[BC] Monitoring IBUZ Secondaries - NOT

[Rich Wood]

------ At 01:45 PM 2/18/2007, Mark Humphrey wrote: -------

>I like the idea -- after all, who would be better suited to monitor
>HD-2 reception than a "receptionist" --  but there are at least two
>reasons why this is impractical:
>
>1)  Monitor receivers weren't included in the HD project budget; the
>equipment purchase can't be authorized until the next CapEx cycle
>comes around.

Everywhere I've worked we had an "emergency" line in the budget for 
such things. Generally things under $500 could squeak through. You 
couldn't get a Polk but an Accurian during the rebate window would be 
less than a client lunch.

>2)  A rooftop antenna would need to be connected to the receptionist's
>receiver, otherwise no HD-2 will be heard.   The "cluster engineer" is
>already working 80 hours/week and just doesn't have time to pull coax
>all the way from the back room to the front desk.

How about one of Bob Crane's FM transmitters fed by an Accurian from 
the earphone jack? Hell, even one of the illegal satellite service 
transmitters would do. I'm sure there's an extra cheap FM receiver 
somewhere in house.

Think out of the iBOX.

Rich