ASUSTOR Lockerstor 4RS Review - 1U 4-drive NAS
ASUSTOR Lockerstor 4RS Review - 1U 4-drive NASOver on the Geerling Engineering YouTube channel, my Dad and I just posted a video where we installed the ASUSTOR Lockerstor 4RS - AS6504RS at his radio...
View ArticleExploring a 1 MW FM Radio Tower with my Dad
Exploring a 1 MW FM Radio Tower with my DadMy Dad and I just posted a new video on the Geerling Engineering YouTube channel where we explored the tallest radio tower in the St. Louis metro area, the...
View Article1 Million Watts of RF - how the FM Supertower works
1 Million Watts of RF - how the FM Supertower worksAs the son of a radio engineer, I've seen my share of radio towers. From small, rural AM and FM towers to urban 'constellation' towers serving dozens...
View ArticleIs AM Radio Dead?
Is AM Radio Dead?...that was the question I asked my Dad, a radio engineer for many decades, who worked at the biggest AM station in St. Louis, KMOX. The station is approaching its centennial in 2025,...
View ArticleTV for one million: Exploring KSDK's broadcast tower
TV for one million: Exploring KSDK's broadcast towerKSDK-TV broadcasts to well over 1 million households in the St. Louis metro area. And my Dad and I went to their broadcast tower last month to...
View ArticleThe Mighty 'MOX: 50kW AM Tower site tour
The Mighty 'MOX: 50kW AM Tower site tourNearing it's centennial, KMOX-AM (1120 kHz) is a 50,000-watt clear-channel AM radio station with studios located in downtown St. Louis, MO, USA.But their...
View ArticleTalking Hot Dog gives new meaning to 'Ham radio'
Talking Hot Dog gives new meaning to 'Ham radio'...except it was a beef frank. Make your wurst jokes in the comments.What you see above is the remains of a hot dog after it has been applied to an AM...
View ArticleAM phasor has no setting for 'stun'
AM phasor has no setting for 'stun'Today on Geerling Engineering, my Dad and I toured the tower site for WSDZ-AM, located in Belleville, IL. It's a 20kW AM radio station broadcasting with an array of...
View ArticleGetting Started with Meshtastic
Getting Started with MeshtasticAfter seeing the Meshtastic booth at Open Sauce, my Dad and I thought it would be fun to learn more about the low power radio tech by getting our own radios and...
View ArticleWhat happens when you touch a Pickle to an AM radio tower?
What happens when you touch a Pickle to an AM radio tower?A few months ago, our AM radio hot dog experiment went mildly viral. That was a result of me asking my Dad 'what would happen if you ground a...
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