[BC] Radio's computerized future?

[Steve]

Crimping...shame on you Bob! :) Have you retired your soldering station? What's this world coming to?

Steve Newman
Steve Walker Productions
Opp, AL  36467
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Robert Meuser 
  To: Broadcasters' Mailing List 
  Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 9:09 PM
  Subject: Re: [BC] Radio's computerized future?


  Kirk:

  I certainly have no argument over RJ 45's BUT why in the world did you ever 
  solder D Subs????   We always used the crimp version and there was never a problem.

  R

  Kirk Harnack wrote:
  > WFIFeng at aol.com wrote:
  > 
  >>
  >> The only thing I find a little puzzling, is the choice of RJ45 jacks 
  >> for the analog I/O on the rack unit... I'd think XLR would be 
  >> better... but then, I'm just a "horse & buggy" kind'a guy, who's still 
  >> learning all this newfangled stuff. ;)
  > 
  > 
  > Willie,
  > 
  > I'll take credit or blame for Axia gear having RF-45's for audio - 
  > analog or AES.
  > 
  > The original Axia nodes used Dsub-9 connectors.   YUCCHHH!  Have you 
  > EVER soldered one of those neatly?  I never have.
  > 
  > We discussed RJ-45's quite a lot with Dan Braverman at Radio Systems. 
  > His StudioHub system had been out for several years with an excellent 
  > track record for ease of installation and reliable connections.  So, 
  > after a few hundred e-mails back and forth with Axia R&D guys, me and a 
  > couple of others chiming in, we decided that the RJ-45, using the 
  > StudioHub de facto wiring standard, was the way to go.
  > 
  > Here's an source of some quick info on that system, specific to Axia...
  > http://www.studiohub.com/axia/
  > 
  > Best regards,
  > 
  > Kirk Harnack
  > Telos/Omnia/Axia
  > 
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