TWiRT 578 - We May Be Just as Down, But I'll Feel Better - with Stephen Wilkinson

We’ve seen and heard news reports about pandemic lockdown measures taken in Australia. Recently some measures have eased up, so Aussie radio engineer, Stephen Wilkinson, joins us live from Sydney. Stephen is the Technical Ops Manager at Hope Media, and he consults a number of other radio stations on their engineering and technical operations. How are his stations doing under stay-at-home orders, and what technical solutions has he implemented?  Chris Tarr looks after over 30 radio stations in Wisconsin and describes his solutions as well. 

Show Notes:
Stephen talked about Microsoft InTune for remote device management

Guest:
Stephen Wilkinson - Technical Operations Manager at Hope Media Ltd and Owner, Optimum Sound Services

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 577 - I've Prepared All Year for This Show with Chris Tarr

We’re delighted to officially welcome Chris Tarr to TWiRT as our new weekly co-host along with the show’s founder, Kirk Harnack. As Group Director of Engineering for Magnum Media, Chris brings a daily hands-on radio engineering perspective to the show. We’re giving Chris the floor for this episode so you can get to know him and the kinds of projects he’s working on at Magnum Media.

Since Chris Tobin’s passing, Kirk Harnack has been hosting TWiRT solo for the past year. Kirk recently invited an engineer familiar to many of us, Chris Tarr, to rejoin TWiRT as a regular co-host. To our delight, Chris Tarr has accepted the invitation and will be on TWiRT regularly! Chris Tarr also joins us on this episode to fill us in on highlights of his engineering work in 2021

Show Notes:
RigExpert AA-230 Zoom - RF Network & Antenna Analyzer

Guest & Co-Host:
Chris Tarr - Group Director of Engineering at Magnum.Media

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

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TWiRT 576 - What Did YOU Do - And How - Last Year? with Chris Tarr and Sam Woo

Sam Woo owns a media content and consulting company, Primetime Radio. He collaborated with former TWiRT co-host, the late Chris Tobin, on technical improvements and logistics for producing the “Let’s Go Devils Podcast” as well as corporate events and more. Sam joins us to talk about his collaborations with Chris Tobin, and to show us the “Menlo” that Chris Tobin often used for his appearances on TWiRT. 

Since Chris Tobin’s passing, Kirk Harnack has been hosting TWiRT solo for the past year. Kirk recently invited an engineer familiar to many of us, Chris Tarr, to rejoin TWiRT as a regular co-host. To our delight, Chris Tarr has accepted the invitation and will be on TWiRT regularly! Chris Tarr also joins us on this episode to fill us in on highlights of his engineering work in 2021.

Show Notes:
Chris Tarr mentioned LUCI software for live remote broadcasts
Sam Woo produces the Let's Go Devils Podcast
The Let’s Go Devils Podcast get rather rowdy. See this video and watch for Chris Tobin and Sam Woo in the video.

Guests:
Chris Tarr - Group Director of Engineering at Magnum.Media
Sam Woo - Founder and CEO at Primetime Radio

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

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TWiRT 575 - Minding Your AM Site with Benjamin Dawson and Stephen Lockwood

A few AM station owners have turned their licenses back into the FCC, giving up on their AM radio business. Many other AM station owners, however, are looking for ways to profit from their AM transmitter site property, or to reduce transmission site costs. Co-locating with land mobile and cellular towers using an inexpensive slant-wire feed for the AM station may be a solution for some AM station owners. There are other financial mitigations as well. Benjamin Dawson and Stephen Lockwood from Hatfield & Dawson Consulting Engineers join us to discuss the possibilities. 

Show Notes:
“Collocating AM Transmitter Facilities With Cellular Monopole Towers“ - Radio World
“Optimization of Shared-Frequency AM Antenna Systems Using Synergistic Filter Design” - Ronald D. Rackley, PE
Deferred Maintenance and Its Effects on Future Costs - Ben Dawson
Revisiting Medium Wave Ground System Requirements - Ben Dawson & Stephen Lockwood
We talked about Maxwell’s equations (from Wikipedia)
Crane Arc from AM Station RF (video clip)

Guests:
Benjamin F. Dawson, III, PE - Consulting Engineer, Hatfield & Dawson
Stephen S. Lockwood, PE - President/Senior Electrical Engineer, Hatfield & Dawson

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

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TWiRT 574 - Make It a Better Place with Alex Roman

Is the Mayor of Verona, NJ, doing the engineering work at the top stations in New York City? Or, is the CTO at those top-rated stations moonlighting as a New Jersey township mayor?  Either way, you’re right. Alex Roman leads a staff of engineers and IT pros at WQHT-FM and WBLS-FM in New York City. He says that “radio IT” is the same as “regular IT”, and we all need to work with that notion. Alex reveals other insights and techniques for broadcast engineering, remote workers, and lots of outside broadcasts on this episode of TWiRT.

Show Notes:
HOT97’s YouTube channel showing much of their video production
Alex mentioned E2X transport for HD Radio channels over IP
Ha! We talked about the Blue Yeti on this week’s show, too!

Guest:
Alex Roman - Chief Technology Officer at MediaCo New York City Radio & Mayor, Verona, NJ

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

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TWiRT 574 - Make It a Better Place with Alex Roman