As the LBA Antenna Turns

At LBA, we design most of our ground systems in 40% Copperweld(TM) #10 wire. This stuff has virtually no scrap value, and there is insignificant AM loss due to the copper cladding being several skin depths thick at AM frequencies. It is stiff enough that anyone trying to pull it up should think twice about it being copper. It is also more resistant to breaking from earth movement and vehicular traffic, as well.  More on copper and RF components here! 

As a radio technician, roof worker, or tower climber, it can be a bit scary working around antennas! What’s hot and what’s not? Is there too much RF energy about to work safely? How do I stay safe?

Well, along with good site documentation and proper RF worker training, a good personal RF monitor can be your best friend!

LBA Technology has introduced the SafeOne™ as a remarkably cost effective personal alert system for all workers in RF exposed area. The SafeOne™ is a compact, wearable, precision monitor that provides visual and audible alerts if you venture into potentially hazardous areas. It is so affordable that your team doesn’t need to share an expensive monitor – every member can have their own!

The SafeOne™ is made with German craftsmanship by Schomandl, part of the renowned Kathrein Group – the largest antenna manufacturer in the world – they really know RF! It is exclusively distributed and supported in North and South America by LBA.  More on SafeOne™ here!

John George, VP of Sales, has taken LBA Technology on the road to Columbia, South Carolina this week. John has a major role in supporting the annual conference, as well as representing LBA products to engineers from South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia attending the event. The LBA booth is shown here.  One of the more popular items displayed at the show is the LBA CAMI isolation coil.  This unit will allow easy installation of an FM translator on a “hot” AM tower.

LBA Technology goes on the road again to exhibit at the Tennessee Broadcasters’ Show on January 25 at the Maxwell House Hotel in Nashville, TN.  More on AM broadcast products here!

For the fourth consecutive year, LBA Group has received recognition from DiversityBusiness.com as one of the top 50 diversity-owned businesses in the state of North Carolina. LBA was also cited as advancing in ranking over last year.

The NC Div50 is the 8th annual listing of the State’s top diversity-owned businesses. The companies listed on the Div50 represent the State’s top multicultural earners and challenge the long-held notion that a small or diversity-owned business is insignificant.

Watch this video from Oregon Public Television for heart-stopping views of work on a radio tower at 1000 feet! Rugged tower workers brave winter weather to repair FM broadcast antennas. A rare view of work above the ground. Click here to view.

The main LBA facilities consist of about 20,000 square feet (1860 square meters) in two modern production and office buildings. They are situated on a beautifully landscaped large campus, with adequate parking, storage, and shipping accommodations. We are about three miles (five kilometers) from Greenville, NC.

LBA maintains a large antenna test site in a quiet, rural area several miles from the main campus. With its quite RF noise and spaciousness, it is ideal for antenna performance tests. LBA maintains FCC licenses allowing test transmissions. In the view above, a TUP-3 mobile antenna undergoes tests, as well as a 100 kW open wire transmission line in the background.

Click here to read more on LBA’s location.

Coli-Cat came to us as an orphan, and now has over five years experience patrolling the LBA premises. Her important duties include warming chairs, rubbing the legs of staff, and patrolling for the occasional mouse. She can always track down a food handout!

LBA Group is excited to announce a partnership with Ex-Im Bank. The Export-Import Bank will support the financing of U.S. goods and services to creditworthy LBA customers in qualifying countries.

According to our CFO Wayne Hildebrandt, this creates a team that empowers LBA to offer highly competitive financing terms to our qualifying international customers.

TOMCO TE1000 vector impedance analyzers show up all over the world when portable, precision RF measurements are needed. Shown above is a TE1000 being used to adjust the antenna system of a TOMCO atmospheric radar system in Norway.

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