[BC] Websites

[Jeff Welton]

Those are all valid points, Tom, and I took the liberty of passing them directly to the guy in charge of making sure that we provide the info we need to provide.  Incidentally, I sit corrected and apologize accordingly - the V2 is NOT mentioned anywhere on our website.  It does exist though, and certainly needs to be added.  The V1 and V3.5 are there - but not on the main list of equipment and that certainly needs to be addressed as well.
 
Thanks for the input - guys and gals if you ever see anything on our site that can be improved, please do like Tom and let us know.  Post here, email me privately, whatever works best - the site is designed for your reference and you are the ones best qualified to judge its effectiveness.
 
Thanks again!
 
JeffJeff WeltonTechnical Sales RepresentativeNautelToll-Free: 877-662-8835, ext. 127Cell: 902-489-1635jwelton at nautel.com Making Digital Radio Work> Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 06:37:26 -0600> From: tpt at literock93r.com> To: broadcast at radiolists.net> Subject: [BC] Websites> > > The "back story" here is that my 34 year old Harris 2.5H3 melted its > plate loading capacitor. One would think such an aged and experienced > transmitter would avoid overdosing on electrons, but, hey, it happens..> > So I started looking for a replacement. Luckily we hat this > transmitter's younger sibling sitting as a backup at our other > station, so I robbed the air variable out of that box and got the 2.5H > up at a kilowatt. Quite adequate coverage at this level for an > over-height Class A. Our antenna height/ antenna combination needed > 2450 watts TPO, so my search for a new transmitter was in the range of > 2.5~3.5 kw.> > My first stop was at the manufacturer's websites, hence the subject of > this post. None of the transmitters I'm now considering appeared on > their manufacturer's website. I wrote off one firm (Nautel) because > (apparently) they only offered a kilowatt or a five kilowatt, nothing > in between.> > As it turns out, (see Jeff Welton's post in the Tech Assist archives) > Nautel not only has a kilowatt, but also paired kilowatts that will do > 2.8 analog, and a 3.5 kw. Jeff claims the 2.8 kw model--a "V-2" is on > their website, but darned if I can find it.> > So, some advice for manufacturers on their websites:> > 1. Guys who do websites are not engineers, nor do they think like > them. We think in straight lines, their thoughts start with French > curves and get more convoluted from there.> > 2. The marketing guys get involved. I realize managers like glossy > brochures with pretty pictures. Fine, keep those as linked PDF's> > 3. Give the rest of us a page that has the critical information:> > A: What models do you have and the power ranges?> > B: A front and back picture, especially for the smaller transmitters. > Nice to know where the feedline will come off the box so we can plan > the plumbing. Same with ventilation. Remember the old adage that > pictures are worth a thousand words.> > In my area we have a number of mountain-top (well, hill-top) sites > with not much room for the transmitters. On the other hand, the > height means some respectable facilities may only need a kilowatt or > two. Saw one recently that shared space with a cable TV/paging > headend, their 500 watt box was in the same rack with the paging > set-up. So a good picture is important.> > C: Dimensions of the entire transmitter set-up, including combiners, > etc. If your design wants some space between amplifiers, or separate > power supplies, mention it. Some of us like everything in one box, > some of us like separate boxes for the combiners, power supplies, etc. > because it is easier for one man to handle. You have what you have, > can't please everyone.> > D. Of course, the spec. sheet with all the fine print.> _______________________________________________> > The BROADCAST [BC] list is sponsored by SystemsStore On-Line Sales> Cable-Connectors-Blocks-Racks-Test Gear-Tools-Lots More + Now Barix too!> www.SystemsStore.com Tel: 407-656-3719 Sales at SystemsStore.com> > 
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