We ended up resolving the issue by running SDI. Our guy thought the SDI outputs didn't scale the parallel 4K outputs -- that we'd only see a quarter of the display. Turned out he was wrong -- the SDI outputs are properly scaled 1080p and we had some SDI-to-HDMI adapters that handle 1080p just fine. ...

Unless you have a nearby traveler's information station, 1610 is almost certainly Toronto. CHHA usually broadcasts in foreign languages -- it's run by a Hispanic church but I've also heard South Asian programming -- and on rare occasions, English.

Trying to send two 4K MVP outputs to two different control rooms. (total of four 4K monitors, two in each CR) I've tried three different HDMI splitters that claim to support 4K/60Hz but none work. (all the lights light up to indicate there's a cable there, but there's no video) They do need to drive...

Frankly, I usually find the most productive help desk is http://www.google.com

"Dummy Load", also known in some countries as an "artificial antenna" which is probably easier to understand. It would be used while testing a transmitter. If you aren't sure the transmitter is operating properly, it might be transmitting on frequencies other than the one you want it to transmit on....

Agreed with Ray, I wouldn't be putting that thing back on the air until you know why it's oscillating off-frequency. I am decidedly NOT a communications lawyer but... Has the FCC been notified the station is off the air? https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/47/73.1740 , if you're off for more than t...

The last three places I've worked in have all used Quintech gear. The current place I am in uses an Evertz. I called Quintech on Friday & was told Evertz has bought the company. Quintech also seems to be Compusat's recommendation. I've got literature on the way.. (edit: always read ALL the replies ...

We use Compusat software to control assorted IRDs and four steerable dishes. Part of the mix.. are three old Standard Agile Omni analog receivers. They're used only as RF switches, H/V and C/Ku. We figure they aren't going to live forever. (although given how long they've been up, maybe they *are* i...

We didn't get one. We did get the Central Time RWT. Anyone else miss this?

It doesn't seem to be a "sticky" issue as *this* week's Eastern Time CAP RWT went active 40 minutes ago.

I've managed to suppress it on the machine in my hamshack. (having it force a reboot during a contest "run" would likely result in the uttering of some words not suitable for broadcast. Although since I work mostly CW, only Ms. Cat would hear them..) Of course, that happened long enough ago I'm not ...

Worked fine (both smartphones and EAS) in Nashville.

We did see IPAWS go offline *after* the test, between 3:28 and 3:40 Central. (has anyone else seen that?)

If you're recording each camera to its own recorder, you don't need genlock. Genlock is necessary only if you're connecting the cameras to a video switcher and recording all three on the *same* recorder. If you did need genlock it would need to be applied to all three cameras. It would not strictly ...

Power management?

Hams have been reporting issues with ports being turned off by Windows when it (wrongly) concludes they aren't in use.

A check of the FCC database shows twenty-seven FM translators authorized with ERPs in excess of 250 watts. Thirteen are in Alaska where the Commission has waived various translator rules for some time. (the biggest is K220AD Valdez, running 1.09kW. ) W297BT New Britain, Connecticut seems to be a typ...

I'm curious about the telephone service, which I frequently use as a "sanity check" of NTP installations & GPS clocks. The article says "NIST said eliminating funding currently “supporting fundamental measurement dissemination...” which leads me to believe they do mean everything that has to do with...