What do they do when the STL fails? Do they have a way to get some generic stuff playing while it's fixed?
On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 12:50 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: > The public internet yes, but if you have pretty good control over the > route then it should not be a problem. Many times the traffic is like a > two hop distance. If your upstream provider peers with the station > provider I can’t see a big problem. Or better yet, your upstream provider > serves the station studio or whatever the other end is... > > *From:* Daniel White <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, February 18, 2016 1:47 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Colocating with fm radio station > > > I won’t claim to be an expert by any means on STL links. I’ve engineered > backhaul links for broadcast guys though so I know a bit about the > requirements. > > > > IMHO it’s a bad idea to put STL traffic on the internet. Packet loss, > jitter, latency are all very important metrics. Capacity is low… maybe > 2Mbps tops for HD audio (I guess it could be more depending on how many > stations are transmitting from that antenna). Give them a dedicated link. > > > > Telos/Axia and Whetstone are the two encoder manufacturers I’ve run across. > > > > Jeff Holdenrid at DoubleRadius would be a great contact if you’re looking > for ways to make the STL work. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Daniel White > > [email protected] > > Cell: +1 (303) 746-3590 > > Skype: danieldwhite > Social: LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/in/danielwhite84>: Twitter > <https://twitter.com/DanielWhite84> > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Joseph Marsh > *Sent:* Thursday, February 18, 2016 11:52 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Colocating with fm radio station > > > > If someone has any info on the STL links. Send me a message off list. > > I wanna know everything possible about it > > On Feb 18, 2016 12:37 PM, "Joseph Marsh" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Josh > > He has 6000 watts on the main transmitter > > On Feb 18, 2016 12:22 PM, "Josh Luthman" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > You could be OK. Definitely not a "will be" especially with unknown power. > > > > Also keep in mind you're supposed to lower the power when climbing on the > tower. > > > > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > > > On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 1:21 PM, Joseph Marsh <[email protected]> > wrote: > > So if I do shielded cat 5 I should be okay correct? > > On Feb 18, 2016 11:55 AM, "George Skorup" <[email protected]> wrote: > > We're on a very similar site. We're running 100Mb and GigE links with no > issues. However, external surge suppressors on the tower near the radios > did give us errors, so we had to take them out... and pray. > > On 2/18/2016 11:38 AM, Joseph Marsh wrote: > > The transmitter is 6000 watts 350 ft tall. We are going up at 125ft > > On Feb 18, 2016 11:29 AM, "Joseph Marsh" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > You bet I'll be on the other side of tower with cat 5. It's a privately. > Owned tower so I got leeway to do what I need > > On Feb 18, 2016 11:25 AM, "Chuck McCown" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Metallic liquidtight flexible conduit with shielded cat5 inside. > > > > Stay away from the driven elements as far as you can. > > Some use ferrite cores on the cable too. Can’t hurt. > > > > *From:* Joseph Marsh <[email protected]> > > *Sent:* Thursday, February 18, 2016 10:09 AM > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Colocating with fm radio station > > > > He told us but can't remember off hand > > I got one hell of a deal just had to give him internet for a stl box so > he can do away with a 900 mhz. Ptp system > > On Feb 18, 2016 11:00 AM, "Josh Luthman" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Far as possible. How much power is the FM station? Definitely use > shielded cable. > > > > > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > > > On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 11:54 AM, Joseph Marsh <[email protected]> > wrote: > > How far do I need to be from the fm transmitter to be safe with cambium > and ubnt. Equipment > > > > > > > > > This email has been sent from a virus-free computer protected by Avast. > www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email> >
