TWiRT 72 - Dits and Dahs

Tom shows off a shortwave CW transceiver that his Ham Club is building.  That leads to a whole range of topics on the table, from Morse Code to superheterodyne receivers.

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 Omnia Audio and the new Omnia.11 FM audio processor.

Links from the show...

Tom's transceiver kit

Electraft

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TWiRT 72 - Dits and Dahs

TWiRT 71 - Greg Ogonowski

The real scoop on the audio codecs that are powering streaming audio today and tomorrow - we interview Greg Ogonowski.  It's a terrific, fast-paced learning episode of TWiRT!

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 Axia Audio with low-latency Livewire AoIP.  Over 2,000 Axia consoles are powering studios around the world, saving engineers time and money. 

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TWiRT 71 - Greg Ogonowski

TWiRT 70 - War Stories

Tales of critters, livestock, electric shock and more hazards of being a hard-working broadcast engineer.  It's a War Stories episode!

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 Telos Systems and the new Hx1 and Hx2 digital hybrid systems.

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TWiRT 70 - War Stories

TWiRT 69 - Prepare for the Inevitable

Another major winter storms tests engineers' plans for backups, living quarters, and other harsh environment concerns. 

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 Axia Audio, maker of the iQ console - the standalone console that networks.

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CBS's High Island AM transmitter site

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TWiRT 69 - Prepare for the Inevitable

TWiRT 68 - Parka Parker

Think you've had a tough winter with ice and snow?  Rich Parker, DoE at Vermont Public Radio, deals with freezing weather every year - and lots of snow and ice.  Rich joins Kirk, Tom, and Chris Tobin to discuss the these engineering challenges, and how VPR is upgrading technology to keep their signals on.

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 Omnia Audio and the new Omnia.11 FM audio processor.

Links from the show...

Bent element on a master FM antenna

Hauling a new antenna bay up (or down) the tower

It's freeeeezing up there!

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TWiRT 68 - Parka Parker