TWiRT 588 - Draw What You Did with Randy Gardner

As many of us, Randy Gardner has done a little of everything in radio broadcasting. But also like many of us, he's happiest doing radio engineering - and especially "projects." Now Director of Engineering for JVC Broadcasting, Randy's got fascinating insights and some smart tips for us. Lots of eye candy engineering photos, too! 

Guest:
Randy Gardner - Director of Engineering at JVC Broadcasting

Show Notes:
Video: 2021 Engineering Year End Review - JVC Broadcasting in Fort Walton Beach, FL
Randy loves the Megmoki FRM01 12V Multifunction Relay Cycle Timer Module

Host:
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, Star94.3, & South Seas Broadcasting

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TWiRT 587 - WSB, Atlanta - 100th Anniversary

The telegram from the FCC is dated March 15, 1922, and reads, in part, “THE ATLANTA JOURNAL IS AUTHORIZED TO … BROADCAST … STATION MUST USE CALL LETTERS W S B REPEAT W S B AND EMPLOY COMMERCIAL SECOND CLASS RADIO OPERATOR LICENSED BY THIS DEPARTMENT.”  One hundred years later broadcast engineers, friends, and colleagues gathered for a barbeque lunch at the WSB transmitter site in Tucker, Georgia - an Atlanta suburb. Kirk Harnack has the pleasure of introducing several of these engineers and station friends on this episode of TWiRT. Among our guests (listed below) is Charles Kinney, Director of Engineering for Cox Media Group, Atlanta. 

Guests on this episode:
Josh Bohn - President/CEO at The MaxxKonnect Group
Charlie Wooten - Dir of Engineering and IT at iHeartMedia, Panama City, FL
Gary Kline - Broadcast Technology Strategist, Engineer, & IT Consultant
Michael Gay - Vice President, Engineering at Cumulus Media, Inc.
Mark Goins - Vice President, North America Sales at GatesAir
Paul Barzizza - Territory Sales Manager/Channel Manager at GatesAir
Tim Neese - Owner at MultiTech Consulting, Inc.
John George - Sales Engineer at RF Specialties - South
David W. Wesley - Retired Broadcaster
Charles Kinney - Director of Engineering at Cox Media Group Atlanta
Jim Armstrong - Director Of Eastern US Sales at Telos Alliance

Show Notes:
Michael Gay mentioned his family’s broadcast solutions business, Not A Bot Yet.

Host:
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, Star94.3, & South Seas Broadcasting

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TWiRT 586 - Practical Engineering with Chris Tarr

Now responsible for about 50 radio transmitters plus radio studios across Wisconsin, Chris Tarr builds up more radio engineering experience in a few months than most of us do in a couple years! Recently he’s worked through an AM tower falling down and putting several new FM translators on-air. Chris also discusses his methods for feeding program audio to his translators, and keeping tabs on them by remote control. 

Show Notes:
Here’s the stable of stations for which Chris Tarr is the Director of Engineering - Magnum Media
Quick, We Need a Temporary AM Antenna - RadioWorld article by Mark Persons
Chris mentioned the Justin 808 HD Alignment Processor from Inovonics

Co-Hosts:
Chris Tarr - Group Director of Engineering at Magnum.Media
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, Star94.3, & South Seas Broadcasting

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TWiRT 585 - FM Boosters Are Here, And They Work - with Bert Goldman and Rich Redmond

Whatever you think you know about FM boosters and Single Frequency Networks (SFNs) is probably based in 1980's tech. And it's wrong. Bert Goldman and Rich Redmond are talking to us about technologies that enhance FM broadcast radio coverage using Boosters and Single Frequency Networks (SFN), “cellular” and broadcast topologies, and geo targeting of audio and data. The technology to virtually eliminate reception interference zones has just become available in the last few years. Indeed, a couple of USA FM broadcasters are now reaching over 1 million more potential listeners than they were using a single transmitter site. 

Show Notes:
Webinar: New FM On-Channel Booster Technologies with Keyur Parikh and Hal Kneller
Blog: “Giving Boosters Their Best Shot”
Chris Tarr mentioned his preference for refurbished SonicWall Internet Routers - here’s one source: Network Tigers

Guests:
Bert Goldman - President, Goldman Engineering Management, LLC
Rich Redmond - Founder & Managing Partner at Strativa Advisors

Co-Hosts:
Chris Tarr - Group Director of Engineering at Magnum.Media
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, Star94.3, & South Seas Broadcasting

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TWiRT 584 - I'm Not Done Engineering Yet! with Tim Braddock

Tim Braddock is the kind of engineer with that unique combination of "Let's do it right - but let's have a blast while doing it!"  From small town radio to America’s number 1 market, Tim’s radio engineering adventures are laid out for us to enjoy, laugh at, and learn from. 

Guest:
Tim Braddock - Radio Broadcast Engineering & Marketing Consultant

Host:
Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, Star94.3, & South Seas Broadcasting

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