CLOSE-UP- An Internet News Magazine for Broadcast Professionals

Joe Fedele

With the advent of DTV many broadcasters are now actively looking at there towers and antennas to see what it will take to replace and/or refurbish them. Here's a chance to brush up on your antenna and tower theory.

NOTE: - Some of the files listed below are PDF files which require the use of Acrobat reader software. This software can be obtained for free from Adobe.

• NSMA Antenna Pattern Plotter for Windows - View digitized antenna patterns which conform to the NSMA standard.
• Antenna Articles - An excellent collection of short articles relating to all manners of antennas. Written by Wayne Sarosi.
• Lightning Strike Protection - by Roy B. Carpenter, Jr. & Mark Drabkin, Ph.D., Lightning Eliminators & Consultants
• The Secondary Effects of Lightning Activity - by Roy B. Carpenter, Jr. and Dr. Yinggang Tu

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