TWiRT Ep. 693 - I Like to Move It, Move It with Chris Tarr This Week in Radio Tech HD
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Chris Tarr just finished a long-anticipated FM transmitter move. Big implications attended this move all the way across a metro area. The new site needed a directional FM antenna, and they decided that a new transmitter made more sense than moving the old one. Chris covers a lot of ground when contemplating any transmitter site move. Kirk Harnack touches on a few pointers for IP radio microwave links, including not trusting the existing infrastructure too much!
Show Notes:
* Planning Transmitter Moves
* Facilities - Building, road, fencing, parking, HVAC, roof, ice protection
* Legal including FCC
* Permitting - local zoning, building, etc.
* Safety - fencing, insurance requirements, guy anchors, tower base
* STL considerations & options
* Frequency coordination for 950 & IP STLs
* Fiber internet availability
* AC Power - service sizing, etc.
* Executing the move
* What can be built and ready beforehand
* What has to move overnight or a weekend
* Absolutely no off-air time? Or minimal?
* Actual cutover
* Moving audio processing if needed
* What if something goes really wrong?
* Plan to go back if needed?
* After the move (should have been before the move)
* Tying up all the loose ends
* Grounding, lightning protection
* Putting redundancy in place at the new location
* What if Internet installation is late? Wait or move ahead?
Hosts
Chris Tarr - Group Director of Engineering at Magnum.MediaKirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting
Follow Kirk on Twitter - @kharnackFollow TWiRT on Twitter - @TWiRTshow and Facebook
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Chris Tarr just finished a long-anticipated FM transmitter move. Big implications attended this move all the way across a metro area. The new site needed a directional FM antenna, and they decided that a new transmitter made more sense than moving the old one. Chris covers a lot of ground when contemplating any transmitter site move. Kirk Harnack touches on a few pointers for IP radio microwave links, including not trusting the existing infrastructure too much!
Show Notes:
* Planning Transmitter Moves
* Facilities - Building, road, fencing, parking, HVAC, roof, ice protection
* Legal including FCC
* Permitting - local zoning, building, etc.
* Safety - fencing, insurance requirements, guy anchors, tower base
* STL considerations & options
* Frequency coordination for 950 & IP STLs
* Fiber internet availability
* AC Power - service sizing, etc.
* Executing the move
* What can be built and ready beforehand
* What has to move overnight or a weekend
* Absolutely no off-air time? Or minimal?
* Actual cutover
* Moving audio processing if needed
* What if something goes really wrong?
* Plan to go back if needed?
* After the move (should have been before the move)
* Tying up all the loose ends
* Grounding, lightning protection
* Putting redundancy in place at the new location
* What if Internet installation is late? Wait or move ahead?
Hosts
Chris Tarr - Group Director of Engineering at Magnum.MediaKirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting
Follow Kirk on Twitter - @kharnackFollow TWiRT on Twitter - @TWiRTshow and Facebook
Sponsored by
NUG@NAB Radio Technology Forum is almost here! Register for this free event at NAB!Broadcasters General Store, with outstanding service, saving, and support. Online at BGS.cc. Broadcast Bionics - making radio smarter with Bionic Studio, visual radio, and social media tools at Bionic.radio.Angry Audio and the new a href="https://angr...