Radio Trends with Rob de Santos

Exactly what is radio these days? Popular Communications columnist Rob de Santos discusses radio trends on "This Week in Radio Tech" with Kirk Harnack.

Direct-Dialing your Z/IP ONE IP Audio Codec

Willem Hoekstra of Media Utilities in the Netherlands writes: "I've got a Z/IP ONE client who wants to connect Z/IP ONE codecs on a private network completely autonomously, without the Directory and NAT Traversal services provided by the Telos ZIP Server. Is that possible?"

A Visit to 4 Times Square

Chris Tobin shows us the FM combiner room at 4 Times Square – a main transmitter site for some and a backup site for other New York City broadcasters. Plus, Scott Fybush is here with transmitter and tower stories, a radio discussion board, and his 2014 Tower Site Calendar.

From A to B via IP Audio

Sacramento's K-LOVE loves Axia xNodes

Sometimes, a leaky roof can set a surprising chain of events in motion. Just ask Alan Guthrie, Engineering advisor for K-Love, 99.5-107.3. “The landlord informed us that the roof of our building needed to be replaced. That, in turn, meant our satellite receiving dish had to come down, and we had to find a temporary location for a new one.”

Quit Streaming with MP3 Audio

Processing and stream encoding guru Greg Ogonowski shares tips on audio encoding on "This Week in Radio Tech."

Vintage Audio: Tektronix Model 105 Square Wave Generator

This trip to the attic brings us a 105 Square Wave Generator.

Mention Tektronix and most people think of world class oscilloscopes. What is less well known is that the Beaverton, Oregon company also made other types of test equipment. As they were constantly pushing the envelope of oscilloscope performance, it soon became apparent that there was a lack of devices in the field capable of keeping scopes in calibration. So Tek got into the test equipment business as well.

VO Studio Audio Engineering

Join us for a fascinating discussion on voice over tips with Audio Engineer George Whittam.

Axia powers Radio DePaul

At age 19, Jake Alderman, a sophomore at Chicago's DePaul University, already knows what he wants to do when he graduates. One word – radio. He became fascinated with the medium while a student at Lyon Township High School (LTHS) in La Grange Il. It probably helped that the school system has one of the top-rated high school stations in the country, winning awards for excellence in 2008, 2009 and 2012.

Axia GPIO for on-air lights

Resolving issues regarding Axia GPIO for on-air lights is a topic that comes up on a regular basis, and this month's Tech Tip question was a good reminder that we need to cover it again!

The Value of Radio Engineering

Chris Tobin and Chris Tarr join Kirk for a discussion on radio engineering repair and maintenance.