TWiRT Ep. 572 - Cruisin' for Engineering with Shane Toven

Vacations are important - for our well-being, sanity, restfulness, and more. But Shane Toven just can’t stop thinking and talking about broadcast engineering and the technologies that attend it! From the enormous cruise ship, “Majestic Princess,” Shane joins us via SES satellite link using their O3b Networks technology. So, what do you talk about with a man on vacation? Food? Ports of call? Tracking tags? Tower sites? Staying connected to work? Satellite data transport technology? Yes!Show notes:* O3b Networks (Wikipedia) - Global coverage Internet access from medium earth orbit satellites* O3b mPOWER web site from SES* O3b mPOWER site explaining rationale for medium earth orbit coverage* “SES” is an acronym for Société Européenne des Satellites* Live map of the Majestic Princess* Another live map of maritime traffic along the West Coast of Mexico* Article about wearable RFID tags for cruise passengers and moreGuestShane Toven - Senior Broadcast Engineer at Educational Media FoundationHostKirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas BroadcastingFollow Kirk on Twitter - @kharnackFollow TWiRT on Twitter - @TWiRTshow and FacebookSponsored byNautel and the continuing informative live webinars. Sign up for free!Broadcasters General Store, with outstanding service, saving, and support. Online at BGS.cc.Broadcast Bionics - making radio smarter with Bionic Studio, visual radio, and social media tools at Bionic.radio.Angry Audio - with StudioHub cables and adapters. Audio problems disappear when you get Angry at AngryAudio.com.