TWiRT 233 - EAS Strict Time & Ransomware

A Nashville DJ, complaining about an inconvenient EAS Test, unwittingly activates more EAS alerts across radio stations and cable systems.  Video streaming technology has a few radio stations becoming video providers.  And “ransomware” has taken several radio stations hostage lately, destroying music and commercial libraries.  How should engineers act to prevent their stations from getting hijacked?  Chris Tobin and Chris Tarr join us for a fast-paced episode of TWiRT!

Hosts:
Chris Tobin, IP-Solutionist
Chris Tarr, Wisconsin DoE - Entercom
Kirk Harnack, VP - Telos Systems

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TWiRT 233 - EAS Strict Time & Ransomware

TWiRT 232 - Open Source Automation with Fred Gleason

Is free, open-source software a viable option for running your radio station?  Fred Gleason, co-founder of Paravel Systems says it’s worth consideration. His Rivendell radio automation software is open-source, widely deployed, fully professional - and free to use.  Paravel’s financial model is to charge for pre-configured hardware and for support, but both are optional.   Fred talks to us about Rivendell open-source radio automation and call screening software.

Guest:
Fred Gleason, Paravel Systems

Hosts:
Chris Tobin, IP-Solutionist
Kirk Harnack, VP - Telos Systems

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TWiRT 232 - Open Source Automation with Fred Gleason

TWiRT 231 - Digital Transmission Primer with Ward Silver

I’ve often said, “This here digital’s the coming thing.”  We all know it’s here now, and here to stay. Perhaps we’d be well-served to understand some techniques for transmitting digital information over radio frequencies (RF). Ward Silver, N0AX, is teacher, a contributing editor to the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), and author of the book, “Ham Radio for Dummies” as well as many others.  We’re getting a lesson from Ward on Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) as well as I & Q signals.  Symbol constellations, predictive coding - we’re diving right in.  

Guest:
H. Ward Silver, N0AX, Contributing Editor to ARRL
Author of Ham Radio for Dummies

Hosts:
Chris Tobin, IP-Solutionist
Kirk Harnack, VP - Telos Systems

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TWiRT 230 - War Stories with Eric Adler

Chris Tobin and Kirk Harnack have been broadcast engineers for, well, a few decades.  This week we were both encouraged by our conversations with Eric Adler, who is quickly learning the profession in his role as a Broadcast Engineer at WSKG Public Broadcasting.  Eric is also the Chapter Chair for SBE Chapter #1 in Binghamton, New York.  We’re all sharing stories, tricks, and tips on this episode of TWiRT.

Guest:
Eric Adler, Broadcast Engineer at WSKG Public Broadcasting

Show Links
IP-Audio Connection Tests
SpeedTest.net
VoIP Test (requires Java)

Hosts:
Chris Tobin, IP-Solutionist
Kirk Harnack, VP - Telos Systems

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TWiRT 229 - C.Crane Radios with Bob Crane

Anyone listening to late night talk radio has probably heard of the C. Crane Company and their high-quality consumer radios.  As engineers we tend to worry about the studio and transmission end of radio broadcasting.  Bob Crane, founder of C. Crane, took a different approach to broadcast quality.  He and his engineers work on the receiving end, and it’s making a positive difference.  Bob joins Chris Tobin and me to let us in on the magic behind great radio reception.

Guest:
Bob Crane, President of C. Crane Company

Show Links
C. Crane University - Great articles on in proving radio reception and making WiFi work well.

Hosts:
Chris Tobin, IP-Solutionist
Kirk Harnack, VP - Telos Systems

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TWiRT 229 - C.Crane Radios with Bob Crane