Category Archives: RF

I'll be in Nashville…

I’ll be in Nashville the week of the 25th.   LP Field gets the first system install. We picked that one because the stadium is new(er) and it’s not freezing cold.

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The 700 MHz auction won't change your life as much as you wish

A lot of people are very excited about the current 700 MHz auction. I’ve heard all kinds of nonsense like “nationwide WiFi” tossed about by people who should know better. What are the real possibilities for the current 700 MHz … Continue reading

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Tampa Tomorrow, Minneapolis and Pittsburgh next week

A whirlwind visit to Tampa. Florida. I’ll be in Tampa tomorrow, for the day only. I’ll be up at OMG:30 to drive to DFW, catch the first flight of the day. Then it’s survey the stadium, and then on the … Continue reading

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Why I might be buying a MacBook Air

The original title of this post was “Why I won’t be buying a MacBook Air” but for every reason I came up with why the MBA couldn’t possibly do “X” I thought of a way it could. As of the … Continue reading

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spectrum analysis during football

Those of you who are football fans will hate me for this. If you were at or watched the Dallas-Philly game on Sunday, the 16th, you might have seen me wandering around the sidelines during the pre-game and first quarter. … Continue reading

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New in RF: Mid-path Interference

In my career I’ve made mistakes and I’ve screwed things up. But I hope I’ve never done anything as monumentally clueless as the following I received in an email from a customer’s “RF Expert”. I’m not disclosing the name or … Continue reading

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