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 This time, a Christian Talk radio station KKXX 930 AM and 104.5 FM out of Chico, CA reported last week the theft of 22,000 feet of No. 10 copper wire being used to ground its transmitter, bundled into lengths of 10 to 20 feet.This is the second time the station has been hit by copper [...]  LBA Technology has shipped a specially built advanced technology Medium Wave Triplexer system to the Broadcasting Corporation of China for installation in Taiwan. This is the second major multiplexer system LBA has furnished to BCC. The BCC site created a number of challenges. Site limitations required that the triplexer operate into an electrically short tower [...]  Some things never change but wireless and technology is constantly changing. The old ways of the Bell System are long gone. Those that embrace the right change will see opportunities. Change was at the fall meeting of the Carolina Wireless Association (CWA) in Raleigh. There were quite a few new faces this year since the [...]  Broadcast Depot, Ecuatronix, and 305 Broadcast had a greatly received the presentation of the MSK-200 TV Analyzer by John George and Javier Castillo during their recent visit to Miami. The two presented the versatile analyzer made by Schomandl/Kathrein that is equivalent to 10 instruments in one at a price that is less than half of [...]  Tranquility Base, here. The Eagle has landed. The Voice of America had the world’s largest audience ever when it reported in 46 languages man landing on the Moon. It earned trust when it reported on Watergate and the anti-Vietnam protests. In 1968, Czechs battled Soviet tanks in the streets. When Soviet troops forced a Czech [...]  Three men have been arrested for vandalizing a section of Frontier Communications’ network in Logan County, West Virginia. Four more arrest warrants have been issued. The men disrupted phone and internet service and created a public safety risk for Frontier Communication customers by stealing copper and selling to to scrap dealers. Bail was set for the three men for between $140,000 – $150,000 each while they await trial. They will be charged with a felony at minimum but could also face federal charges because the vandalism violates Homeland Security, interstate commerce and environmental protection laws. [...]  After 15 years of burnishing his career in wireless communications, Christopher K. Horne has “come home” to LBA Group Inc. as the corporation’s new chief technical officer. He officially rejoined the Greenville firm today (Aug. 2). Horne, a registered professional engineer, was a project engineer in LBA’s radio frequency safety program in the 1980s shortly [...]  Engineers, grab your Blackberries. Scroll down to an open summer date on your calendar and plug in The Taste of NAB Road Show. It’s back! Co-sponsored by LBA Technology, the Taste of NAB Road Show is returning for a 9th year, bringing to broadcast engineers and technicians where they live the latest electronic equipment and [...]  It took five years and $750 million, but Sprint Nextel has successfully bumped the broadcast auxiliary services (BAS) of more than 1,000 TV stations out of the 2GHz band coveted by Sprint. The wireless company now will take over that part of the spectrum with the blessing of the Federal Communications Commission. Everyone involved seems [...]  In his trek around the country, host of the Taste of NAB Road Show, Larry Bloomfield has traveled down the west coast and across the southern coast. Now he is coming into our own home territory, the east coast! LBA will be sending two of their best, Paulo Fernandes and John George out to answer [...]  The explosion of interest in providing broadband connections throughout the US was evident at the FCC National Broadband Plan & WCAI Summer Summit. The Herndon, Virginia event was sponsored by the Wireless Communications Association International (WCAI), the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC), National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC), and DBC. LBA Group CEO Lawrence Behr was [...]  Free mobile digital TV is coming to a device near you sooner than you might have expected. Free mobile digital TV test broadcasts in Washington, DC, this summer have respondents chirping enthusiastically about the ability to pick up local TV programming on the go. Most test responders are stipulating “high excitement” about having access. It [...]  Britain and other European countries are forging the path to convert to digital radio this decade, with plans to discontinue analog radio altogether. The future of digital radio in the United States is also a hot topic for debate. Canada, however, appears to be backtracking in their approach. The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. told the Canadian [...]  Lawrence Behr, a prominent telecommunications industry executive, will be a featured speaker this month at the “Summer Summit” of Wireless Communications Association International. Other summit speakers include R. Gerard Salemme, the executive vice president of Clearwire, and Bill Payne, vice president and chief technology officer of Motorola Networks. Behr is founder and chief executive officer of LBA Group Inc. The company offers engineering consultant services and hardware fabrication and distribution worldwide to wireless and communications industry [...]  