Radio World - April 8, 2009 - (Page 27) April 8, 2009 FEATURES radioworld.com | Radio World 27 mitter site is knowledge-based. Given a schematic and a helper to hold the scope probes, most problems are solved with the brain, not the back. Of course, once a problem is diagnosed, it has to be repaired, and I have found that a digital camera (a picture of the inside of a fried ATU truly is worth a thousand words) and the aforementioned able-bodied assistant are the two indispensable requirements to getting that done. TRT Radio Engineers Visit Nautel Nautel recently won a multimillion dollar contract for 133 FM transmitters that will be deployed by Turkish RadioTelevision Corp. President/CEO Peter Conlon said the Canadian-based company won the bid in the face of “extensive” competition. Public service broadcaster TRT is based in Ankara; it provides a local, eight regional and four national radio services. Voice of Turkey provides programming in 27 languages including Turkish on shortwave. TRT radio is heard via Internet, satellite and cable as well as terrestrial services, Nautel said. The boxes range in size from 1 kW to 20 kW. Remote management will allow TRT to manage all sites from a central operations center in Ankara. Conlon, shown center with visiting TRT engineers at the Nova Scotia factory, said the job “confirms Nautel’s position as one of the world’s largest suppliers of radio broadcast transmitters.” Nautel earlier won the business to supply multiple 300 kW transmitters to be used to modernize the country’s medium-wave broadcast capability. What I have found out, in an up-closeand-personal way, is that disabled people can Rube Goldberg their way around almost any obstacle. Since the average transmitter site is very short on accessibility, I try to arrange my own. At my site, this is as simple as a sheet of 3/4 inch plywood, kept there against the possibility of rainsoaked ground. As for personal conveniences, there is one wild tree that has grown up in back of the building. It is on my personal “No Cut” list. Unfazed Computers, of course, have made everyone’s life easier, and this is doubly (or triply) true for disabled folks. Checking FCC rules and regulations, keeping up with rulemakings and filings, paying all sorts of regulatory and IRS fees; I accomplish all of these tasks from my office, or sometimes (if I’m particularly ambitious or have just forgotten until the last moment) in my pajamas from my home computer. Likewise, I have often monitored the station, listened to aircheck “tapes,” tracked and produced spots; all sitting just 15 feet from the coffee pot on the kitchen counter. People I know fairly well and who know I am absolutely unfazed by my circumstances occasionally ask how I am doing. Do I have a problem doing this thing or that? The answer is that, like most disabled people I know, I do pretty well at most things and perfectly well at others. When I need help, I ask for it. I try to give my best, every day. I try to make my station sound good and keep my clients and my listeners happy. In short, I’m a lot like any other owner/operator, or good employee. I suspect that there aren’t 10 people reading this who have any sort of limiting handicap, so, if you’ve plowed this far along in this piece, you might be asking, “What am I reading this for?” My answer: You’re reading it because sometime down the road you might have occasion to interview someone who just happens to be color blind. Comment on this or any article. 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