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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>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 [...]]]></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>
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		<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 kinds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Frequency Selection for Wireless Microphones</title>
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		<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>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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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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		<title>Introduction to Wireless Microphone Systems</title>
		<link>http://www.benonis.net/2009/09/18/1-introduction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 01:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wireless Mics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An introduction to the topic of wireless microphone systems.]]></description>
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		<title>Antennas</title>
		<link>http://www.benonis.net/2009/09/18/antennas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 01:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wireless Mics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Antennas are passive electrical devices that convert electromagnetic radiation into electrical signals, and vice versa.  Both transmitters and receivers require antennas to operate.  Transmitters typically have small &#8220;whip&#8221; antennas mounted on them, and receivers usually have a connector on the rear to attach an external antenna.  There are a number of types [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mail Clients</title>
		<link>http://www.benonis.net/2009/09/17/mail-clients/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Computers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mac]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mail]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you ask someone on the street what mail client they use on their computer, you&#8217;ll probably get a blank stare.  &#8221;Mail client?  What&#8217;s what?  I mean, I use GMail for my e-mail if that&#8217;s what you&#8217;re asking.&#8221;  Sadly, the concept of the mail client&#8211;a computer program that is used to manage e-mail&#8211;seems to have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome!</title>
		<link>http://www.benonis.net/2009/09/17/welcome/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:13:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to my new website!  Please have a look around, through there isn&#8217;t much here yet.
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