#NHS Estates gave security clearance for pictures of the #transmitter #infrastructure of #Ipswich #CommunityRadio to be published, you can now see what me and my friends hauled up to the top of the Maternity block and installed in the plantroom..
#BroadcastEngineering
It’s Read Only Friday, but I’m out here installing new gear like a rebel with a multimeter.
The upside? I work tomorrow. So if something breaks (like reality), I’ll be around to fix it.
Read Only Friday was a suggestion anyway, right?
🚨 New Fully Modulated:
When Seconds Count — Real EAS activations, from Amber Alerts to ballistic missile scares. What happens when the system is tested for real?
🎧 Listen: https://www.fullymodulated.com/2463382/episodes/17373825
#BroadcastEngineering #EAS #EmergencyAlerts #RadioTwitter
When a tornado touched down in Joplin in 2011, EAS alerts were the first warning for many. But what happens when the system fails? Discover the untold stories behind emergency broadcasting in our latest episode. #EmergencyAlerts #BroadcastEngineering
When a tornado touched down in Joplin in 2011, EAS alerts were the first warning for many. But what happens when the system fails? Discover the untold stories behind emergency broadcasting in our latest episode. #EmergencyAlerts #BroadcastEngineering
That Coldplay kiss cam scandal is a great reminder…
If you’re going to broadcast something to the world, make sure it’s the right message.
New Fully Modulated episode drops Monday — and yes, we know exactly what’s on air. 🎙️📡
#BroadcastEngineering #NotAnAffairAlert
Out of office till Monday.
Will I check email and Teams? Absolutely.
Will I pretend I didn’t? Also yes.
New Fully Modulated episode drops Monday because the podcast doesn’t take PTO. 📻 #BroadcastEngineering #PodcastLife
Ever wonder how EAS alerts make it to air?
New episode of Fully Modulated on how broadcasters and engineers manage the Emergency Alert System. Gear, workflows, compliance—it’s all in here.
Asked ChatGPT how to promote my podcast. It gave great advice, then casually said:
“Facebook is the AM radio of social media.”
Not sure if I’m mad or impressed.
Still posting on both.
Still fully modulated.
🎙️ New episode of Fully Modulated!
Ever wonder how alerts get from the feds to your radio? We’re talking how broadcasters and engineers actually handle EAS.
🎧 Listen here: https://apple.co/3GCr5I4
Ever wondered how an emergency alert goes from a tornado warning to that loud tone on your radio? 🎙️
On 7/14, I’m pulling back the curtain on the hidden network of stations & engineers keeping you safe 24/7.
Don’t miss it.
Curious how emergency alerts *really* work behind the scenes? 🎙️ Fully Modulated dives into the tech, stories, and people keeping broadcasters on the air. Subscribe now and listen wherever you get your podcasts! 📻 #BroadcastEngineering #EAS
How do those screechy EAS tones get to your radio? It’s more than just noise. In the next episode of Fully Modulated, we break down how the system really works, from analog “duck farts” to digital alerts. New episode coming soon. Follow to stay tuned! #EAS #BroadcastEngineering #FullyModulated
My H2X Comms Headset Adapter is now available to order on Tindie!
Have you ever wanted to use your own 3.5mm TRRS in-ear headset to listen or talk on Comms?
This adapter converts 3.5mm TRRS stereo+mic headset to mono 4-pin XLR comms connector, as used widely in broadcast, live events and theatre.
The circuitry and receptacle fits entirely within the high quality Neutrik XLR-4FXX connector, so there’s no hanging dongle to get caught on things.
It also has a purple boot and label ring so it won’t get mixed up with other XLR gear in the control room.
https://www.tindie.com/products/eidophor/h2x-comms-headset-adapter-xlr-4f-to-35mm/
AM radio is closer than ever to being required in every new car—but should we also push for digital radio modernization? Read my latest blog breaking down the bill, the politics, and the future of broadcast. #BroadcastEngineering #Radio #FullyModulated
its also an indictment of the decline in public service #broadcasting that #STV (which used to be a European leader in #BroadcastEngineering as recently as the late 1990s/early 2000s) could only release a vertical #YouTube video and not even show the televisor in full action..
Students in #Scotland have rebuilt a modern replica of the original #television set invented by #Scotsman John Logie #Baird - in time for October, when it will be 100 years after he first demonstrated it was possible to televise moving pictures.. #TV #BroadcastEngineering
https://news.stv.tv/west-central/scots-students-reconstruct-john-logie-bairds-original-television
1985: me and my friend from highschool experimenting with 2 transistor home built FM #transmitters, later #Stentor kit from the #Netherlands, transmitting between 105,6/105,7/105,8 MHz (depending on how much TX had drifted) and putting 1km "not spot" into comms for British Rail and Reading Buses on their then new Stornophone #VHF radio schemes (which bizarrely had mobile TX on 150+MHz and base on 105-106 MHz (this portion of the band wasn't officially allocated to broadcasting back then!)
2025: working with my friends at #IpswichCommunityRadio doing it all legally on 105.7 - 50W TX power, stereo, digital soundprocessing, dynamic RDS, about 30-40km range, full telemetry on the transmitter and bandpass filter so we don't upset anyone else on the band.
Listening to Em's 80s Hour of Fun last night (she featured 1985 on the episode) reminded me of this (and that 40 years have passed since I started being involved with #radio!)
(en eindelijk na 40 jaar kan ik ook de andere kant van de bouwfolder (die was in het Nederlands geschreven) voor de Stentor lezen!)
The #Coomber schools #radio cassette pulls in the signal from #MidSuffolk even with just its internal #antenna (it does have to be in a particular part of the office to get any reception, but it works better than many modern receivers) #FM #VHF #BroadcastEngineering #CommunityRadio #Ipswich #Suffolk
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