From:	SMTP%"[removed]@[removed]" 29-NOV-1995 01:12[removed]:	otr@[removed]:	Subj:	[removed] Digest V95 #421 	********************************************************                      ------   # NOTE #   -------SEE INFO SECTION AT END OF THIS DIGEST FOR UNSUBSCRIBE AND OTHER INFORMATION. 		====  INFO SECTION UPDATED 8/19/95  ====	********************************************************	    [removed]   Volume 95 : Issue 421Articles in this issue of [removed]:	 Software Radio: SuperRadio XXXIV??	 Kelsey Grammar kicks Jack Benny's ass!!!!!	 Kelsey Grammar kicks Jack Benny's Ass Pt. 2!	 thanky Max	 The Chase	 Timed Recording, Archiving and Cassette Storage	 Helen Trump----------------------------------------------------------------------Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 21:02:16 -0400 (EDT)From: Francis Fisher <fisherf@[removed]>To: OTR <[removed]@[removed]>Subject: Software Radio: SuperRadio XXXIV??Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>After all of the recent SuperRadio posts I just read about the SoftwareRadio in the National Association of Broadcaster's On-Line Newsletter. Iasked the NAB for permission to repost their story and they agreed. I gota sort of chilling feeling as I was reading the piece that this probablyis a realistic description of the radio of the future and I suspected thatmany OTR readers would be interested. Here's their story.  --Francis  >> CHECKING OUT THE `SOFTWARE RADIO'...  It's a fair assumption that most radio receivers in use today are   architecturally very similar to those used decades ago. They consist of   dedicated circuits for filtering, tuning and demodulating a specific type   of waveform, which in the case of broadcast radios would be an AM- or   FM-modulated signal.  The software radio, a more generic and flexible   radio architecture based on digital signal processing technology, is   currently being developed and refined for military and common-carrier   ([removed], cellular radio) applications.  With the advent of digital audio   broadcasting (DAB), software radio design will someday be applied to   broadcast receivers to address the need that will exist for   analog/digital multimode receivers.    A software radio -- like a personal computer  -- accommodates a variety   of receiver "programs" all on a single hardware "platform." The platform   for software radio is a digital signal processor (DSP) IC.  The programs   consist of software instructions to the DSP chip that allow it to perform   bandpass filtering, automatic gain control, frequency translation,   lowpass filtering, and demodulation of the desired signal.  Each signal   type ([removed], analog FM) has its own program stored in the radio's   non-volatile memory, which is loaded into the DSP device when that type   of signal is to be demodulated. Software radios consist of the following   modules:    ~ RF FRONT END:  conditions the analog input to the A/D converter. The   front-end circuitry must be broadband enough and have sufficient dynamic   range to accommodate all of the frequency bands and input levels over   which the software radio is to operate    ~ A/D CONVERTER:  digitizes the analog signal leaving the RF front end.    Ideally, the A/D conversion is carried out as close to the antenna as   possible. This allows for more of the signal processing to be   accomplished digitally.  Maximizing the number of functions handled   digitally allows the radio to take advantage of the flexibility of the   digital implementation    ~ DIGITAL PROCESSOR: runs the appropriate receiver program and performs   channel selection, gain control, and demodulation of the station selected   by the user.  It is the heart of the software radio    ~ D/A CONVERTER: restores the digitally demodulated signal to analog form   for audio amplification and delivery to the speakers.    One current realization of a software radio is the Speakeasy   multiband-multimode radio, developed by Hazeltine for the [removed] Air   Force's Rome Laboratory in Rome, NY.  Utilizing four DSP chips operating   in parallel, it can simultaneously process four independent radio   signals.  It is also capable of processing AM, FM, and frequency and   phase-shift keyed (used for digital signal transmission) signals. At the   Software Radio Tutorial  held at the FCC earlier this month, Hazeltine   indicated  that -- in a demonstration of its capabilities -- the   Speakeasy multiband-multimode  radio had been successfully configured to   handle broadcast FM signals.    Present broadcast receiver requirements, combined with low-cost   traditional receiver implementations, make it unlikely that   broadcast-band software radios will become viable in the near future.    However, once DAB becomes a reality this may change, and software radios   may then become an important technology for the widespread acceptance and   profitability of digital broadcasting.  -------------------------------------------------------------From: on-line <on-line@[removed]>Subject: Re: Request to reprint portion of On-Line  Francis: Permission granted. Please include a "Copyright 1995, National   Association of Broadcasters. All Rights Reserved" clause, and if   possible, include our home page key link at: [removed]    [removed] By the way, we do not reject subscriber requests if they are "lay          people," as long as they provide their full name, title (if any), address  and phone numbers.  on-line@nab------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 19:36:34 -0800From: MikeTimble@[removed]: [removed]@[removed]: Kelsey Grammar kicks Jack Benny's ass!!!!!Message-ID: <951128193632_19411295@[removed]>I really have to take issue with Bruce Rudesill on his opinion of KelseyGrammar. While I too think Jack Benny was a towering talent, I think he'scompletely off base in his criticism of Grammar. Most people would admit thatGrammar is a multi-talented performer and wouldn't be at the top of his fieldif he lacked talent. He has done Shakespeare,  movies, TV comedy, voice overson cartoons, written a book and is even coming to Chicago to record a a radiodrama in the near future. I'd say he has Jack beat! Just joking. However, Mr. Rudesill's comparisons are patently unfair as he iscomparing the entire lifelong span of Benny's career to the relatively short10-20 year career of Grammar. This is analgous to comparing the strength of aa 25 year old body builder to that of an 8 year old [removed] Mr. Rudesill only has love for Jack Benny, that's fine, I think he's greatto. But to disparage the talents of other accomplished and criticallyacclaimed performers is [removed], if someone said former SNLer Adam Sandler or Jim Carrey was the new JackBenny, I would have a problem [removed] Didn't Fibber McGee and Molly consistently to the Jack Benny Show in theradio ratings for several consecutive years?!?Mike TimbleChicago, IL------------------------------Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 20:00:28 -0800From: MikeTimble@[removed]: [removed]@[removed]: Kelsey Grammar kicks Jack Benny's Ass Pt. 2!Message-ID: <951128200027_19413028@[removed]>Bruce Rudesill [removed]<This whole discussion has grown way beyond what I posted <originally. I onlystated it pained me to see a tribute to a giant <hosted by a midget. Sincethen it seems to be growing into a battle of <the eras. I don't intened to gointo that now. But I will if [removed] contemplating my original post for a few minutes, and ready some others(see above), I have changed my mind. Jack Benny is really the midget comparedto Kelsey Grammar. Benny's comedic abilities would pale in comparision toGrammar if Benny was still alive. Jack Benny was a hack who got lucky thathis writers came up with a few funny gags. He was a one trick pony ie: Benny= penny pinching miser. Wow! What range! He was ok in radio. His show wasconsistenly beaten in the ratings by others for years. His TV show wasaverage at best--does anyone ever see his shows rerun on cable viaNickelodeon or any other channel? His film career was a JOKE! Cinematicallyhe was a complete and utter failure. Grammar is a star of stage, screen,television and now radio. A success in every way. If Benny were alive today,he would be a poor man's version of Ernest (you know, Ernest Goes to Camp,etc.).:>)Bruce, you really need to chill out, relax and enjoy this discussion [removed] DIGEST is about enjoying audio memories of the past, NOT getting in apissing match over who's a better [removed] [removed] My dad can beat up your dad! ;>)------------------------------Date: Tue, 28 Nov 95 21:16:40 ESTFrom: platecap@[removed] (Bob B)To: otr@[removed]: thanky MaxMessage-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>Thanks Max for clarification of the WRVR '70's broadcasts.  I just remember slews of people in the olden days in theNY area crediting that stations' broadcasts as how "they" got snaggedinto [removed] major major source that many of the more advance OTR collectorstoday credit was AFRS or AFRTS (Armed Forces Radio Service)... those whoserved in the military were treated to some ORIGINAL productions of TheFar East Network (FEN Presents) as well as FEN Mystery Theater which wasusually a show like Inner Sanctum.  Especially important was FrankBresee's Golden Years of Radio.  A collector friend of mine at one timeworked for an AFRS ship-based station and specifically credits Frank forhis addiction to [removed]'s not complaining, either!Bob Burnham; BRC Productions; [removed] Box 2645; Livonia, MI 48151voice (313) 277-3798;  fax (313) 277-3095; internet platecap@[removed]: 29 Nov 1995 04:50:38 GMTFrom: [removed]@[removed] (Ron B. Hare)To: otr@[removed]: The ChaseMessage-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>Here's one listener's review of The [removed]'s "The Chase" features most of the same actors and production qualitiesas X-1. It should: Fred Weihe was the director. The announcer is FredCollins. Like X-1, it's an anthology series. The plots of the few shows Ihave cover comedy, adventure science fiction. None of the plots have much todo with the series title and signature chase [removed] Chase is a pleasant [removed] via LiveWire, a Virtual Valley service. Modem: [removed](FirstClass, VT-100)  Voice: [removed]; E-mail: