TWiRT 47 - Cell FM

The NAB wants FM receivers required in all mobile phones.  A couple dozen phones sold in the US already have FM receivers.  Is a government mandate a good idea?   Plus, the demise of AM coverage, and who helps engineers in a fix?

Kirk Harnack - Executive Director, Int'l 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

Show notes:

NAB Responds to Critics of FM Chip Proposal

AM Radio Coverage Demise?

Charlie Goodrich - Good Guy

Jerry Campbell's Death Investigated

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TWiRT 47 - Cell FM

TWiRT 46 - CQ DX

CQ CQ...  It's the 2nd of two episodes about Amateur Radio.  This episode focuses on Ham Radio contesting and DX-ing.  

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

Our guest is Charlie Wooten, Market Director of Engineering for Clear Channel Radio, Panama City, Florida.

Famous Ham Radio Operators

Find a Ham Club near you.

DXpedition to Midway Island

More info about DXpeditions

DX Cluster web site

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TWiRT 46 - CQ DX

TWiRT 45 - James Spann

It's about time we did an episode about Amateur Radio.  Thanks to our Amateur friends in the twit.tv chat room for suggesting we talk more about Amateur Radio; so many broadcast engineers are also "hams".

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

Guest: James Spann, Chief Meteorologist - ABC 33/40, Birmingham, Alabama

Check out these links mentioned on the show...

American Radio Relay League (ARRL)

eham.net

Tom Ray's local Amateur Radio Club

Ham Contesting

Article about Packet Radio

Beverage Antenna

Harold Beverage

James Spann's Weather Web Site

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TWiRT 45 - James Spann

TWiRT 44 - Spectral Regrowth

All Tom Ray wanted was an HD Radio in his Ford Escape.  Turned out there were speed bumps and potholes at every turn.  Is Tom ahead of his time, or should consumers have an easier time with this?

TWiRT is sponsored by Omnia Audio.  Get an Omnia-6EX FM/HD audio processor for the price of an Omnia-5.   Visit http://www.omniaaudio.com/twirt

Kirk Harnack - Executive Director, Int'l 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

Show notes:

HD Radio Shouldn't Be This Hard

Tom Ray's location via GPRS

Chris Tarr's location via GPRS

Perhaps your luck will be better than Tom's.  Get HD Radio info here.

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TWiRT 44 - Spectral Regrowth

TWiRT 43 - Dropping Towers and Bars

So, just how do you drop a radio tower in New Jersey?  Seems like it wouldn't take more than a phone call to the right guy.  We discuss the SBE's Ennes Workshops, fractal antennas, and just what should 5 bars indicate?

TWiRT is sponsored by Omnia Audio.  Get an Omnia-6EX FM/HD audio processor for the price of an Omnia-5.   Visit http://www.omniaaudio.com/twirt

Kirk Harnack - Executive Director, Int'l 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

Show notes:

SBE Ennes Workshop, August 20, 2010

WOR Tower Collapse (on purpose)

The New EAS - Webinar by SBE

BlackBerry hack to display signal in dBm on the main screen

Mapping mobile signal strength to bars

What should it mean when you see 5 bars?  

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TWiRT 43 - Dropping Towers and Bars

Update on Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 9:49PM by Webmaster

Speaking of towers coming down - These at WWVA (AM) were toppled by high wind a few hours before TWiRT recorded on Wednesday evening.