[BC] Harris Airwave Console

[Jerry Mathis]

Well, they've made transmitters for some time that require a battery. 
Someone made the comment they REALLY didn't want to have to tell the GM that 
the transmitter went off the air because the battery ran down   :)



Jerry Mathis
Clear Channel Radio, Tupelo & Meridian MS




>From: DANA PUOPOLO <dpuopolo at usa.net>
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>To: Broadcast Radio Mailing List <broadcast at radiolists.net>
>Subject: Re: [BC] Harris Airwave Console
>Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 18:37:15 -0700
>
>Imagine that....
>an air console that runs on batteries!
>
>-D
>
>------ Original Message ------
>Received: Mon, 30 May 2005 06:18:37 PM PDT
>From: Fred Gleason <fredg at salemradiolabs.com>
>To: Broadcast Radio Mailing List <broadcast at radiolists.net>
>Subject: Re: [BC] Harris Airwave Console
>
>On Sunday 29 May 2005 04:35, Guillermo Franco wrote:
> > We bought some Harris Airwave consoles and have been experience problems
> > with them. The LED meters go all on and we loose the audio out.
>
>Have you checked the batteries?
>
>Yes, belive it or not, the Airwave (along with the Impulse and many of the
>transmitter models made by Harris) require alkaline batteries (either AA or
>9v, depending upon model) in order to function correctly.  This caused us a
>lot of hassle the first time we installed an Impulse back in the late
>nineties (things like low-level noise and jitter in the outputs).  A good,
>fresh battery fixed it.  You want to change the battery at least once a 
>year
>-- every six months is better.
>
>Cheers!
>
>
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