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Blog Thread II: Beyond Blogosphere.
Zingoleb:
I do feel bad for you because that really is a sucky thing, but 'I have a dumbtoe' is making me crack the fuck up over here.
DarkAvenger:
Dear people previously interested in the idea of making your own radio station,
This is as much as I know. We're recording and transmitting from my friend's basement so I guess this is what you were looking for. We have an antenna, a transmitter, a mixing board, a signal exciter, microphones, cords, and obviously a method of playing music (a stereo or even a computer). Also if wanted is a compressor which you really do not need but it makes the transmission cleaner.
The microphone and music player are attached to the mixing board in the back in individual channels. The mixing board attaches to the compressor, which attaches to the transmitter, which (obviously) transmits sound. The signal goes to the antenna, which has the signal exciter in it, to make the signal travel farther.
From what I remember my friend told me the best option is to use a lower frequency in order to not be picked up by regular listeners and to "stay off of the grid" (her words, not mine).
Jimor:
Very cool, so a full on pirate station. :evil:
Best of luck with it, and have fun. I'm sure those who can pick it up will enjoy it. You really can't go wrong no matter what you play because I think it's physically impossible to have worse programming than any commercial station these days.
And just for fun, take a look at http://www.piratecatradio.com/about.php where a pirate station in San Francisco has found a loophole that lets it operate out in the open.
pwhodges:
--- Quote from: DarkAvenger on 02 Jun 2009, 22:31 --- a compressor which you really do not need but it makes the transmission cleaner.
--- End quote ---
If properly used; but not willy-nilly to squash everything flat - that destroys just about anything, and causes loudness wars.
Zingoleb:
I really want to make a pirate station now.
Damn.
Damn.
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