Congratulations to our colleague Mark Persons for receiving the John H. Battison Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Society of Broadcast Engineers! His latest article is about lightning damage and is featured on page 8.
Also: Best of Show at IBC winners … Laurence Harrison of the World DAB UX Group on the growing role of metadata … Benjamin Lardinoit of On-Hertz on advantages of software-defined infrastructure … and a look at technical gear behind KDKA’s famous first broadcast.
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Connected Car
Audi AG Launches Hybrid Radio in U.S. and Canada
Christian Winter wrote his master thesis in 2012 about hybrid radio, so he knows a little about the topic. He explains and updates what we need to know about it as its uptake is spreading.
Audio Gear
TZ Audio Stellar X2 Microphone Shines
This petite cardioid condenser retails for $199.99. Frank Verderosa found its performance remarkable.
Also in this issue:
- Zoom as a Research and Promo Tool
- Metadata: Keeping Radio Strong in the Car
- The Advantages of Software-Defined Infrastructure
