Radio Currents - November 3rd, 2016

 

Radio Currents Editor: Emily Reigart Radio Technical Editor: Doug Irwin DC Drone Film Fest Deadline Moved to Nov. 11 Winning films will be showcased during the National Drone Show in December. More >> Tech, Business & Association News Pilot Declares Q2 to Be a Record for FM Chip Activation The top 70% of the best-selling devices, offered by at least one carrier with the chip enabled, sold in that period, totaled 12.7 million smartphones. More» AIMS Alliance Adds Four New Members Calrec, Ericsson, Rohde & Schwarz and Xilinx are the latest to join. More» Radio TechCon 2016 Unveils Sessions The conference has announced the initial 13 sessions that will take place on Nov. 28. More» Sponsored Links For more than 45 years, ESE has been meeting the Precision Time and Signal Distribution needs of the Broadcast Industry. Product families include GPS based Master Clocks, Audio & Video Distribution Amplifiers, Analog & Digital Displays, NTP Time Servers and Frequency Standards. For further product information please contact us at 310-322-2136 or email us at ese@ese-web.com. Burk Technology Releases AutoPilot Version 2.10.55 New features include the exclusion of unused channels from graphical default view. More» Crawford Rehires Brian Kerkan He will take over for Joe Huk as chief engineer in Detroit. More» Sponsored Links BDI's audio products offer smart audio management solutions whether you need AES3, analog L/R or FM Composite Base band I/O. Our Audio Toolbox series provide the ultimate in automatic/manual audio management. The AES-402, AES-403 and AES-404 audio switchers are simple and cost effective switching/distribution solutions. Contact BDI at: (914) 737-5032 email: sales@broadcast-devices.com. From the Magazine BLOG: Spooky Radio Stories In honor of the Halloween season, we solicited scary radio engineering stories from readers. We received two great submissions, each with very different takes on “scary.” Enjoy! More» Read the October Issue of the Magazine Online We've the results of our compensation survey, take a peek inside Hubbard Radio Phoenix's new facility and much more. More» Sponsored Links Web-Enabled SiteStreamer Monitors for AM, FM, and HD. SiteStreamers are great confidence monitors for remote transmitter sites. Monitor remote sites from any PC, Tablet, or SmartPhone. Tune-in and listen to your remote station over the Internet and sequentially monitor up to six pre-set stations. Alarms & notifications via email, SMS & SNMP. INOmini 635 FM SiteStreamer is the first of its kind – being a Web-enabled FM receiver for remote signal monitoring. NOW - two new models to the SiteStreamer Family: INOmini 637 AM SiteStreamer INOmini 638 HD SiteStreamer www.inovonicsbroadcast.com sales@inovonicsbroadcast.com Today in Radio History Nov. 4, 1916 Sarnoff proposes “radio music box” for radio reception From the Calendar SBE Certification Exam Nov. 4–20, local chapters RDS2 Information Day Nov. 8, Paris NAB Show New York Nov. 9–10, New York 73rd Annual National Association of Farm Broadcasting Convention Nov. 9-11, Kansas City, Mo. SBE Chapter 54 Day of Learning Nov. 10, Norfolk, Va. Radio TechCon Nov. 28, London

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