Like a re-radiating RF signal, positive feedback about a Lawrence Behr Associates engineering job keeps bouncing around cyberspace. Components of LBA Group helped clear the way for an electric power distribution project in New York state, a job that finally wrapped up earlier this year after more than two years of work. The project required [...]  Engineers, grab your Blackberries. Scroll down to an open summer date on your calendar and plug in The Taste of NAB Road Show. It’s back! Co-sponsored by LBA Technology, the Taste of NAB Road Show is returning for a 9th year, bringing to broadcast engineers and technicians where they live the latest electronic equipment and [...]  Greenville Noon Rotary Club, LBA Technology, and Ferguson Enterprises joined efforts to send tents to the earthquake victims in Haiti. When Javier Castillo, Director of Broacast Sales received an e-mail from Gilbert Fontaine whose company Power Tech Services is a client of LBA Technology in Haiti, he asked him how could we be of help [...]  Engineers, grab your Blackberries. Scroll down to an open summer date on your calendar and plug in The Taste of NAB Roadshow. It’s back! Co-sponsored by LBA Technology, the roadshow is returning for a 9th year, bringing to broadcast engineers and technicians where they live the latest electronic equipment and ideas showcased in Las Vegas [...] LBA’s own Paulo Fernandes was there for the first few stops on the Taste of NAB Roadshow last week. Paulo was on hand to introduce such breakthrough technology as the Kathrein-Schomandl ADAM3000 analog / digital TV Analyzer and MSK-200 DTV Signal Analyzer and health-protecting SafeOne Personal RF Monitor, as well as the new Taref3 high-precision [...]  Engineers, grab your Blackberries. Scroll down to an open summer date on your calendar and plug in The Taste of NAB Roadshow. It’s back! Co-sponsored by LBA Technology, the roadshow is returning for a 9th year, bringing to broadcast engineers and technicians where they live the latest electronic equipment and ideas showcased in Las Vegas [...]  It’s all about MW broadcast transmission issues 50 KW to 2,000,000 watts – information exchange and discussions, sponsored by LBA. High power MW broadcasting is by no means dead, but many engineers with high power MW expertise are passing out of the industry. We hope to establish a forum for preserving the decades of knowledge [...]  In 2009, LBA Group Inc. faced the same economic challenge as every other company. It met the challenge by resourcefully building customer value. LBA Group Founder Lawrence Behr talks about the synergism of businesses interacting during stressful times. BSD: What do you mean when you say the LBA Group of companies is ‘resourceful’? LB: Essentially [...]  Most busy TV engineers wouldn’t cobble together their own multiple-function TV Test Instruments from add-ons and options unless they found themselves in a technological vacuum. Thanks to Kathrein-Schomandl, no such void exists. The renowned German RF equipment manufacturer has filled it with a universal, easy-to-operate DTV signal analyzer called MSK-200. The versatile MSK-200 not only [...]  The amazing reach of radio begins when electronic waves are transmitted from one antenna to another. For 47 years, LBA Technology has been at this critical junction, constantly improving the quality of broadcasters’ transmissions while preserving their bottom line. LBA Group companies got their start in AM radio over 40 years ago. In the decades [...]  The MSK-200 Universal TV Signal Analyzer is drawing tremendous crowds at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show in Las Vegas, filling the LBA booth (SU3327) to capacity. Interest has been overwhelming! There has also been interest in mobile digital TV, Digital TV test equipment, and Time Frequency Standard systems which are economical alternatives to [...]  Digital bitstream synchronization measured in nanoseconds makes precise timing a real adventure for digital TV engineers. LBA Technology Inc. offers harried technicians a better way to mesh the blinding-fast digital signals. The solution is the Taref3™ high-precision master clock produced by the German manufacturer R.A.M. Gmbh. LBA Technology is exclusive distributor of the instrument in [...]  At NAB 2010, LBA’s channel partners and integrators are featuring the latest generation of Schomandl-Kathrein TV and RF test equipment. Where? In Booth SU3327, South Hall, second level. Videos that showcase our fine products will be showing continuously on large 42-inch screens. In addition to the internationally renowned 10-instruments-in-1 MSK-200 universal TV signal analyzer and [...]  Many AM detuning systems are in a sad state of repair. This not only violates the FCC rules, but jeopardizes the AM station functioning, and can even lead to civil liability! [...] To make the LBA booth more accessible to our customers, we have moved from Booth# N516 in the North Hall to Booth# SU3327 on the upper level of the South Hall. Come see [...]  “For 35 years of contributing to the success of our community,” reads the citation on the handsome certificate. My, how time flies. The recognition of LBA Technology by the Pitt County Development Commission came in the commission’s annual reception Feb. 23 at Rock Springs Center in Greenville. LBA Technology president Jerry Brown represented the company [...] |
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