online@[removed]: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 21:20:23 -0800From: [removed]@[removed] (Ron B. Hare)To: otr@[removed]: Timed Recording, Archiving and Cassette StorageMessage-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>Date: 29 Nov 1995 04:57:07 GMTMessage-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>Organization: Virtual Valley, Inc. - San Jose, [removed] random notes on timed recording, archiving and cassette storage:A further note on timed audio recording:In addition to the VCR method of timer recording, I also use a dual-wellcassette recorder with C-120 cassettes. A programmable timer (like the oneRadio Shack sells) will handily start the cassette machine to record up tofour hours of high quality stereo unattended. There is a cassette-reversalinterruption every hour, of course, but most of the shows I record are eitherone hour long, or they have station breaks on the hour anyway. By allowing aminute or two slack for cassette reversal, any potential interruptions can beavoided. If this could be a problem, I use the [removed] using 8mm video tape:For archiving, nothing beats the 8mm video tape format. The format supports6-track 11-bit PCM stereo audio and a four-hour speed. The only machine thatI know of that achieves both the audio and speed is the early 8mm deck (SonyEVS-700U). I have many OTR programs archived in this format. Using a two-hour8mm cassette, you can get 48 HOURS of monaural material on a single $6 [removed] is excellent and frequency response gets up to 15KHz. No wowor flutter, of course. But, I'm nervous about this one old machine. Anyoneknow of another model that supports all of the 8mm format options, including4-hour speed and 6-track PCM audio?Cassette storage:I have also tried several methods for cassette storage. My major complaintagainst large boxes of cassettes is retrieval. Cassettes are difficult tolabel on the edges where you can see what's there at a glance. Also, I likemy cassette collection and want to be reminded that it's there. I finallysettled on those vinyl cassette albums with the plastic depressions forunboxed cassettes. These albums fit on a bookshelf and look nice withlaser-printed spine inserts telling what's inside. In my database, thecassettes are identified by the album number and position in the album (A -H).The albums take up little extra storage volume, and have transparent coversleeves for j-cards or other information about the cassettes inside. Anotheradvantage is that they are compatible with bookshelves (they fully use thedepth of the shelf, unlike some bulk storage methods). For some reason, the8-cassette albums seem to be the least costly per [removed] method is not cheap. I paid $[removed] each for 8-cassette albums (that's 30*per cassette). You need to buy a whole case (40 albums) to get that kind ofprice, but I think that most of us can imagine a collection of 320 [removed] think it's worth it. It's worked out very well for me. ------------------------------------------------------------------------Transmitted via LiveWire, a Virtual Valley service. Modem: [removed](FirstClass, VT-100)  Voice: [removed]; E-mail: online@[removed]: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 23:28:18 -0800 (PST)From: Rob Spencer <rspencer@[removed]>To: [removed]@[removed]: Helen TrumpMessage-ID: <[removed]@netcom13>Roy Trumbull wrote:> A recent mention of KMPC reminded me of one of the funniest> bits on radio "Helen Trump". It was a soup opera parody with> Dick Whittinghill and Buddy Webber. Dick would do the opens> and closes and character recaps. Buddy did the voices of> Helen's ardent lovers. Helen herself was never heard from.> All this to the worst piece of organ music they could [removed]!  Another KMPC listener!  I too remember Helen Trump, a daily fixture on Whittinghill's morning show.  The music used was an old tune, the name of which was something like "Believe Me with All Those Endearing Young Charms," played in true soap-opera style with piano lead and organ background--except that various musical thuds were edited in to great comedic effect.	Mr. Trumble's description coincides with my memories of the bit:  lots of puns and double-entendres.  By the late Sixties, it had become formulaic, but early on it was exceedingly ribald--surprisingly so.  However, to my knowledge no one ever called Dick Whittinghill a "shock jock."Rob Spencer------------------------------        ****  END OF ARTICLE SECTION - INFORMATION BOILERPLATE FOLLOWS ****1) Contacting the list [removed]) Unsubscribing from this list3) Receive a DIGEST READING TIPS file4) AIRWAVES web page5) Shareware Notice 6) Redistribution of [removed])  The [removed] maintainer can be reached at EDITOR@[removed]) To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send email [removed]@[removed] and place the word UNSUBSCRIBEalone on the Subject: line of your request.  The body ofrequest mail is ignored by the server.  If you are unable tounsubscribe using this method, and you are SURE you are doingeverything right, then (and only then) contact the administrator(wdp@[removed]) for assistance.  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