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-==== Technical Advice ====+==== Technical Advice =====
  
-Rob Watson has come up with a list of [[https://decentered.co.uk/twelve-tips-for-creating-a-safer-radio-studio/|Twelve Tips for Creating a Safer Radio Studio]] - feel free to adapt as necessary:+=== Obit Procedure ===
  
-  - **Gloves Aren’t Just for Hospitals**. They don’t prevent you from doing your job and they generally work with touchscreens.   +We are compiling resources [[Obit Procedure|here]] on obit procedures
-  - **Bring your own headphones**. Each person should wear their own headphones and not share them. They should also be wiped with an antiseptic cloth, or a damp soapy cloth. Dispose of the cloth after cleaning the headphones. +\\
-  - **Don’t touch the mic**. Even in the healthiest of times, engineers say touching the microphone is a bad move. Don’t touch the mic, leave it where it is. +
-  - **Get a mic muff for each employee**. The cost may be £20 per muff for standard mics, but the muff doesn’t need to be the exact model for the mic that’s in the studio. If in doubt use a clean sock that you can carry with you for your own use. +
-  - **Make sure there’s hand sanitizer in the studio**, even if it means bringing your own. +
-  - **Wipe it down**. While disinfecting wipes have suddenly become tough to find they are worth using. Wipe down the audio console, mic arms, headphone jack areas – the things you are going to touch – like the knobs and keyboards. If a sanitiser cloth isn’t available, use warm soapy water to dampen a paper cloth, then once you have wiped the surface dispose of it straight away. Special attention should be the headphone and speaker volume controls, as they are touched more than anything else in the room. Telephones should be wiped down regularly. Make sure that keyboards and mice are cleaned thoroughly. +
-  - **Don’t spray the touchscreen**. Don’t use cleaning or disinfecting sprays on any studio equipment that has slots in them, such as an audio console with faders that move up and down. Instead, use a wipe so that stray fluid does not enter through the gaps in the console and damage the electronics. Alcohol-based wipes are fine for any surface that’s in a modern studio+
-  - **If you’re sick, stay home**. In an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus, experts are urging people who are not feeling well to self-quarantine as the only effective way to keep the coronavirus epidemic at bay. +
-  - **Take work home instead**. A lot of presenters do their voice-tracking at the studio, but a lot of this can now be done at home. Find out what you need to purchase. Get a decent microphone or headset, a USB converter into your laptop. +
-  - **Practice good cough and sneeze etiquette**. Cover your mouth when you cough, or sneeze. In a confined space like a radio studio that may be even more important. Place tissues in every room, in the studios, offices, lounges – and a rubbish bin. +
-  - **Don’t touch your face**. +
-  - When the on-air shift is over, **wash your hands**.+
  
-Adapted From: [[http://www.insideradio.com/free/tips-for-creating-a-safer-radio-studio-in-a-coronavirus/article_5d948476-6503-11ea-8b4e-5f577a0bce6d.html|http://www.insideradio.com/free/tips-for-creating-a-safer-radio-studio-in-a-coronavirus/article_5d948476-6503-11ea-8b4e-5f577a0bce6d.html]]+=== Is it Possible to Build a Pro Radio Studio for less than £1,000? === 
 +The challenge was to keep this station on air during the pandemic by building a studio at homeBut could it be done for less than £1,000? Watch [[https://youtu.be/vS-T5RxeDdY|here]].
  
-[[https://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Ramadan-Radio-CV-19-Risk-Assessement-001-2020-03-17.docx|Example risk assessment from Radio Ramadan, Leicester]] 
  
-=== Radio TechCon ===+=== Coronavirus Tech Handbook === 
 +The [[https://coronavirustechhandbook.com/|Coronavirus Tech Handbook]] is a crowdsourced library of tools, services and resources relating to COVID-19 response. It is a rapidly evolving resource with thousands of expert contributors.
  
