The Optimod, the Transmitter, and the Danube

Sound and vision collide in odd ways during my show. Here's our Optimod 8100A, a piece of vintage equipment circa 1975. Probably not what you'd find in one of those slick corporate broadcasters-- but it's part of the chain that gets my show out on the airwaves, so I'm not complaining.

Anyways, from this vantage point you get a blend of the system that keeps our transmitter running cool; Annea Lockwood's "Sound Map of the Danube;" and the mini lightshow provided by the Optimod.

For a complete playlist of this broadcast, and a download of the show itself, visit: http://startlingmoniker.wordpress.com/2008/03/29/liveblogging-commentary-for-...

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Music

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• optimod
• orban
• sound
• danube
• transmitter
• radio
• engineering
• music
• electronic

[StartlingMalty]

You're absolutely correct. I re-checked it, and this model is the 8100A.

[meagainstmarconi]

We've got one still kicking at KRDJ in Lafayette, LA!

[fakeradioNL]

This is an 8100 not an 8000.

But nice!