RWEE TechBytes: Alerting Lessons; Trends in Routing; Maintenance Concerns

 

You Built It, Now Brag on It You worked all night to install that new transmitter or get the carpet down in your flashy new air studio. Just one more task: Pose in front of it with your toothy grin and send Radio World a picture for us to share with your industry colleagues! Radio Engineering - 01.07.15 Alerting: Act on the Lessons Learned Richard Rudman of the Broadcast Warning Working Group discusses the development and implementation of a truly secure and effective emergency public information system. Trends in Routing Radio World's latest trends piece delves into the wide-open world of routing — from analog to the cutting edge if IP. The Buzz on Shortwave The winter 2014–2015 edition of Gayle Van Horn's "International Shortwave Broadcast Guide" is now available. Repacking Plan Could Scatter UHF Stations Doug Lung has done some digging and says that "reading through the FCC's tome, I noticed the procedures proposed could assign certain stations to frequencies in the 600 MHz band that are either shared with wireless carriers or in the duplex gap, which is supposed to provide needed spectrum for white space (TV band devices) and wireless microphones." Document Issues to Demonstrate Maintenance John Bisset has the low-down on airflow. He also reminds engineers to document their work and present it to management to show them what's being done to keep the facility in shape. DTS to Release New Audio Codec Audio technology marches forward. The audio reproduction technology developer promises a new flagship codec in March. Products of Interest Eela Upgrades EA816 Hybrid Digigram Iqoya *Link IP Honored Best of Show: DEVA Broadcast Radio Explorer II From the Associations Winter 2014 Broadcast Technology Society Newsletter The latest from the BTS looks back at its 2014 convention in San Antonio, among other things. Other Cool Stories Tech-i 22: Video Didn't Kill the Radio Star (EBU) Hamvention Chair: "The Show Will Go on" at Aging Arena Meridian Lining Up Support for High-Res MQA Audio (TWICE) Fractal's Patent Expands Invisibility Cloak (TV Technology) Build Your Own Enigma Cipher Machine (IEEE) Technologies That Are Always Just Two Years Away (Gizmodo) Today on Connect 2 Media & Entertainment Handling the Technology Ticking Time Bomb (TVBEurope) Rapidly advancing technology can be wonderful but it has a downside in the legacy and orphaned formats it leaves in its wake. The BBC's John Harmer discusses some of the mostly obsolete technologies he encounters in his job daily and how he compensates. Calendar of Events International CES Jan. 6–9 Las Vegas EBU Production Technology Seminar 2015 Jan. 27–29 Geneva, Switzerland SC Broadcasters Association Winter Conference & Broadcast Exhibition Jan. 29–30 Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center Columbia, S.C. SBE Local Chapter Certification Exams Feb. 6–16 EBU Radio Week 2015 Feb. 9–13 Geneva, Switzerland For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

©2014 NewBay Media, LLC

Manage Your Email Preferences/Unsubscribe Change Your Email Address To report abuse, click here. You have received this message because you previously gave your email address to NewBay Media LLC. © 2015 NewBay Media LLC, 28 East 28th Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10016 | 212.378.0400