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Quote of Note
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways
that won't work."
- Thomas Edison
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Omnia.11 keeps getting praise
Good thing we're humble, or we might get swelled heads
 Compliments keep pouring in for Omnia.11, the new big-boy on the audio processor block. The latest kudos com from Charlie Kendall, Chief at LM Communications in Lexington, Kentucky.
"We plugged the Omnia.11 in on the stock hot AC setting and it was immediately the cleanest, loudest, biggest-sounding station in town, he writes after installing O.11 on WCDA-FM. "I put on the headphones; listened to the car stereo; listened on the men's room little mono speaker. It was the absolute best the station had ever sounded."
You can get more of Charlie's analysis by reading his article in the June 1 issue of Radio World. And you can find out the specs and philosophy behind Omnia.11 by downloading our handy-dandy brochure.
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All four, one (get it?)
Telos Alliance headlines Radio Guide
 Did you know it's been over 25 years since the first Telos 10 phone hybrid hit the table at NAB? Amazing to think that, in that time, we've become the third-largest supplier of broadcast gear. Phones, sure, but codecs too, and audio processors for radio and TV, mixing consoles, routing systems, program loggers -- who'd have thunk it?
We're honored that Radio Guide has chosen to profile the Telos Alliance (the new name for our four-company combine that includes Telos Systems, Omnia Audio,. Axia Audio and Linear Acoustic) in their May-June issue. If it's not on your desk already, just click here to read the article online.
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News from the Field
Who's getting new gear?
Zephyr Xstream ISDN codecs are communicating at:
- Sirius XM Radio,
Washington, D.C. - University of Houston's KUHF-FM, Houston, Texas
- Clear Channel's WXDX-FM, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Omnia.11 is on its way to:
- Greater Media's WLNK-FM, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Press Communications,
Atlantic City, New Jersey - Cox Radio's KKBQ-FM, Houston, Texas
- Newcap Radio's CKGY-FM, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Axia Element 2.0 consoles are on-air at:
- Manx Radio, Isle of Man, UK
- Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod's KFUO, St. Louis,
- Radio Padre Luso, Porto Nacional, Brazil
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Radio in the combat zone
First-person tales of building broadcast facilities in Kabul
Chances are, if you've been in broadcasting a while, you've got some tales to tell. Like the time you were stuck overnight at the transmitter site during the worst storm in memory, babying the emergency genset through the night. Or the time the cops took down the crazy listener in the parking lot. Sure, we've all got 'em. But if you're in the mood for some honest-to-goodness tales of broadcast life during wartime, check out this recent TWiRT segment wherein Telos' Kirk Harnack talks with Simon Jackson of AVC Group's New Zealand branch about building radio studios for Moby Media's Arakozia FM in Kabul, Afghanistan. You'll hear about the finer points of gun etiquette during dinner, how to perform a full Axia field-upgrade on a radio station that's still on the air, and what to do when your only UPS backup mysteriously disappears in a foreign country. Check out the video below, and catch more TWiRT episodes with Kirk at thisweekinradiotech.com.
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Got our new catalog yet?
Suitable for framing, or leaving (strategically placed) on your boss' desk
 Remember eagerly anticipating the arrival of the Edmunds Scientific catalog in your mailbox? Or the Gilbert catalog? Or - let's just admit it - even the Radio Shack catalog? When they came, you'd spend hours poring over all the photos and descriptions, figuring out how many newspapers you'd have to deliver to get the stuff you wanted.
We remember those times too. So our latest NOW! catalog does everything possible to help you recapture those days. The new NOW! is packed full, featuring everything from hot new products like the Telos VX, Omnia.11 and Axia iQ console, to all-time favorites like the Zephyr Xstream and Omnia ONE. Plus, white papers, tech info and more. It's 100 pages of broadcast-y goodness.
Now, we've mailed out a copy of this gem to every radio engineer in the US. Yep, every one! But if by some long chance we've missed you, let us rectify our error - click here and we'll send you a copy, free and postpaid. (Tuck it under your pillow -- you never know; the Radio Fairy might leave you a little something in the night!)
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Tech Tip of the Month
 DSL connections and Z/IP ONE codecs
John Tyler of Journal Broadcast's Milwaukee cluster writes: "I am trying to use our new Z/IP ONE IP codec for the first time. We got them up and running on the bench at the station, but when we took one codec out into the field for the first time it would connect for around 15 seconds, pass a few seconds of audio and then drop. We have a 6mbps DSL line that is dedicated to this broadcast. Do we need to assign a static IP address to our unit at the station?"
Telos Support guru Ted Alexander responds: "As with anything connected to a network, the reliability of the network is almost always the determining factor in the robustness of the connection. With this in mind, a static IP address is usually preferable. On some networks, the dynamic address may 'expire' or something in the network could change it. It depends on the network topography. Also remember, DSL lines are often not 'symmetrical' in upload and download speed availability. You may have a download speed of 2 or 3 mbps, but the upload speed may be throttled back to 384 kbps or less. The Z/IP needs the headroom to be able to use a higher speed upload bitrate than may be provided with a low capacity DSL connection. Plus, if anything besides a Z/IP is connected to the smaller pipeline and needs to share the bandwidth, that also could result in a dynamic 'crunch' that will result in a dropped connection."
Got a tech tip to share or a question you'd like answered? Email us - if we use it in eNews, we'll send you a free copy of Omnia A/X desktop audio processing software for Windows. Don't forget to include your mailing address when you write.
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Tech Updates
New manuals and software for your downloading pleasure
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Discrepancy Sheet
The Lightning Master
 He discovered the rotating magnetic field. He invented polyphase alternating current. He developed a system for wireless remote control of electro-mechanical devices -- in 1898! The transformer coils that bear his name created man-made lightning and could energize fluorescent lights from 25 miles away. And in 1900 he discovered terrestrial stationary waves, a fundamental part of the invention of radio. "Invention is the most important product of man's creative brain," he said in his autobiography, and to prove it he amassed over 700 patents. If you've never acquainted yourself with Tesla, PBS has a fascinating, engrossing profile online at www.pbs.org/tesla/. And now, we're off to rub some balloons against the wall...
Until next time, stay well!
Clark Novak
with Denny Sanders & Angi Roberson
for Axia, Telos & Omnia
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