- "Geostationary Orbits" Series, written for Newsletter, a publication of Chapter 24 (Madison) of the Society of Broadcast Engineers:
- "Broadband Networks" Series, written for Newsletter, a publication of Chapter 24 (Madison) of the Society of Broadcast Engineers:
- Part 15 - Frequency Offsets (October 1997) [.pdf]
Note: the frequency chart in Part 15 is inaccurate. A corrected frequency chart appears in Part 16.- Part 16 - Loose Ends (November 1997) [.pdf]
- Part 17 - System Powering (December 1997) [.pdf]
- Part 18 - System Powering (February 1998)
- Part 19 - Two-Way Transmission (March 1998)
- Part 20 - A Close-Up Look at Trunk Amplifiers (April 1998)
- Part 21 - Outside Plant: Aerial (June 1998)
- Part 22 - Outside Plant: Underground (July 1998)
- Part 23 - Signal Leakage Sources (August 1998)
- Part 24 - Signal Leakage Control (September 1998)
- Part 25 - FCC Signal Leakage Rules - (October 1998)
- Part 26 - FCC Signal Leakage Rules - (November 1998)
- Part 27 - Headends I - (January 1999)
- Part 28 - Headends II - (February 1999)
- Part 29 - Headends III - (March 1999)
- "Telecom Industry News" Series, written for Newsletter, a publication of Chapter 24 (Madison) of the Society of Broadcast Engineers:
- S.S. Coast Guard Ceases CW Transmissions (June 1995)
- Cable-Tec Expo '95 - A Firsthand Report (July 1995)
- Supreme Court Upholds Must-Carry Rules (May 1997)
- Appeals Court Reverses FCC "Fee On Fee" Decision (August 1997)
- TCI and Bresnan Announce Joint Venture (February 1998)
- Overlay Area Codes: Five States Approve; One Backs Off (March 1998)
- FCC's Troy Decision (April 1998)
- TBS Superstation Converts to Non-Broadcast Status (May 1998)
- Recent Pole-Attachment Decisions (June 1998)
- Cable TV Inside Wiring: A Political Hot Potato (July 1998)
- Bresnan Set to Take Over TCI Cable TV Operations (January 1999)
- Why Don't Cable Systems Carry UHF Stations On-Channel? (February 1999)
- Area Code 414 Splits ... Again! (April 1999)
- Cable TV Must-Carry Rules Change (June 1999)
- Overlays, Again (July 1999)
- Charter to Buy Bresnan (August 1999)
- Minor Civil Subdivisions (September 1999)
- The United States Public Lands Survey (October 1999)
- History of Dane County Cable Systems: Part 1: Bresnan (November 1999)
- History of Dane County Cable Systems: Part 2: Jones Intercable et al (December 1999)
- History of Dane County Cable Systems: Part 3: Star Cablevision et al (January 2000)
- Protecting WMSN's Fiber - Part 1 (March 2000)
- Protecting WMSN's Fiber - Part 2 (August 2000)
- Area Code 809: Urban Legend (March 2001)
- Updating Some Old Predictions About Area Codes (January 2002)
- Salt Lake 2002: From Outside the Outside Fence (March 2002)
- Selected postings to TELECOM Digest, an internet newsletter edited by Patrick A. Townson of Independence, Kansas:
- New Area Code Assignments (March 1995)
- Invention & Technology: "The Birth of Cable TV" (September 1996)
- Invention & Technology: "The Birth of Cable TV" [continued] (September 1996)
- Seven-Digit Cross-NPA Dialing (November 1997)
- Cable Television Franchise Renewal (November 1997)
- Cable TV Power Supplies (November 1999)
- Numbering Formats NPA-0XX-XXXX or NPA-1XX-XXXX (June 1999)
- Calling Mexico: Dummy "Area Codes" 706, 903, 905 (May 2001)
- Cable TV Copyright (August 2002)
- Cable Channel 1 (Not to be Confused With Broadcast Channel 1) (August 2002)
- Towns and Townships (October 2002)
- Towns and Townships (continued) (November 2002)
- Squirrel Damage to CATV Cable (October 2002)
- N11 vs. 11X Service Codes (November 2002)
- Cable TV Power Supplies (November 2002)
- Pulling the Zero et al [Ann Arbor step-by-step dialing plan] (December 2000)
- Ground-Start PBX Trunks (December 2002)
- Ground-Start PBX Trunks [continued] (December 2002)
- Microwave Towers and Satellite Antennas (February 2003)
- 5- vs. 7-digit Dialing (was Area Code Stats) (April 2003)
- Cable TV System Powering (May 2003)
- WFMT, Cable FM, and Classical Music (June 2003)
- A-la-carte v. Tiering [pricing for CATV/DBS services] (April 2004)
- Cable TV Franchise Fees (May 2004)
- Inside [cable TV and telephone] wiring (July 2004)
- Closed Captioning (May 2005)
- Fiber Cut Knock Rural S.E. Kansas Off Line (February 2006)
- 208/240V Power Distribution (March 2006)
- Selected Blog Postings, Letters to editors, etc.
- Only FTTH Gets It (CT's Pipeline, March 2005)
- Cheaper by the Bundle (The Houston Chronicle, Full Disclosure, August 2005 )
- How many would you pay for? (The Houston Chronicle, Full Disclosure, December 2005)
- Other stuff (pages on this site that just sort of accreted over the years, and may or may not have any specific purpose).
- Cable Television Channel Assignment Chart. Analog cable television channels are numbered 1-158, occupying the frequency band 54-1002 MHz . These assignments have been published as and ANSI/EIA standard, and are incorporated by reference in the FCC Rules and Regulations. These assignments are compatible with consumer-owned analog TV sets, VCRs, and DVRs, although not all consumer-owned equipment is capable of tuning all 158 channels.
- Communications Antenna Supporting Structures Photos of Cellular, PCS, and data communications antennas found at various places around the country.
- United States Public Lands Survey System - Map of Principal Meridians and Base Lines. Source: Maps for America by Morris M. Thompson, USGS (retired), pp. 82-83. Washington: United States Geological Survey, 1988. As a publication of the United States Government, this book is not copyrighted.
- United States Public Lands Survey System - Illustrative Situations. Sample maps (copied from U.S. Geological Survey 7.5-minute-series topographic maps) illustrate the USPLS grid in different topographical and cultural situations.
- United States Public Lands Survey System - Section Corner Monuments. Photos of a few monuments found at various USPLSS section corners.
- Utility Poles. Photos of assorted utility poles posted for no particular reason.
- Railroad Poleline Union Pacific Railroad poleline removal project.
- Connecting crappy PC speakers to a stereo sound system. Posted at the request of certain on-line WFMT listeners.
- U-Turn Links (links to other websites that link back one of the sites posted above).
- SUNY-Buffalo State College: Rotational Kinematics, Annotated Web Bibliography.
- Kramer.Firm: Wireless Site Gallery.
- Insulator Index: Neal McLain's UPRR Pole Line Page
- Reno Area Wireless Information & Cellular Guide: Reno Area Cell Site Picture Gallery.
- Antenna Spotter: Antenna Supporting Structures.
- USMILCOM Line Card: Utility Poles
- Utah-Bookmarks.com: UPRR Pole Line.