TWiRT 79 - Palagi Joe

Have you ever replaced a fallen STL antenna in a hurricane?  Joey Cummings has.
Have you ever actually sent a Tsunami warning over EAS?  Joey Cummings has.
Joey is VP and GM of South Seas Broadcasting in American Samoa.  He talk with Tom, Chris Tarr, and me about engineering for a South Pacific tropical radio station. 

Kirk Harnack - Executive Director, Business Development, Telos-Omnia-Axia
Tom Ray - VP, Engineering, Buckley Broadcasting, WOR, New York, W2TRR 
Chris Tarr - Entercom, Milwaukee, GeekJedi, and Broadcast Engineering Info

TWiRT is sponsored by Axia Audio with low-latency Livewire AoIP, even in the new, budget-priced iQ console (now shipping).  Over 2,000 Axia consoles are powering studios around the world, saving engineers time and money. 

Show notes:

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TWiRT 79 - Palagi Joe

TWiRT 78 - NAB 2011

Live from the TWiT stage at NAB 2011, it's TWiRT.  Our guests include Chriss Scherer, Scott Fybush, Tony Thimet, Leif Claesson, and Charlie Wooten.

Kirk Harnack - Executive Director, Business Development, Telos-Omnia-Axia
Chris Tobin - CBS Radio, New York

TWiRT is sponsored by Omnia Audio and Omnia ONE, Omnia-6EX and EXi, the new Omnia.9, and Omnia.11.  

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TWiRT 78 - NAB 2011

TWiRT 77 - A Dead Mouse

Questions from the Chat Room - and completely unrehearsed answers from Chris, Tom, and Kirk.  Plus, Kirk takes you on a tour of the WKXY-FM transmitter site in Mound Bayou, Mississippi.

Kirk Harnack - Executive Director, Business Development, Telos-Omnia-Axia
Tom Ray - VP, Engineering, Buckley Broadcasting, WOR, New York, W2TRR 
Chris Tobin - CBS Radio, New York

TWiRT is sponsored by Telos and its range of telephone hybrids and talkshow systems.  From the new Hx1 to the Nx6 and Nx12 to the new Vx VoIP broadcast talkshow system, Telos hybrids are broadcasters' favorites.

Show notes:

Tour of the WKXY-FM transmitter site during a repair visit.

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TWiRT 77 - A Dead Mouse

TWiRT 76 - Green? Really?

I didn't know that broadcasters had any "green" options.  Seems high-power AM broadcasters can save up to 40% on their power bills using interesting tech to manage the AM carrier power.

Kirk Harnack - Executive Director, Business Development, Telos-Omnia-Axia
Tom Ray - VP, Engineering, Buckley Broadcasting, WOR, New York, W2TRR 
Chris Tobin - CBS Radio, New York
Chris Tarr - Entercom, Milwaukee, GeekJedi, and Broadcast Engineering Info

TWiRT is sponsored by Axia Audio with low-latency Livewire AoIP, even in the new, budget-priced iQ console (now shipping).  Over 2,000 Axia consoles are powering studios around the world, saving engineers time and money. 

Show notes:

Nautel presentation on reducing AM transmitter power usage.

AM series-fed (hot) tower lightning balls.

Chris Tarr described his station's Nautel XR6 and it's redundant amplifier drawer. 

Photo of mercury vapor rectifiers.

We discussed the famous 833A triode vacuum tube, popular in many 1 kW AM transmitters.

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TWiRT 76 - Green? Really?