Single vs Multi Channel Architectures for WiFi
Almost every area of IT has its holy wars. Whether it’s processors and AMD vs Intel vs ARM, GPU with AMD vs NVidia or even operating systems with Linux, Windows and even BSD in...
Wearing the many technical hats of radio.
Almost every area of IT has its holy wars. Whether it’s processors and AMD vs Intel vs ARM, GPU with AMD vs NVidia or even operating systems with Linux, Windows and even BSD in...
It was always touted as the thing you wanted to be – the loudest on the dial. It was even said on occasion that it could help improve your coverage in rough patches. This...
At one station I volunteer for, we use a 1.5GHz microwave link to connect between the studio and the transmitter site on top of a hill nearby. Now I should stress that microwave link...
Weirdly, I had a problem I’ve not seen for years crop up recently. And it all started with complaints about car radios flipping between us and a competitor radio station. That’s not a good...
It’s something I’ve briefly mentioned in the past but not something I’ve ever covered in detail. However, it is something that’s appeared on my radar again – point-to-point WiFi links. While I’ve never been...
Breaking into broadcast transmissions isn’t anything new. We can go back to 1977 and the interruption of Southern Television, replacing the audio feed with some “interesting” content. Doing similar nowadays, where digital studio to...
While waiting in for a delivery one weekend (thanks to my partner for that one!) I ended up mucking about with one of those USB TV reciever dongles. Specifically, one that can be used...
I once heard someone say that there are two things in volunteer radio stations that can cause big arguments – jingles and music. While I do believe that’s somewhat unfair, experience tells me music...
I promised more details in the future about the Raspberry Pi STL build. Well, against all odds, I’m going to deliver! The project exists purely to solve a problem with getting audio between two...
Well, not quite over the world but have you ever looked at those cool coverage maps and wanted to put one together yourself? Now’s your chance as we talk you through the process in...
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