[BC] Mexico remote

[Kent Winrich]

I never had to take the equipment to the Consulate.  I needed to provide a
list of equipment including model numbers and serial numbers.  You will also
need to have a letter on company letterhead saying why you need to go and
the dates you will be there.

On 12/13/06, John Buffaloe <johnbuffaloe at bext.com> wrote:
>
> Kent,
>
> It seems that you have to physically take all of the equipment to the
> Mexican Consulate for inspection as well.  I know we had to do this any
> time
> we did a remote from Mexico.  I never dealt with it personally, I had a
> guy
> at the stations that had it down.
>
> We originally did some ISDN from Cancun but also found that pots was an
> easier and more reliable way to go.
>
> John A. Buffaloe
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net
> [mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Kent Winrich
> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 3:34 PM
> To: Broadcasters' Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [BC] Mexico remote
>
> I did an article for Radio-Guide in the summer about remotes from Mexico.
>
> First of all dont trust what they say about ISDN.  Most of the time they
> are
> referring to the INTERNET ISDN.  I have always used Vectors and Hotlines
> without fail.  You may drop a call once but that was about it.  For the
> initial call I may have had to call a couple of times to get the best
> connection.  The power in Ixtapa was real good so I would assume a city
> like
> Cancun is going to be just fine.  Power is 120/60.  Typically ungrounded.
>
> I took all of the equipment with me on the flight.  We had TWO morning
> shows
> doing remotes at the same time.  That equaled out to be about 17 cases of
> equipment.  Have people ready to help.  I am sure Bob and Brian dont do
> any
> lifting these days ;-)  Perhaps their "people" can help you.
>
> We used VoIP to communicate back to the states and it worked GREAT!
>
> Make sure that you get to the Mexican Consulate in Chicago to clear all of
> your equipment (you need a press passport) and do have your normal
> passport
> ready.  It takes TIME to get this done so contact them as soon as you can.
> You will need to drive there to get the paperwork taken care of.
>
> When you get back to Milwaukee, be ready for the US Customs Bozos to give
> you a hastle.
>
> Hope that helps.  Do you need any help there??? :-D
>
> Kent Winrich
> Ex- CC Milwaukee DoE
>
>
> On 12/13/06, Phil Longenecker <plongenecker at mkeradiogrp.com> wrote:
> >
> > Seems the morning show is going to Cancun in Feb for a week. Should I
> > ship the equipment with the (sponsoring) airline, or send it common
> > carrier like UPS, FedEx, etc.?
> >
> > This will be an ISDN setup, so if anyone has recent experience with the
> > tel company in Cancun, I'd like to hear how good/bad of an experience it
> > was. We're told AC power is 120/60hz at the hotel.
> >
> > Phil Longenecker, DoE
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