Thursday, April 19, 2007
Third Thursday meeting of Berkeley Liberation Radio
Tech
DJ hooked replacement CD player that DJ purchased
discussion raised for a cd jukebox
burning CDs
CD will still be burning after transition to next show
Workshop on burning CDs
since not everyone can do it yet
Tech says can do Workshop by June
Streaming workshop can happen before then with the other tech who set up the stream
Proposal to spend $160 on a cd mixer
About cd mixer, should we buy big thing when FCC is coming?
6 votes, proposal passed
Electrical wattage
Here is a veteran’s DJ estimate of our power usage
Re: Estimated power use break down
The transmitter puts out about 100 watts and maybe burns half again that much juice due to inefficiency.
So estimate about 150 watts power requirement for the transmitter.
Not so much for the rest of the equipment.
Maybe 100 watts total for the mixer, cd players, tape decks and turntables.
Add in another 150 watts for the computer so all told we're probably at about 400 watts consumption when everything is up and running.
If necessary, it could be in a van and running off one of those inverter things. Last mobile broadcast, a car battery powered a five watt and everything else ran off AA or 9-volt batteries, and got out just fine. It's good to have contingency plans.
Station paid $140 to catch up w/ power bill
Outreach
Peoples Park this Sunday for the anniversary
ironing board tabling
with schedules
Announcements on shows
Facility
Agreed to a bulletin board in studio just for station announcements
Like search for new site
Need more djs
Thursday meetings
Benefits
Donations
Etc.
We will be Painting the studio on Wednesday April 25th in the morning
Alternate Thursdays possible new site
Veteran DJ opposes other meeting because puts too much pressure on djs to come every week
New location
Announcements on shows that we are looking for new location
Some djs are already mentioning it
At the meeting we couldn’t remember the exact specs for a location.
We talked about the importance of a friendly landlord who knows and understands what we are doing. Here is the notes made about the new location a year or so ago
Help Us Find a New Home (berkeley)
Our Ideal Facility
Supportive Landlord
At Least 100 Square Feet
24 Hour Access
Restroom Available
Window that Opens
Ventilation
Private or Separate Entrance
Secure from Outside
Near BART
Is there a restroom?
What is the square footage?
And what are the dimensions?
What are the lease options?
What is the monthly rent?
What is the security deposit?
Are there move-in fees in addition to security deposit?
Help us find new work space for our on-going project. W e offer stable and punctual rent. We are good neighbors. The project is well-established.
In the past, a finder’s fee has been approved for a person who finds us an appropriate site.
Press pass
Press pass can be made up by individual DJs & confirmed by station
