Site Management & Technology (SMT) magazine
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A Little Paint, a Few Lights, and a Horde of Federal Regulations
By Vicki W. KippSite Management & Technology magazine, Sep 1, 2002 Tower lighting is necessary for one reason: aircraft safety. If not for the fact that flyways and towers occupy some of the same altitudes, towers could be less conspicuous. Without airplanes, helicopters and hot air balloons, towers could be painted to match the skyline, and… Continue reading
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Strike Back at Lightning
By Vicki W. KippSite Management & Technology magazine, Sep 1, 2002 While humans have 1 in 6,000 odds of being struck by lightning, towers have 1 in 1 odds of being struck. It’s basically inevitable. How lightning works When the equilibrium of electrical charges between the atmosphere and the earth becomes unbalanced, nature uses lightning to… Continue reading
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Classified: Tower identification
By Victoria W. Kipp Site Management & Technology, Aug 1, 2002 The next time you spot a communications tower while driving down the road, take a moment to classify it. Towers can be identified by their means of structural support (guyed or self-supporting) and their shape (steel-lattice or monopole). Guyed towers Guyed towers are held… Continue reading
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Tower Considerations for DTV
Site Management & Technology (SMT) magazine, By Vicki W. Kipp April 1, 2002 TRANSITION TO DTV To leap into the FCC-mandated ATSC broadcast standard, your TV station will need to install a new digital transmitter, additional transmission line, and an antenna for your digital channel. The FCC digital channel allocation plan is based on… Continue reading
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Finding and Training Tower Technicians
By Victoria W. KippSite Management & Technology magazine, Mar 4 2002 When tower contractors are in high demand, there never seems to be enough qualified tower technicians. Tower companies are sometimes forced to turn away work when they are understaffed. When the labor pool is tight, the tower industry faces an additional challenge because of the… Continue reading
About Me
Hello there! My name is Vicki Kipp, and I am a closed caption maker. Making closed captions is time consuming and complicated, so this blog is a collection of all of the knowledge and experiences I have gained. I hope my collection of tips and tricks might help you with your closed caption work the way it has helped me!
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