Calvert scanner feed maintainence today

*dgates80* ^(Premo) · 06-25-2009, 07:09 PM

The feed is up and down at the moment and honestly, I am not sure why. It seems that my internet connection (Comcast cable modem) is very very slow today though as well, this may be affecting the ability to send the feed out.

I will keep working on it, hopefully I will find out what is going on soon! Thanks for your patience though!

-- Don

*dgates80* ^(Premo) · 06-25-2009, 08:04 PM

The feed is fixed. How are the audio levels for ya'll?

amotley · 06-25-2009, 08:39 PM

sounds good to me, i thought i was losing my mind earlier when i couldnt get online lol just went to eat dinner then came back and tried and bam there it was rotf

*dgates80* ^(Premo) · 06-26-2009, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by dgates80

The feed is fixed. How are the audio levels for ya'll?

Thank you for the feedback.

Turns out that the problem yesterday was related to the "internet storm" that occured yesterday as a result of the massive amount of internet traffic generated be Michael Jackson's kicking the bucket.

I will be performing an upgrade on the Calvert scanner feed this weekend, transitioning over to a new audio encoder application and a pro grade MP3 encoder.

Please note that the links to the feed will remain unchanged, and your method of listening to the feed will also remain unchanged. You don't have to do anything different, this change will be transparent to the end users!

I will be playing around with different audio sampling rates, with the goal to reduce the connection speed required to listen to the feed. I am currently streaming at 24kbps, I hope that the audio quality will be adequate for the scanner feed at 8kbps. Since it's just scanner radio traffic, not like it's music of something, I expect the audio quality will be just fine at the lower data rate.

I will be soliciting user reports to help me evaluate this, I will post when I get the changes up and running and see what ya'll think, in two major areas -- one being audio volume levels (always a challenge!) and subjective audio quality.

Thanks for your patience and support!

-- Don

amotley · 06-26-2009, 05:04 PM

hey feedback when you ask is not a problem lol i just dont get on that much but when i am online i like to listen to the scanner, so thanks for keeping it going on the calvert side

amotley · 06-26-2009, 05:41 PM

i am having problems again i can listen for 2 minutes then it goes off if i click the play button it plays what i listened to already is it operator error or a problem all round lol

*dgates80* ^(Premo) · 06-26-2009, 11:50 PM

Well, it is a problem on my end. Working on it. I am able to get the server to successfully stream on a test port but not the operational port (8036). The new software is up and running though!

I will post when we get it to work correctly, should be back to normal by the end of teh weekend.... otherwise I might not need haircuts any more since I'll have pulled it all out by then!

= Don

*dgates80* ^(Premo) · 06-27-2009, 04:54 AM

It appears to be up. I will still be tweaking it further this weekend though.

amotley · 06-27-2009, 05:31 PM

thank you it seems to be working fine today!

amotley · 06-27-2009, 07:41 PM

ok now i can listen to it for about 30 minutes and it turns off i used media player and changed to quick time still doing it so im hoping your working on it lol

now its working just fine have been listening the past hour quess it might have been wanting to take a nap earlier

06-25-2009, 07:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
dgates80 ^(Premo) a pilot... Member Since: Nov 2006 Location: MD50 Posts: 647	Calvert scanner feed maintainence today The feed is up and down at the moment and honestly, I am not sure why. It seems that my internet connection (Comcast cable modem) is very very slow today though as well, this may be affecting the ability to send the feed out. I will keep working on it, hopefully I will find out what is going on soon! Thanks for your patience though! -- Don __________________ Don't confuse what you do to live with what you do to survive.
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06-25-2009, 08:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
dgates80 ^(Premo) a pilot... Member Since: Nov 2006 Location: MD50 Posts: 647	The feed is fixed. How are the audio levels for ya'll? __________________ Don't confuse what you do to live with what you do to survive.
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06-25-2009, 08:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
amotley hello anyone there Member Since: Sep 2007 Location: Lusby Posts: 1,590	sounds good to me, i thought i was losing my mind earlier when i couldnt get online lol just went to eat dinner then came back and tried and bam there it was rotf __________________ An opinion is an idea or thought towards something. It is an assessment, judgment or evaluation. Everyone is entitled to one!
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06-26-2009, 05:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
amotley hello anyone there Member Since: Sep 2007 Location: Lusby Posts: 1,590	hey feedback when you ask is not a problem lol i just dont get on that much but when i am online i like to listen to the scanner, so thanks for keeping it going on the calvert side __________________ An opinion is an idea or thought towards something. It is an assessment, judgment or evaluation. Everyone is entitled to one!
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06-26-2009, 05:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
amotley hello anyone there Member Since: Sep 2007 Location: Lusby Posts: 1,590	i am having problems again i can listen for 2 minutes then it goes off if i click the play button it plays what i listened to already is it operator error or a problem all round lol __________________ An opinion is an idea or thought towards something. It is an assessment, judgment or evaluation. Everyone is entitled to one!
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06-26-2009, 11:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
dgates80 ^(Premo) a pilot... Member Since: Nov 2006 Location: MD50 Posts: 647	Well, it is a problem on my end. Working on it. I am able to get the server to successfully stream on a test port but not the operational port (8036). The new software is up and running though! I will post when we get it to work correctly, should be back to normal by the end of teh weekend.... otherwise I might not need haircuts any more since I'll have pulled it all out by then! = Don __________________ Don't confuse what you do to live with what you do to survive.
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06-27-2009, 04:54 AM	#8 (permalink)
dgates80 ^(Premo) a pilot... Member Since: Nov 2006 Location: MD50 Posts: 647	It appears to be up. I will still be tweaking it further this weekend though. __________________ Don't confuse what you do to live with what you do to survive.
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06-27-2009, 05:31 PM	#9 (permalink)
amotley hello anyone there Member Since: Sep 2007 Location: Lusby Posts: 1,590	thank you it seems to be working fine today! __________________ An opinion is an idea or thought towards something. It is an assessment, judgment or evaluation. Everyone is entitled to one!
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06-27-2009, 07:41 PM	#10 (permalink)
amotley hello anyone there Member Since: Sep 2007 Location: Lusby Posts: 1,590	ok now i can listen to it for about 30 minutes and it turns off i used media player and changed to quick time still doing it so im hoping your working on it lol now its working just fine have been listening the past hour quess it might have been wanting to take a nap earlier __________________ An opinion is an idea or thought towards something. It is an assessment, judgment or evaluation. Everyone is entitled to one! Last edited by amotley : 06-27-2009 at 09:59 PM.
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