Tower & Site

80 Years with E F Johnson

Small town Midwestern values and the radio company that rode the historical waves of the 20th century

Exposition program takes shape

Editor’s Note: In an effort to keep readers up to date on the upcoming IWCE conference, we will periodically publish scheduled sessions. Unfortunately,

80 Years with E F Johnson

Denny Blaine points to seams in the corridors while providing a tour of the EFJohnson plant and headquarters in Waseca, Minnesota. He drives around the

Linear rolls out wideband amplifier

Linear Technology Corp. has introducesd the LT6552, a wideband difference amplifier. Offering common mode rejection at high frequencies (CMRR 60dB at

DVSI debuts new half-rate vocoder

Digital Voice Systems Inc. has introduced a new Half-Rate Vocoder, which represents an advancement in high-performance voice compression for mobile communications.

Motorola chairman cleans out desk

Motorola, Inc. announced that Christopher B. Galvin, chairman and chief executive officer, decided to retire. Galvin has agreed to remain as chairman

Study to collect empirical data on towers vs. birds

The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission announced the signing of an agreement Wednesday with Michigan to gather

SWR, impedance and line loss

Standing waves on a transmission line affects both the impedance seen at the input and the overall loss of the transmission line the higher the SWR, the

News

NATE draws 1,600 to tower construction trade show

A changing of the guard marked the first day of the National Association of Tower Erectors trade show today in Orlando, FL, at the Rosen Center Hotel.

Article

Tower climbing safety and rescue

The individuals who build and maintain wireless communications systems operate in one of the most hostile environments of any workplace.

80 Years with E F Johnson

Exposition program takes shape

80 Years with E F Johnson

Linear rolls out wideband amplifier

DVSI debuts new half-rate vocoder

Motorola chairman cleans out desk

Study to collect empirical data on towers vs. birds

SWR, impedance and line loss

News

NATE draws 1,600 to tower construction trade show

Article

Tower climbing safety and rescue

Commentary

Collaborative PS-IOT could supply missing pieces in public safety’s common operating picture

New technologies drive code advancements for in-building public-safety communications

Unfinished Business: Why NFPA and IBC fire codes need to kill the fire phone

Events

UC Ezines

IWCE 2019 Wrap Up

Twitter

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