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Entries from November 1, 2010 - November 30, 2010

Thursday
Nov252010

TWiRT 59 - Remote Control

Doug Irwin is our guest.  He's in charge of RF transmission systems for Clear Channel in New York, NY.  Doug and the TWiRT gang talk about remote control and monitoring systems. 

Kirk Harnack - Executive Director, Business Development, Telos-Omnia-Axia
Tom Ray - VP, Engineering, Buckley BroadcastingWOR, New YorkW2TRR
Chris Tobin - CBS Radio, New York

TWiRT is sponsored by Telos Systems and the Nx6 and Nx12 multi-line talkshow systems.

 

Download the show here...

TWiRT 59 - Remote Control

Sunday
Nov212010

TWiRT 58 - Pet Peeves

What are the pet peeves of broadcast engineers? Poorly-designed equipment? Destructive weather? Lightning? Equipment abuse?  Chris, Kirk, and Chris debate it!

Kirk Harnack - Telos-Omnia-Axia
Chris Tobin - CBS Radio, New York
Chris Tarr - Entercom, Milwaukee, GeekJedi, and Broadcast Engineering Info

 

TWiRT is sponsored by Axia. With over 2,000 IP-Audio consoles on air, Axia is the leader in IP Audio. Now
it's the easiest too with the new PowerStation.  With Axia PowerStation, the Ethernet switch is built-in an pre-configured.  You plug and go! Visit www.AxiaAudio.com.  

 

 

Show notes:

Public Hearings on Birds and Towers

Mighty Red HD Radio

Chris Tarr's Pick of the Week: USB info at USB.org

Kirk's Pick of the Week: Useful AM and FM devices from Chris Scott and Associates

 

You can download the show here....

TWiRT 58 - Pet Peeves

Thursday
Nov112010

TWiRT 57 - Shun Mook Shakti

More debate about audio quality and audio processing.  And what if you put a Shun Mook rock on top of a Shakti rock, then bound them together with oxygen-free cable?

Kirk Harnack - Executive Director, Business Development, Telos-Omnia-Axia
Chris Tobin - CBS Radio, New York
Chris Tarr - Entercom, Milwaukee, GeekJedi, and Broadcast Engineering Info

 

TWiRT is sponsored by Omnia, developer of the new Omnia.11 FM audio processor.  "Effortlessly loud," says a well-known big-market FM engineer.  Now shipping every one we can crank out.

Show notes:

Mysterious Shakti Stones

Shun Mook Rocks

How much better would radio stations sound if they'd use some of this technology?

 

You can download the show here....

TWiRT 57 - Shun Mook Shakti

Monday
Nov082010

TWiRT 56 - Joe Talbot

"Push Radio" - it's not what we thought.  And Joe Talbot joins us with lots of information about telephony for broadcasters.

Kirk Harnack - Executive Director, Business Development, Telos-Omnia-Axia
Chris Tobin - CBS Radio, New York
Chris Tarr - Entercom, Milwaukee, GeekJedi, and Broadcast Engineering Info

Joe Talbot is our guest.  Joe was Chief Engineer at KGO, San Francisco, and now is the Product Manager for telephony products at Telos Systems.  Joe tells us about phone systems for broadcast, including VoIP systems.

TWiRT is sponsored by Telos, maker of the remarkable Nx6 and Nx12 On-Air Talkshow Systems.  Telos is "The Best Way to Hear from There."

Show notes:

Joe Talbot's Pick of the Week:  Online Jitter Test for VoIP Quality

 

TWiRT 56 - Joe Talbot

Thursday
Nov042010

TWiRT 55 - Neck Up Check Up

Kirk Harnack - Executive Director, Business Development, Telos-Omnia-Axia
Tom Ray - VP, Engineering, Buckley BroadcastingWOR, New YorkW2TRR
Chris Tobin - CBS Radio, New York
Chris Tarr - Entercom, Milwaukee, GeekJedi, and Broadcast Engineering Info

TWiRT 55 - Neck Up Check Up