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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TWiRT 417 - Match Game TWiRT from New York

The Giz Wiz, Dick DeBartolo, joins us for TWiRT, on location in New York City! We check out some audio gadgets, talk about the AES and NAB conventions, and play a few rounds of Match Game.  Andrew Zarian joins us, too!

Guests:
Dick Debartolo - Dick DeBartolo, MAD's Maddest Writer, and co-host of The Giz Wiz at GizWiz.biz
Andrew Zarian - Founder of the GFQ Network

Show links:
GizWiz
The 145th AES Convention
NAB New York

Special thanks to The Telos Alliance for providing a unique and convenient way to mix our show, on location. Our headset mics are connected to a Telos Alliance xNode running 2.x firmware.  This affords a routing/mixing matrix internally which can be controlled externally. The mix points are controlled using IP-Tablet software, running on the same Microsoft Surface 4 laptop that we're using for our connection to the GFQ Network.  Our broadcast headset mics connect directly to this Mic xNode, and our headset earphones are fed by a small headphone amp which receives its feed as a mixed headphone output from the xNode. We have easy control of the mic levels and the headphone levels, including a live return feed from our producer, SunKast, at the GFQ Network. 

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

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TWiRT 417 - Match Game TWiRT from New York

TWiRT 416 - Great Sound Matters Most

What are today’s trends in FM audio processing? Is it cleaner? Less smashed? More thoughtful? Paul Kriegler, former Program Director and now Omnia’s factory rep for the US, joins us for an update on FM and streaming audio processing. Plus we delve into AES192, and how it can make a positive difference for FM signals.

Guest:
Paul Kriegler - US Manager, Omnia Sales

Show links:
Digital FM MPX Transmission Using AES192
Perfect Declipper Demonstration (video)
Register for AES 2018 New York Exhibits - Free from TWiRT

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

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TWiRT 416 - Great Sound Matters Most

TWiRT 415 - Wrap It Up and Get Started

Chris Tobin reviews some of the best broadcast engineering info from the Central Canada Broadcast Engineers conference (CCBE). Plus, winners from the SBE 2018 Annual Membership Meeting, and RF spectrum repacking - lots of transmitter site work to make way for about 50 MHz of new mobile carrier spectrum.

Show links:
The Association of Central Canada Broadcast Engineers, Technologists and Technicians
NAB Spectrum Repack Channel Info Page - with link to Database Lookup
Canadian RF Exposure Safety Standards
Register for AES 2018 New York Exhibits - Free from TWiRT

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

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TWiRT 414 - AES67 from CCBE with Anthony Kuzub

Anthony Kuzub is a solid proponent of AES67 for Audio over IP.  As IP Audio Product Manager at Ward-Beck Systems, he’s helping bring networked audio products to market, and showing engineers how to use them to make better audio in broadcast facilities. Anthony joins Chris Tobin at the Central Canada Broadcast Engineers Conference this week.

Guest:
Anthony P. Kuzub - Audio Solutionist - IP Audio Product Manager at Ward-Beck Systems Inc.

Show links:
The Association of Central Canada Broadcast Engineers, Technologists and Technicians
Ward-Beck Systems - AES67 Compliant Equipment
NETWORKING.audio

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

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TWiRT 414 - AES67 from CCBE with Anthony Kuzub