-The [[https://www.radiotechcon.com|Radio TechCon]] team is offering the following help below:+=== Free 200MB Data === 
 +Fancy some free data? Order a [[https://www.three.co.uk/Free_SIM_MBB/Order|Data Reward SIM]] from 3 Mobile and enjoy 200MB of free data every month. Just what you need to stay online when there's no Wi-Fi. 
 +\\
  
-Radio is like a family, so the Radio TechCon team would like to offer our support to the wider audio and engineering community at this time.+=== Proper Microphone Hygiene ===
  
-We have already written to the [[https://www.commedia.org.uk|Community Media Association]] and [[https://www.hbauk.com/|Hospital Broadcasting Association]], to offer our committee members’ services to stations who are in need of support to set up remote recording in order to stay on air.+Much of the time, microphones are used in situations where germs can spread with ease. This can especially be the case in theatre and broadcast situations with many different users using mics held or placed close to the mouth. [[https://www.dpamicrophones.com/mic-university/proper-mic-hygiene|In all situations, cleaning your mics regularly is a good idea for everyone]]. 
 +\\
  
-Radio TechCon’s Stephen Clarke has written [[https://www.radiotechcon.com/coronavirus-help-for-broadcast-engineers-working-in-radio/|a blog summarising different options for stations]] to stay on air - especially useful for smaller stations who might not have a technical team of their own. +=== Safety and Security While Video Conferencing with Zoom ===
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-**Extra pairs of hands**+
  
-We are also aware that stations may need help with extra staff, and freelancers might need extra work during these times. +We have complied some advice on how to use the Zooom video conferencing platform more safely [[Zoom|here]]. 
-  +\\
-If you are freelance, please [[https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftKFG6OtWfoeYpkTyBEiRZMeZ-sXemJK5DXpSaG9cMfVsD5g/viewform|complete this form to register your availability and skills]]. +
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-If you are a station who needs extra resources, please check this [[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-dTwPbVTFMG2rv01_KEcm-ImIjv1V6BZQ_7wNahsLs8/edit?mc_cid=55bcb5ab6e&mc_eid=e8d23ecace#gid=405660987|list of people]] and contact them directly. +
  
-Please share this resource with others! 
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-**Need extra help?** 
  
-Feel free to post a question to the[[https://www.facebook.com/radiotechcon|Radio TechCon Facebook page]] so that other engineers can help you if you are stuck. Job offers are also welcome there!+=== Remote Access ===
  
-You may also find the [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/ukbroadcastengineers/|UK TV/Radio Broadcast Engineers]]’ group on Facebook useful resource for advice and support (not run by Radio TechCon but full of friendly folks).+Currently [[https://ultraviewer.net/en/|UltraViewer]] is completely free, whether you are business or personal, you can use it without worrying about paying any fee. And there is a list of free remote access tools [[https://www.lifewire.com/free-remote-access-software-tools-2625161|here]].
  
 +
 +=== Keep your PC clock in sync === 
 +
 +Keep your PC clock in sync with [[http://www.thinkman.com/dimension4/|Dimension 4]]
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 +=== Safer Studio ===
 +
 +[[https://twitter.com/robwmedia|Rob Watson]] has developed a list of tips for creating a [[Safer Studios|safer studio]].
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-=== Safety and Security While Video Conferencing with Zoom === 
  
-We have complied some advice on how to use the Zooom vido conferencing platform more safely [[Zoom|here]].+=== Introduction to Broadcast Engineering === 
 + 
 +[[https://www.radiotechcon.com/|Radio TechCon]] is the UK Radio and audio industry's technical and engineering event. But what if you are new to broadcast engineering and want an overview of the basics? [[https://www.radiotechcon.com/introduction-to-broadcast-engineering/|This page]] is the place to start, with the virtual 'Radio Technology Masterclass - an introduction to broadcast engineering'.  
 + 
 +=== Tools in the Toolbox: Options for Remote Broadcasting === 
 +This tutorial from the Grassroots Radio Conference 2020 is an overview of different software and strategies for remote broadcasting.  The topics include Zoom, Squadcast, Riverside.fm, Ringr, Zencastr, phone interviews, Cleanfeed, split-tracking, Dropbox, Splashtop, VPN, Rocket Broadcaster, and Radio Hijack. 
 + 
 +[[https://pacificanetwork.org/overview-of-resources/grassroots-radio-conference-2020/|Tools in the Toolbox: Options for Remote Broadcasting]] 
 + 
 +=== Remote Broadcasting Resources from Radio TechCon === 
 +[[https://www.radiotechcon.com/|Radio TechCon]] has prepared some [[https://www.radiotechcon.com/coronavirus-help-for-broadcast-engineers-working-in-radio/|remote broadcasting resources for radio stations]]. 
 + 
 +=== Technical Help from Radio TechCon === 
 + 
 +The team from Radio TechCon is offering [[Technical Help|technical help]] to community radio stations.
  
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 **We will endeavour to keep these pages updated as and when guidance and information changes.** **We will endeavour to keep these pages updated as and when guidance and information changes.**
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