[BC] Radio Is Not what it Used to be

[Tom Bosscher]

Bill Sepmeier wrote:
 >Ok, so why don't we, the engineering community who maintains
 >everything everywhere, INSIST that manufacturers develop a
 >TCP/IP - based standard interface for EVERY single piece of gear made,
 >so that we can operate and troubleshoot EVERYTHING in ANY plant,
 >ANYWHERE on Earth from our desks?

    Bill, Bill. Once again, you utter something so simply profound. As 
usual, you are so correct.

    I have been telling many manufactors that if they do not have a 
network port on their box, then I indeed am not interested in their 
equipment. The very latest Orban and Omnia boxes have the ports, and 
Burk has the adapter for the GSC-3000. It is happening slowly.
    At the same time, who would have thought that we would have sync 
generators at a radio studio, and network switches at a transmitter site?

    tom bosscher