TWiRT 314 - Summertime Blues? No Way!

Stealthy antennas from those tricky mobile carriers.
Can you count on mobile data bandwidth now - or in the future?
Sun transit fade - on a terrestrial microwave path?
A better Ethernet switch will solve that and more.
And some TV stations are sharing the same frequency!
Chris Tobin and Kirk Harnack talk radio engineering on TWiRT!

Links from the show:
Cisco business network switch that fixed some problems - SG300-28
IP-STL links article in Radio World
Solar Transit outage on terrestrial microwave systems

Hosts:
Chris Tobin, IP-Solutionist
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting

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TWiRT 313 - New Tower Light Regs with Richard Hickey

New tower lighting standards from the FAA mean FCC licensed broadcast stations need pay attention.  Richard Hickey with Hilights, Inc. says that some of the rule changes could mean lower compliance costs for broadcasters - but others could cost more. Great advice on tower lighting with Chris Tobin and Kirk Harnack, on This Week in Radio Tech.

Links from the show:
Hilights, Inc.
FAA website designed for lighting and marking information
FCC Form 854 for refiling structures
FAA AC 70/7460-1L (the “New Rules” for lighting and marking)

Guest:
Richard Hickey, Business Development Manager at Hilights Inc

Hosts:
Chris Tobin, IP-Solutionist
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting

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TWiRT is brought to you by the Axia IP-Audio driver.  It lets you send and record single or multiple channels of stereo PC audio directly to and from Axia networks via Ethernet. By Direct Current, the weekly broadcast technical newsletter from The Telos Alliance.  And by Lawo and the crystalCLEAR virtual radio console - crystalCLEAR is the console with a multi-touch touchscreen interface.

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TWiRT 312 - Rx for TX with Mike Patton

What conditions bring radio transmitters to an early demise?  What items does a professional transmitter restoration job include?  And what technologies are worth maintaining versus those no longer appropriate for daily use?  Michael Patton helps radio station owners face these and other questions about keeping their stations on the air and viable.

Links from the show:
Michael Patton & Associates Transmitter Repairs
Nautel - Recommendations for Transmitter Site Preparation
Lightning Strike Map
Blitzortung Lightning Dynamic Map
Industrial Risk Insurers’ Pre-Emergency Planning Guide

Guest:
Michael Patton, Owner - Michael Patton & Associates

Hosts:
Chris Tobin, IP-Solutionist
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting

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TWiRT is brought to you by Lawo and the crystalCLEAR virtual radio console - crystalCLEAR is the console with a multi-touch touchscreen interface. By the new Telos VX Prime - VX Prime is the affordable multistudio talkshow and on-air phone system for smaller facilities.  And by Axia Livewire+.  Livewire+ includes fully-compliant AES67 audio over IP built-in. Livewire convenience plus worldwide connectivity.

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TWiRT 311 - Audio Processor Development with Cornelius Gould

G-Force is the latest audio processing development from Cornelius Gould. While this tech and the audio results are nothing short of amazing, we’re asking Corny about the road he travelled to get here.  What’s the path between humble beginnings and the pinnacle of audio processing technology?

Links from the show:
Blog Post by Cornelius Gould about Omnia.11 3.0 software
Video by Cornelius Gould explaining the first implementation of Chameleon technology (Pt 1 of 3)
Article about the history of broadcast audio processing

Guest:
Cornelius Gould, Audio Algorithm Designer - The Telos Alliance

Host:
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting

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TWiRT is brought to you by Axia and the family of Axia xNodes. xNodes connect traditional analog and AES audio gear to AoIP networks, including Livewire+, Ravenna, and AES67. By the Omnia.11 version 3.0 and optional G-Force.  With G-Force, you hear the music. You hear the voice. You don't hear the processor.   And by Lawo and the crystalCLEAR virtual radio console - crystalCLEAR is the console with a multi-touch touchscreen interface.

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TWiRT 310 - A Loaded Otter on War Stories

On this week’s War Stories episode, Rich Parker shows us a backhoe fade in Ketchikan, translators on Prince of Wales Island, and he hikes the Blueberry Trail to meet a helicopter on Pederson Hill. Chris Tobin is here along with Rich Parker on TWiRT.

Links from the show:
KRBD - STL 'backhoe fade' just before leaving for PoW Translator work
KRBD - Prince of Wales Island and Ketchikan Translators
KTOO - Pederson Hill Translator Site
Whirlwind Qbox - all-in-one audio line tester
EXCEL Digital Voltmeter XL830L

Guest:
Rich Parker, Director of Engineering at Coast Alaska

Hosts:
Chris Tobin, IP-Solutionist
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting

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TWiRT is brought to you by Lawo and the crystalCLEAR virtual radio console - crystalCLEAR is the console with a multi-touch touchscreen interface. By the new Telos VX Prime - VX Prime is the affordable multistudio talkshow and on-air phone system for smaller facilities.   And by the Axia Fusion AoIP audio console. Fusion is the new Axia modular console packed with features and capabilities refined from over a decade’s worth of IP-Audio experience.

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TWiRT 310 - A Loaded Otter on War Stories