[BC] Worst engineering ever

[Mark W. Croom]

Absolutely.

Amazing what I found in most of small-market (esp. commercial) stations I 
have worked in.

I don't miss it a bit.

Mark
MN

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chuck Lakaytis" <chuck at akpb.org>
To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 2:08 PM
Subject: Re: [BC] Worst engineering ever


> Tis true, and one reason why you will never here me pine for the good old 
> days.  In most of rural America and some of the bigger markets, things 
> were often in a sorry state.
>
> Chuck Lakaytis
> Director of Engineering
> Alaska Public Broadcasting, Inc.
> 135 Cordova Street
> Anchorage, AK 99501
> 907 277 6300
> 907 277 6359 FAX
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <Xmitters at aol.com>
> To: <broadcast at radiolists.net>
> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 11:02 AM
> Subject: [BC] Worst engineering ever
>
>
>>
>> In a message dated 4/9/07 11:33:44 AM Central Daylight Time,
>> broadcast-request at radiolists.net writes:
>>
>> << > Years ago while engineering in western Kansas, I came across a 
>> transmitter
>>
>> >  site that was repeating another station.  The equipment consisted of a
>> table
>> >  radio with a Shure microphone stuck against the speaker grill.  The 
>> > Shure
>> >  fed one of those incredibly bad Shure mixers. (M267?).  I had always
>> >  wondered why the audio was so bad and where the blower noise was 
>> > coming
>> >  from.
>>
>> Oh no... this *must* a case of "You can't make this stuff up!"
>>
>> That has got to be one of the WORST cases of "engineering" ever! Can 
>> anyone
>> else top this?
>>
>> Willie...
>>
>>  >>
>>
>> This is as funny as the story I heard about a station manager who wanted 
>> to
>> use a Mr. Microphone for a backup transmitter. The man either liked RF 
>> burns
>> (assuming a VERY high powered Mr. Mic), or was not particularly concerned 
>> with
>> coverage beyond the receptionist's desk.
>>
>> But this too, is one of those stories you can't help wondering if it is 
>> bull
>> feces or not.
>>
>>
>>
>> Jeff Glass
>>
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