The EAS community has been “excited” about using the internet and cell
phones to distribute messages.
Our SD HLS feed is between 850k and 1M.
Let me know when you see Ku prices at the price of tower rent. 3ABN will
likely be interested.
Dan
On Sat, Dec 26, 2020 at 11:26 AM Jon C. Moon <jonmoon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hey Rick,Dan Peek, Engineer
Was wondering if that catastrophe had affected you any. Never know what's
going to happen these days. We had several inches of snow Christmas Eve and
a heavy laden tree fell over the main electric line across the road from my
home / production office. The power flickered on and off for a while and
then the tree caught fire and power went off completely for a couple of
hours. Have considered moving my technical operation to my home and
streaming over to the cable company, but I worry about situations like this.
Jon C. Moon
Ridgeline TV Channel 99
706-897-0872
www.ridgelinetv.net
On Dec 26, 2020, at 11:42 AM, Keith Leitch <keith@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Rick,
It sounds like the data networks in America are just as vulnerable as the
power grid. With the power grid you just have to knock out key
distribution line or central stations. With data networks, they have lots
of security protocols inside the buildings, but they don't have safety
protocols for parking a bomb in front of the building. When I bought KQSL,
its main feed point was inside the Equinix data center which is next to the
AT&T central office in Palo Alto, CA. They did a background security check
on me before letting me gain access to the data center rack of equipment.
However, there are all sorts of restaurants and other businesses right
around them with no security measures. Around the corner is the famous
Apple store where Tim Cook shows up when there's a new iPhone launch.
Maybe it is necessary to close off the streets in Palo Alto near the
communication buildings. The businesses won't be happy about that.
I do really like using AT&T fiber internet and switched ethernet. I have
both services at my studio to feed stations. I have been moving my feed
points to Sutro Tower at the highest peak in the middle of San Francisco.
That place is like a fortress with a 24/7 guard stationed at the entrance
gate. I have thought that in case of calamity it is best use the most
secure place as your hub of operation.
Blessings,
Keith
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*From:* lptv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <lptv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf
of Rick Goetz <rickg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Sent:* Saturday, December 26, 2020 6:50 AM
*To:* lptv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <lptv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Subject:* [lptv] Nashville & IP
Another example of why IP may not be the best way to deliver
programming. The bomb in Nashville on Christmas day in front of the AT&T
building has interrupted internet everywhere including many non-AT&T cell
providers that must use AT&T for a backbone. I cannot access my station in
Nashville and though it is still running, it is running Christmas
programming. Have been told by AT&T it will be days before things get back
to normal because they have to figure out if the building the switching and
data center is in is even safe to enter, then they have to get power back
to the racks and after that they start checking the racks for damage. My
guess is a lot of plug-in cards have been knocked loose since it shattered
windows for several blocks around.
And yes, I should have programmed it to switch playlist on Christmas
night but one does not expect a bomb to go off. Many of the local stations
had to switch from fiber back to STL Links.
I bet if many of the IP programmers could get together, they could get
a reasonable price of a Ku transponder. With MP4 you can get good SD
quality in 1 Mbit. The original Luken Retro feed on Ku was under 2 MBits
and it was clean and easy to set up. Just about any monkey can set up a Ku
feed and the programmer gets all of the Free-To-Air viewers. You can get a
whole home system for under $100 dollars. That will probably be the
broadcast of the future as they get sat time down. I predict we will see
24/7 Ku time in the price range of tower rent. And no climbing on the roof.
Bolt it to the side of the house.
Rick Goetz
R & L Media Systems
(615) 826-0792
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