have lots of pollution.  In other words,
>> if one auto is polluting the air in Los Angles at rush hour that is not 
>> an
>> issue.  Yet if 300,000 are driving at rush hour and all of them are
>> polluting, that is a serious issue.
>>
>> As to the operator issues, with radios being mis-adjusted and mis-used,
>> this is an education issue and not an enforcement issue.  That simply 
>> says
>> that we have not done a good job of bringing new members into the ranks.
>> And we have not done a good job of guiding these new members to higher
>> standards. There is simply too much of the attitude of "it is my radio, I
>> paid good money for it, it's mine and I'll use it any way I wish".   I 
>> view
>> this is much the way society thinks and acts today.
>>
>> We as older, senior, experienced persons have not done a good job with 
>> our
>> students.  If the teacher teaches then the students learn.  If the 
>> students
>> don't learn then the teacher has not taught.
>>
>> 73
>> Bob, K4TAX
>>
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