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From: Grant.Downey@p0.f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org (Grant Downey)
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Subject: Re:  S.C.A.
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Date: 17 Oct 90 04:51:57 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

I to am an old broadcaster of about ten years experience and
when I took over the Radio Reading Service here I felt that we
could take a really good load of equipment tuned up, get some
good programming, buy a feq assorted pieces of new equipment and
we'd be rolling.  Well my dreams didn't end up quite like my
plans which seems to be the case. I was given a free hand but no
money. This Radio Reading Service is run by The El Paso
Lighthouse for the Blind and I came at a time when the
Lighthouse was hitting bottom.  I guess when I think back there
are two improvements I made that have been the longist lasting. 
I already had a wonderful volunteer staff that most of I still
have today but I scrownged up the money for another SCA
demodulator and found an old SCA generator and we got our signal
out of the way of the main channel.  Long about that time I was
hit with severe budget cuts so we went to In-Touch but that
didn't end up being a bad thing at all.  We produce four hours
per day two hours in Spanish and two in English and the rest of
the time we are In-Touch.  All my radios are issued out, I don't
have money for any more and I've got people knocking on the
door.  I can say I work hard to make what I have sound as good
as possible and when a problem does come up I do try to fix it
as soon as possible.  I could do a lot more if I didn't have two
or sometimes three other jobs and more money but I am pleased to
say that we have at least from a technical stand point a good
quality service for our listeners.

 

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