New Radio Transmission Technologies

Changing the Landscape of FM Broadcast Antenna Technology - $15

(Winner, 2022 BEIT Conference Proceedings Best Paper Award)

New technology for Broadband Radio Antennas

John L. Schadler | Dielectric LLC | Raymond, Maine, United States

Saving Lives - Rapid Alerts Using RDS for Earthquake and Fire Warnings - $15

Using satellite connectivity to FM radio stations, this text-based emergency notification system rapidly delivers secure, encrypted alerts in less 5 seconds for wildfire, earthquake, flood hazards.

Matthew Straeb | Global Security Systems/ALERT FM | Sarasota, Florida, United States

The Flared-Skirt or Umbrella-Spoke Feed for Grounded Medium Wave Antenna Towers - $15

While a simple skirt feed, with multiple parallel wires insulated from the tower is fairly common, other methods such as slant-wire feeds and skirts with other geometries offer substantial advantages.

Benjamin F. Dawson III | Hatfield & Dawson Consulting Engineers, LLC | Seattle, Washington, United States
Bobby L. Cox II | Kintronic Laboratories, Inc. | Bristol, Tennessee, United States