TWiRT 263 - RDS & RDS2 with Alan Jurison

The Radio Data System - RDS - has been on-air in the US since the mid 1980’s.  Good for what it does - identifying FM stations and providing call letters and basic program information.  What if we could double or triple the data rate, allowing more text, graphics and even supporting return data via IP or SMS? iHeart Media Senior Operations Engineer, Alan Jurison, joins Chris Tobin and Kirk Harnack to find out about RDS2.

Show links:
The Public Radio - Mason jar fix-tuned FM radio
Info about RDS from Wikipedia

Guest:
Alan Jurison, Senior Operations Engineer, iHeart Media

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

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TWiRT 263 - RDS & RDS2 with Alan Jurison

TWiRT 262 - Braden Pickett and IP STLs

More radio engineers are installing IP radios as Studio-Transmitter Links - or STLs.  Even in - and perhaps especially in - rural areas like Altus, Oklahoma, where the terrain is flat and unlicensed WiFi bands are relatively uncluttered. Braden Pickett joins Chris Tobin and Kirk Harnack, talking about IP radio equipment selection and configuration.

Guest:
Braden Pickett, Radio & IT Engineer

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

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TWiRT 262 - Braden Pickett and IP STLs

TWiRT 261 - Remote Possibilities

TV stations are doing it.  TV networks are doing it.  Big corporations and SMBs are doing it. So why aren’t radio stations doing it?  We’re talking about IP connections with remote offices, moving vehicles, concerts and sports venues, and just about anywhere you’d want to broadcast from - and do it reliably with bonded wireless data connections. Chris Tobin and Kirk Harnack explore the affordable tech that makes this possible.

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

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TWiRT is brought to you by Lawo and the crystalCLEAR virtual radio console - crystalClear is the console with a multi-touch touchscreen interface.  By the Telos Z/IP ONE - the world’s most advanced IP-Audio codec.  And by the full range of Axia xNodes - Mic, Stereo Line, AES, GPIO, and the Combo xNode.  One-touch simple setup balanced with powerful AoIP connection options.

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TWiRT 261 - Remote Possibilities

TWiRT 260 - War Stories with Dave Anderson

When does a microphone cable act like an AM radio antenna? Who keeps switching the power off? And did someone really shoot a bullet at this rigid transmission line? Dave Anderson joins Chris Tobin and Kirk Harnack for this War Stories episode.

Guest:
Dave Anderson, Director of Engineering, The JOY FM, Sarasota, Florida

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

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TWiRT is brought to you by Axia and the new educational booklet, “Introduction to Livewire+”, explaining Livewire and AES67.   By Z/IPStream X/2 and Z/IPStream 9X/2 audio processing and stream encoding software.  And by  Lawo and the crystalCLEAR virtual radio console - crystalClear is the console with a multi-touch touchscreen interface.

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TWiRT 260 - War Stories with Dave Anderson

TWiRT 259 - Alex Hartman, Curious Engineer

He keeps finding methods and gadgets from “outside” typical broadcast engineering circles, then figures out how to solve a broadcasting problem with them.  It’s Alex Hartman, the Curious Engineer from St. Cloud, Minnesota.  Alex joins Chris Tobin and me to discuss how engineering curiosity leads us to better and cheaper connectivity, remote broadcasts, and better radio.

Guest:
Alex Hartman, Director of Engineering, KVSC - St. Cloud State University

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

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TWiRT 259 - Alex Hartman, Curious Engineer