TWiRT 358 - Dangerous Towers with Tom Ray

Tom Ray visits a lot of radio stations.  He’s a full-time broadcast engineering consultant, and an inspector for New York State’s Alternative Broadcast Inspection Program. One troubling trend that Tom sees is the deterioration of broadcast towers. Tom joins Chris Tobin and Kirk Harnack to warn us and bring us some good advice.

Guest:
Tom Ray - President, Tom Ray Broadcast Consulting

Show links:
ABIP: Being prepared for an FCC Inspection
Good investment: The importance of regular tower and site maintenance
The Design Flaw That Almost Wiped Out an NYC Skyscraper
History of the Hammond B-3 Organ

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

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TWiRT 357 - Audio Heard by Millions with Matt Aaron

The pressure is on for Matt Aaron. He’s the Chief Engineer for the Dave Ramsey Show, heard by over 8 million people each week! What’s required to keep perfect audio flowing and the talent happy? Matt talks about that, plus the time that high-power RF melted parts of his car.

Guest:
Matt Aaron, Chief Engineer - The Dave Ramsey Show

Show links:
The Dave Ramsey Show (sizzle reel)
Funny tour of the Dave Ramsey Studios
Shields UP! Router Port Test (Click Services | Shields UP!)
NMAP Tutorial for Port Scanning
Why You Should Update Your Router

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

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TWiRT 356 - Practical Drone Use with Sam Wallington

Are drones more than “big boy toys” for broadcast engineers? Well - YES! Sam Wallington is VP of Engineering for Educational Media Foundation. He’s using drone video and photography to locate trouble spots and prep for tower repairs, saving return trips.

Guest:
Sam Wallington, VP-Engineering - Educational Media Foundation

Show links:
Drones Can Be Useful in Inspecting Towers and Antennas
Drone Certification Study Guide: FAA Part 107 sUAS Test - Video
Tower videos from AeroShots.tv
TV Tower Inspection with a Drone

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

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TWiRT 355 - The Way We Do Things

Let’s examine a couple topics and explore “how we do them”. Chris Tobin discusses mics, pre-amps, and techniques for recording live music at WBGO-FM.  Then we see how PC platforms have moved into the equipment space that was only purpose-built equipment. And just how far is that concept going?

Show links:
WBGO-FM
Digigram blu cloud audio production system
BBC ViLoR (Virtualising Local Radio)

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

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TWiRT 354 - Vintage Microphones with John Holt

The first microphones were invented as far back as the 1870’s, but that’s before there were any tube amplifiers! We’ve come a long way, though most mic inventions occurred 70 to 90 years ago.  John Holt is an expert on vintage microphones and gives us a fascinating look and lesson.

Show links:
Microphones part 1 - The Carbon Era
Universal Microphone Company - Double Button Microphones
Ribbon microphones
Modesto Radio Museum
Blumlein Pair mic technique - Wikipedia
Principles of the Blumlein Stereo Technique
How to Set Up Blumlein Stereo Pair Recording
Sound Recording Research at Bell Labs
Elvis and the Shure 55S
Altec 639 “Birdcage” mic
James West Forever Changed the Way We Hear the World
Coutant - Web site dedicated to Microphone History
American Radio History web site - Fantastic archive!

Guest:
John Holt - Broadcast Engineer and Vintage Mic Expert

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

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