TWiRT 421 - Cool, Clean, & Well Grounded with Jeff Welton

Many broadcast engineers received training at the Cleveland Institute of Electronics - and many people still do - but the radio engineers we know mostly learned by reading and by doing.  Jeff Welton has been part of engineers’ specialized education for years now. He shares insights on learning and specifics about keeping broadcast transmitters happy.

Show links:
”Lightning Protection for Radio Transmitter Stations” (Nautel article)
“Audio over IP: Building Pro AoIP Systems with Livewire” - Church/Pizzi
“AM Directional Antenna Patterns” by Carl E. Smith
Julius Barnathan - Pioneering television engineer
“The Composite Signal - Key to Quality FM Broadcasting” - Geoff Mendenhall
“Maintaining Audio Quality in the Broadcast Facility” - Orban/Ogonowski

Guest:
Jeff Welton - Central US Sales Manager for Nautel & SBE Educator of the Year

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

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TWiRT 420 - Hurricane Recovery with Charles Wooten

What does an award-winning broadcast engineer do with a hurricane? Whatever it takes. Charlie Wooten is Director of Engineering and IT at iHeartMedia in Panama City, Florida.  He plans ahead to keep iHeart’s AM and FM transmitters and studios on-air. But, a hurricane is difficult to plan for. Charlie joins us with photos and stories from Hurricane Michael’s devastation to broadcast facilities and infrastructure in Florida.

Guest:
Charles Wooten (NF4A) - Director of Engineering and IT, iHeartMedia, Panama City, FL

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

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TWiRT 419 - Angry Audio with Mike Dosch

You can always make something better than it was before - and that’s what Mike Dosch is doing with “Gadgets” and “Gizmos” from Angry Audio. By re-thinking the analog audio and logic devices we’ve known for years, he’s developed new, useful gadgets that perform better than any older ones. And, new gadgets can bring broadcast-style functionality to pro-sumer audio mixers.  Plus we talk about Audio over IP and where that’s headed.

Guest:
Michael “Catfish” Dosch - Senior Product Manager at Lawo and Founder of Angry Audio

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

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TWiRT 418 - Radio Travelogue with Mark Humphrey

Wherever you travel there’s probably a radio station nearby. Mark Humphrey took some vacation time to travel out west, stopping on the way to visit a radio museum and radio and TV stations. Plus we talk about how FM translators are providing what’s essentially “Primary” service to one rural Pennsylvania valley.

Guest:
Mark Humphrey - Co-Owner at WCJW and Broadcast Technical Consultant

Show links:
Mark Humphrey’s September Broadcast Tour - Facebook Photo Album
Hammond Museum of Radio
WCSG Radio
KVLY-TV Mast near Blanchard, North Dakota - 2,063 ft tall
FM Fool - FM Coverage and Reception Prediction Tool
Longley-Rice Radio Propagation Model
More about Longley-Rice
FCCInfo from Cavell Mertz & Associate - Broadcast License Google Maps Overlay
Hey What’s That - Terrain Line of Sight Visualizer
CalTopo - Online 7.5 minute topographic maps
Protmex MS6508 Digital Thermometer,l Psychrometer, and Hygrometer

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

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