Subject: [BDR] This is DST Weekend/More Spring Suggestions

 


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Greetings from your broadcast friends out on the Desert...
This is BDR Newsletter 760, Volume 15, #32 for March 6, 2024

Here are some things you might want to know about:

BUSY WEEKEND - DST AND MORE
This is the weekend Daylight Saving Time starts for most of the country (Arizona/Hawaii, hi!). Just remember that at after 1:59AM on Sunday, it will be 3AM. Aside from older gear, daytime/critical hours stations should check their PSA and PSSA authorizations for ensuring the correct power changes.

Monday will be the deadline to ensure your EAS boxes are updated to the latest FCC and FEMA versions and certificates. Stations that have not done so could be issued an NOV and fined. The big deal is that stations must wait at least 10 seconds to see if an alert will come through the IPAWS system and run that instead of the audio from the LP1/2, etc.

Byt the way, while we do not yet have a specific date for this years NPT, we do know Canadian stations will have their semi-annual national test on May 8th.

NAB SHOW IS ALMOST HERE
If you have not registered as yet, go to NAB.org  Convention hotels are available, and there is a new scheme that links your badge to your monorail ticket purchase. All things considered: ensure you have comfortable shoes!

CAN SPRING BE FAR AHEAD?
Do not ask the folks in Northern California or Nevada, but Puxantawny Phil might have been right: Spring is due in just three weeks, in fact on March 24th. With this in mind, we continue our discussion of Spring Cleaning, with a focus on RF, this week.
On Thursday, Jeff Welton returns and shares his observations. Do you have any special tips or tricks to use in Spring Cleaning? Join us and share!

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HOW MANY XDS RECEIVER DO YOU HAVE?
LinkUp Communciations is running a contest. Take a picture of your XDS receivers and you can win a $200 gift card or a $500 gift card!!! Check it out on the BDR Spotlight today. The link goes right to the rules of the contest.

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TV RULES NOW EFFECTIVE
The September 2023 Report and Order regarding new rules for TV stations is now effective. A number of rules were revised for Class A TV stations, mostly in response to changes from Analog to Digital transmissions.

DIGITAL CLEANUP DAY
March 18th has been designated as Digital Cleanup Day, as an opportunity to go through your systems and get rid of digital waste in an environmental way. Can you declutter your digital footprint? We noted a couple of weeks ago how digital waste is not only involved in wasted power, but in filling up landfills, etc.

BUT THEN, YOU MIGHT WANT TO GET A NEW "TOY"
We would appreciate hearing if you like the new look for Dana's Daily Deals? Dana has some really nice buys. Now, they are easier to access. Check them out.
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nautel.com
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Some recent articles of interest:

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May we please recommend this fine company which supports the BDR - and you!
Emacs!
https://linkupcommunications.com/contest
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MANUFACTURERS' NEWS

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The 2024 NAB Show registration is now open. You can learn about NAB Spring Show preparations at www.nab.org.
 
        If you would like a free Floor Pass:
        Nautel code is NS9564.  (And don't forget the NUG on Sunday - www.nautel.com)
        Inovonics code is NS5268.
        Broadcast Depot's code is NS6722.
        GatesAir Booth W2730 - Floor Pass Code NS6663

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Inovonics 677 triple receiver has solved issues for a number of stations. DASDEC is putting together an app note to help stations wire the 677 up to their DASDEC receivers. Expect it shortly.

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Lenovo has a new feature: transparent laptops.

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Inovonics has a special until March 31st - or when stock runs out - it includes the popular 719N DAVID IV FM/HD Audio Processor and a 703 RDS Encoder. All you have to do when buying a 719N FM/HD Processor, Inovonics will include a 703 RDS Encoder at no additional cost is mention the Special Offer code: "719N+703" !

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StreamGuys.com
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Do You Remember? This week in history:
Broadcast related items:


Also, how about some more regular newsy-type stuff:

...and 148 years ago (3/7/1876) Alexander Graham Bell was granted the first telephone patent for his invention. (Did he invent the busy signal, too?)
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http://worldwideantennasystems.com/
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* the result: the Motorola C-Quam system really did not satisfy many stations, leading to AM Stereo radio fading away.

** This week it was announced the Malaysian government was sponsoring a new attempt to locate the missing airplane.

*** The Spanish Flu really had nothing to do with Spain. During the years of WWI, wartime censors withheld early reports of illness from the major combatants. Spain - a "neutral" country - was more open, hence the number of reports made it look like Spain was the "hot spot." Recent reports from scientists hint it might have come from … China!

**** acetylsalicylic acid was originally made from a chemical found in the bark of willow trees.

MIDWEEK BONUS
One of the big things that radio hates is ... silence (S&G's song notwithstanding). Did you know it can drive people crazy? Perhaps not several seconds of silence, but how long could you hold out? Take a look.

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barry

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