Barry Mishkind

Written by Barry Mishkind Posted in Silly Business. [April 1, 2026] An exclusive interview between Barry Mishkind of the BDR and Jeff Welton of Nautel on April 1, 2026 Barry Mishkind (BM): Jeff, Nautel has just announced the new iTube transmitter series, and I have to say—it sounds almost too innovative. Software-defined transmitters… with tubes? Jeff Welton (JW): That’s right, Barry.

Written by Barry Mishkind Posted in Richard Haskey's: The Worst I've Ever Seen!. [February 2026] A Spring Surprise awaits for many of us. A suggestion or two might save you time and frustration over the next few months. As the Winter yields to Spring, transmitter sites all over place start sprouting all sorts of greenery and other things that are not exactly conducive to site operations or maintenance, much less personal safety.

Posted in IT Administration. [December 2025] A whole generation has grown up that never experienced Y2K, an abbreviation for the Year 2000. We give commands to our computers to do things at a certain time, and track everything from email to transmitter events in accurate time (assuming we set systems for the right time zone). But, even as we were celebrating like it was 1999, the clock was ticking.