I suppose it depends on the reason. Those boards are pretty durable and I had one I was going to install in a high school broadcast studio, but I came across an older Gates board that not only appeared in better condition but was equally as durable (if not better). You'll have to ask youself if it's...

I decided to submit a second email using an alternate form on the website and Alan reached out to me. It appears my DR-600, which is 12 years old, has older firmware and the reason why FTP speeds are slow as a dog. He mentioned that the firmware can up upgraded and it would somewhat improve some of ...

Don't know if it's due to the pandemic or not but their support via the web site stinks! The last time I needed assistance I actually repaired a Shortcut myself by replacing a chip because they never got back to me. Maybe I'll just try calling them. I know I recommended a computer software replaceme...

Is 360 Systems still in business? I have a DR-600 Instant Replay with ethernet networking and the FTP function appears somewhat wonky. I previously replaced the internal hard drive with a solid-state drive but never noticed if that affected things or not. I understand many support lines may have red...

I grew very weary about anything from BSI as I heard about a station, I believe in Massachusetts, almost lost it all due to WaveStation being an utter piece of junk. After hearing the story from a radio consultant I decided to steer clear of anything from them. At the time I was considering a low-co...

I did the original Radio World review of StationPlaylist back in 2007 and have been using it ever since. Sure, it may require some external hardware to really nail down external control or closures but by far it's one of the most cost-effective systems out there. I think it's a bargain for what it d...

I know one local FM station by me had their FM HD signal disappear as their imported soiled the linen and required service, but they had left the station IDs for their system AM that used an HD subchannel in place. With the NAB pushing all-digital AM I wonder why they would dump. Personally I always...

TN Dept of Education is reporting that statewide there were over 22 teachers caught drinking on the job yesterday alone... Homeschooling huh? hahah. ** currently hundreds of parents are discovering the Teacher wasn't the problem... :lol: OMG! My regular 8-to-4 is I.T. support in the K-12 education ...

While I'll do pro-bono or "giveaway" work on occasion I'll gauge my rate on how easy / difficult it is to work with a station and its staff. Some places have taken care of my with kit gloves, even after paying me they'd give me goodies from the prize locker or do some other appreciative gesture. Som...

Remember, Orban Labs isn't the Orban we all once loved! If my last service runaround I got from DaySequerra (who now owns Orban) is any way to judge you may find it less of a hassle to just replace it with a Wheatstone or Omnia! They had an M2 monitor of mine for three months and it was still screwe...

I looked in my parts pile, I must have discarded the front panel.

I actually replaced the front panel of a 323A a number of years ago. I'll look in my storage to see if I kept it or not. If it's still there you can have it for postage. I just replaced it as it wasn't pristine and I wanted it in a publicly facing rack.

Surprise, as M$ usually has Patch Tuesday as the second Tuesday of the month. Most of mine are controlled on a WSUS setup so we only push updates once they're known to be bug free.

Wonder if it was really related to an update or you have something play merry-go-round on your network.

Any luck, Jim? I have a manual somewhere that I'd be glad to scan but I'd need a way to spot the older version from the current version.

If I recall, I believe Jim was kind enough to share his thoughts in the past on my Part 15 radio forum, HobbyBroadcaster.net. Something I've learned over time is that many think they don't need to comply with Part 15 regs and some of the very same would likely cause a mess on the AM band if they wer...