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	<title>Mike Benonis</title>
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	<description>Graduate Student in Electrical Engineering, specializing in real-world RF solutions</description>
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		<title>2m Spring VHF Sprint</title>
		<link>http://www.benonis.net/2011/04/12/2m-spring-vhf-sprint/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I went up to Brush Mountain last night (EM97sg) to take part in the first spring sprint this year, on 2m. I used my Kenwood TR-9000 rig along with the Mirage B-108 80W amplifier, and operated out of the back of my Jeep. For an antenna, I got my Cushcraft 13B2 up and running, which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Local TV Stations Should I Care About?</title>
		<link>http://www.benonis.net/2011/02/24/what-local-tv-stations-should-i-care-about/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 04:44:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When setting up a wireless microphone system, it can be difficult to determine what TV stations have the potential to cause interference, and even harder to know which ones WILL cause interference. The only surefire way to do it is to bring in a real spectrum analyzer, which will cost ten&#8217;s of thousands of dollars. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Multicouplers (Antenna Distros) Prevent Intermod?</title>
		<link>http://www.benonis.net/2011/02/17/do-multicouplers-antenna-distros-prevent-intermod/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 06:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently heard someone mention on a forum that if you do not use an antenna distribution unit (multicoupler) with your wireless microphones, then you would be facing intermodulation problems. This post will hopefully dispel that belief and explain why antenna distros are useful, and what they can and can&#8217;t do, Antenna distro units are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Really In The TV Bands?</title>
		<link>http://www.benonis.net/2011/02/02/whats-really-in-the-tv-bands/</link>
		<comments>http://www.benonis.net/2011/02/02/whats-really-in-the-tv-bands/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:20:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The TV Bands in the United States get a lot of use, despite what you might think based on the White Spaces proceedings in the past few years. Some of it may be obvious, but other users might be downright surprising. This post is an attempt at a comprehensive list of users of the TV [...]]]></description>
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		<title>222 MHz, The Homebrew Way</title>
		<link>http://www.benonis.net/2011/01/24/222-mhz-the-homebrew-way/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 04:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve had an interest in getting on bands above 6m for quite a while, but for various reasons I&#8217;ve tended to stall out in the process and never complete the projects. This time, though, I set a hard deadline of January 22nd to have a working 220 MHz SSB station. The project started when a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amateur Satellites</title>
		<link>http://www.benonis.net/2009/11/24/amateur-satellites/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve always had an interest in making contacts over amateur satellites. Not only did the idea of talking to someone over a satellite seem really cool, but it can be done with basic equipment that almost every ham has. So, this week I decided to make an honest attempt at making a satellite contact&#8211;and it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Transverters</title>
		<link>http://www.benonis.net/2009/10/13/transverters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve always been interested in the upper UHF and microwave amateur radio bands (900 MHz and up).  Unfortunately, nobody actually makes full-on radios for these bands (save for 1.2 GHz, and they&#8217;re expensive).  This leaves the curious amateur with two options:  build a radio, or build a converter to allow common radios to operate at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Technical Topics for Wireless Mics</title>
		<link>http://www.benonis.net/2009/09/18/5-technical-topics-for-wireless-mics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.benonis.net/2009/09/18/5-technical-topics-for-wireless-mics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:13:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This section goes into detail on some of the more technical topics relating to wireless microphones. Gain Structure Just as in audio systems, gain structure and noise are extremely important for radio frequency devices. In particular, RF systems are very susceptable to various kinds of noise and interference, including thermal noise, intermodulation, distortion, and other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Frequency Selection for Wireless Microphones</title>
		<link>http://www.benonis.net/2009/09/18/frequency-selection/</link>
		<comments>http://www.benonis.net/2009/09/18/frequency-selection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:12:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wireless Mics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Frequency coordination is essential to the proper function of wireless systems.  Not only must channels be sufficiently spaced apart, but they must also be checked to ensure that they will not interfere with each other if the RF signals become distorted.  This phenomenon, commonly referred to as \emph{Intermodulation distortion}, occurs when signals pass through nonlinear devices such as amplifiers and receiver circuits.  Finally, channels must be selected to avoid television stations (both analog and digital), and also two-way radio systems operating in certain cities.]]></description>
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		<title>The Big Picture &#8211; What&#8217;s in a Wireless System?</title>
		<link>http://www.benonis.net/2009/09/18/2-the-big-picture-whats-in-a-wireless-system/</link>
		<comments>http://www.benonis.net/2009/09/18/2-the-big-picture-whats-in-a-wireless-system/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wireless Mics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A general overview of the components in a wireless system, including transmitters and receivers.]]></description>
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