Re: Annual BBC Radio RBS tests

Mike J wrote:


Dickie mint wrote:
Christopher Woods wrote:

That the info pulled off Ceefax?

(Also, while I'm at it, might as well ask the question - what kinda kit
does the Beeb use for its realtime encoding and push to regional
transmitters? ALSO, what's the difference (if any) between TX, TXRs and
TXAs? My knowledge of broadcasting is really quite holey!)


Info from a certain BBC email.....

TX, TXR both abbreviations for Transmitter.

Richard (ex Beeb)

As in Rx

Mike

also in beebspeak) now spread to the o/s (outside) world as in "cock-up" "pear-shaped" not forgetting the very technical j/f (jackfield) and dis-board (power distribution board/strip) or "kettle lead" as in IEC connector or "cassette lead" as in 2 pin "figure 8" mains connector - btw what do we call the ones that look like thise but have extra third earth pin (socket actually) plonked on the side.
And one shouldn't forget that euro 2 pin plugs fit into old fashioned round "kettle leads" (useful on an OB in iceland when cameraman turned up at BBC Links van - all 13A - with his 2 pin lamp kit.
And the BBC using XLR-LNEs one way and TVI in Windmill street using them the other to enable live 13A plug pins.
And a 'BBC' house I lived in which extened a 13A socket around the fireplace with a 13A plug to plug lead then a double socket at teh other end to act like a parallel strip!
And of course BBC "male and female" barrels - known as "back-to-backs in the outside world or "gender changers" in the newly PC world.

and so ad infinitum

You ought to do a Broadcasting glossary on your website :-)
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