Technorama: Our Stories

Diarise the second Tuesday of the month through to December. September's session was about studio builds, and we looked at four recent examples. Check out the program, and watch the replay ...

Are you one of our cherished members who was (frustratingly) mistreated by our previous membership system? Has your membership gone away unexpectedly? Do you feel unloved by Technorama? Oops and apologies! But don't worry: there's a simple cure and we have it right here ...

We're BACK! Just when you thought it was all over, the Technorama Team announces the sector technologist event of the year, TR23. How exciting? We're meeting in Chatswood (Sydney), with a highly approachable and well positioned Guest of Honour, and a very timely theme. Read ...

The Tech Event of The Year has already run in Sydney and Brisbane to wild acclaim (seriously, ask anyone who attended!). Now it's Melbourne's turn as this year's Technorama event comes to you as a one-day roadshow. The last leg of TR22_Road is on 8 October at 3ZZZ and there's a seat for you right now. Read about it and register ...

FOMO: it's a thing. If you're not receiving the Technorama mailouts, then you possibly haven't signed up. Here's how, and here's where you'll find the mailouts you missed. And before you click the link, look for the signup form somewhere on this page ...

11 September 2001. Over-the-air broadcasting in New York stopped, very suddenly, when an unthinkable event happened. No broadcaster's Disaster Recovery plan included a chapter on what to do if a 500m high building and its infrastructure suddenly ceased to exist. The story of how New York got back on air, and the lessons learned are the stuff of legend, and relevant to every community broadcaster in Australia, even if you only have 10 watts on a water tower ...

Big in the news on 28 March: a TV network was heavily impacted by a cyber attack which hit just the right collection of nerves. If it can happen to a TV network, could the same thing happen to your community radio station? And what would you do? Technorama has some tips ...

The Technorama Awards program is being held until later in the year, but right now is when you should enter the Technologist categories of the CBAA Awards ...

We can't meet in person, but how about instead we do something really spectacular. We're taking our Technorama gathering online for a whole day. This is going to be huge ...

Catch up on Technorama News, and register for tonight's special webinar: how your station can sound fresh and healthy even while nobody's home and the studios are off limits ...

It's hard to know where to turn for good solid information on the COVID-19 pandemic, the underlying cause, and what you can do. Two quite different and extraordinary links might provide everything you need to know ...

Question: If you put a pantyhose filter in front of a microphone, does it work to protect the microphone from passing on a virus? Answer: almost certainly not. In fact, it creates a sense of security that doesn't exist. John Maizels reports with a bit of studio hygiene science ...

Are you looking for some tips? Here's a list of things you can do to reduce the risks at your station and hopefully stay live. ...

In the past week we've been repeatedly asked: can you get sick from a pop shield? Do pop shields harbour COVID-19? Can you spray pop shields with disinfectant? Should you spray anything? Protecting people from harm is incredibly important, but so is protecting the gear. Fortunately you can do both, and in this article we explain what's going on with a virus, what's safe to use on equipment, and what you can do to stay healthy ...

TR20 will be hosted at a brand new conference centre. We'll be at the Oaks complex in Toowoomba, with plenty of room and great facilities. The hotel rooms (onsite) are huge and very cost-effective. And we're announcing our Special Guest of Honour ...

Periodically we've been known to send EDMs (electronic direct mail) to tell our members and others what's happening. If you ...

It's never been done: a national survey on the technology used by the community media sector. We need your help and input to make this project a big success, and it's going to help you in so many ways. Find out how ...

This month we welcome a new Technoraman to the Board team. Hannah joins us effective immediately, and has promised to bring order to much of our chaos ...

Our next TR Tuesday Webinar is about LINKS: how you get from the studio to the transmitter, or how you get from the OB to the studio. Learn about new developments, and how to tame the traditional ...

True or false: FM links are going away? All the spectrum has been sold? Licences aren't being issued or renewed? Bzzzt. All FALSE!! Technorama consulted the Oracle and obtained some very good answers ...