ProSource Delegation Strengthens Strategic Relationships With Key Audio Partners

Vendor Partners Collaborate on Strategies for U.S. Market

SOUTHLAKE, Texas — May 24, 2018 — ProSource, the largest audio, video, and integration buying group in the United States, deployed a delegation of ProSource executives, board members, and committee members to Europe in order to cement strategic relationships with key audio partners. The team was selected to report on a complete overview of the high-end audio marketplace and meet with vendor partners to collaborate on strategies for the U.S. market. Meetings with AudioQuest, Focal, Klipsch, Marantz, MartinLogan, and Paradigm took place during the HIGH END® Munich Exhibition, preceeded by a visit to the engineering facility for Arcam, recently acquired by the Harman Luxury Audio group. In addition, the group toured the Naim headquarters and factory, as well as Focal’s cabinet factory in Bourbon-Lancy, France, and the Focal headquarters in Saint-Étienne, France.

The ProSource delegation included:

• Bill Janka, Mission Audio Video
• Brian Gibson, Elite Media Solutions
• Dave Gilbert, Hi-Fi Sales
• David Levitan, Audiolab
• Greg Simmons, Eagle Sentry
• Phil Murray and Steve Weiner, Listen Up
• Stephanie Keough, World Wide Stereo
• Tim Freeman and Tommy Kinstle, Crutchfield
• Dave Workman, Andy Orozco and Jessica Paskon, ProSource

ProSource members joining the meetings in Munich included:

• Will Hettinger, HiDEF Lifestyle
• Bob Cole, World Wide Stereo
• Jim Davis and Josh Bizar, Music Direct

“Our partnership with key audio vendors has substantially contributed to the success of the ProSource organization in the audio category,” said Dave Workman, CEO and President of ProSource. “Our recent visit to Europe was highly successful, and we learned a great deal about new and emerging technologies and brands from the experience.”

“I was proud to represent the ProSource board at the HIGH END Munich show and throughout the tour. It was inspiring to visit our vendor partners’ facilities and see their passion for performance audio, while observing the evolution of raw materials through the hands of skilled craftspeople to create an amazing finished product,” said William Janka, President and CEO of Mission Audio Video in Santa Barbara and ProSource board member.

“Our business meetings with ProSource members have always been meaningful and productive, so when an opportunity presented itself to meet in Munich, we were ‘all in.’ We are always learning something valuable from our partnership and especially appreciate the diversity of the group,” said Kevin Zarow, Vice President of Sales, CI/AVS, Sound United.

“During the ProSource journey to Munich, Germany, we had the opportunity to create lasting dialogue and foster collaborative discussions about advancing relationships that will set a course for the rest of the year. We were able to share our strategic vision and plan for focusing on higher margins, higher ASP, and restricted premium distribution while being immersed in the high-end audio environment,” added Paul Jacobs, CEO, Klipsch Group, Inc.

Information on membership in ProSource is available from Sherry Dantonio, Director of Membership, at 562-810-1706 or by email at Sherry.Dantonio@Prosourceinfo.com.

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About ProSource

ProSource is a cooperative, member-owned, not-for-profit buying group representing more than 550 specialty retailers and custom integrators. With annual sales of more than $5 billion, ProSource is the largest specialty and consumer-electronics merchandising group in the United States, which allows it to negotiate stronger programs with manufacturers, help independent dealers stay relevant to consumers, and keep the specialty A/V channel competitive. For additional information go to www.prosourceinfo.com.

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VP2V/K6TOP – B.V.I

Kevin K6TOP is again active from B.V.I as VP2V/K6TOP until June 1, 2018. QRV on 40-10m CW, spare time. QSL via LoTW or via NR6M.

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Riedel Provides Seamless and Reliable Signal Transport and Communications for Chile’s World-Renowned Song Festival

WorldCast Manager Maintains Control

Amateur Radio Transponders on Planned Chinese Satellites to Include HF

05/23/2018

China’s Amateur Radio Satellite organization, CAMSAT, has released some details of three new Amateur Radio satellites that could be launched as early as September. Two of the satellites, CAS-5A and CAS-6, will carry transponders, and one of them will have HF capability.

CAS-5A is a 6U CubeSat. It will an HF/HF (21/29 MHz) mode linear transponder; an HF/UHF (21/435 MHz) mode linear transponder; an HF CW telemetry beacon; VHF/UHF mode linear transponder; a VHF/UHF mode FM transponder; a UHF CW telemetry beacon, and UHF AX.25 4,000/9,600-baud GMSK Telemetry. Transponders will have 30 kHz passbands, except for the H/U unit, which will be 15 kHz.

The tiny CAS-5B, weighing 1/2 kilogram, will be deployed from CAS-5A in orbit. It will carry a UHF CW beacon on an Amateur Radio frequency. It will be placed into a 539 × 533 kilometer, 97.5° orbit.

CAS-5A/B will launch from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

CAS-6, a 50-kilogram microsat, will include a VHF CW telemetry beacon; a U/V mode 20 kHz linear transponder, and AX.25 4,800-baud GMSK telemetry downlink. It will also carry an atmospheric wind detector and other systems that will operate on non-amateur frequencies.

A launch at sea is planned for CAS-6 from the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology. The microsat will be placed into a 579 × 579 kilometer, 45° orbit.

CAMSAT has applied to the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) to coordinate frequencies for all three spacecraft. — Thanks to AMSAT News Service via AMSAT-UK

    

Read the full article at http://www.arrl.org/news/view/amateur-radio-transponders-on-planned-chinese-satellites-to-include-hf. STRAY SIGNALS does not claim ownership of the article.

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A bookish radio: The Listener by E.R. Fone

A radio disguised as book – ‘The Listener’ by E. R. Fone. c.1920s.

I discovered a photo of the The Listener by E.R. Fone via Dan Wilson’s Twitter feed. What a fascinating piece of vintage gear!

Post readers: Any other radios in disguise that you’ve discovered?  Please share links, photos and/or details in the comments section!

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VP2V/K6TOP VP2VGG Tortola Island British Virgin Islands. From DXNews.com

Kevin, K6TOP will be active again from Tortola Island , British Virgin Islands, 23 May – 1 June 2018 as VP2V/K6TOP.

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The FREE DX-World Weekly Bulletin #250

It’s Thursday – that means it’s Bulletin Day! Download the very latest FREE (non-subscription) DX-World Weekly Bulletin written by Bjorn, ON9CFG. Special mention to Bjorn for producing edition number 250. That’s almost 5 consecutive years of bulletins!

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95th anniversary of Czech radio’s first broadcasts

Czech Radio’s main headquarters in Vinohradská street in the centre of Prague, photo: Lenka Žižková

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Iurescia (LW4DAF), who shares the following news items from Radio Prague regarding the 95th anniversary of Czech Radio’s first broadcasts:

Listening Sessions at a Prague Cinema: Czech Radio’s First Broadcasts Recalled, 95 Years Later

A historic moment occurred at 20:15 on Saturday May 18, 1923 when the first ever broadcast by Czechoslovak Radio was made from a tent at a military air base in Prague’s Kbely district.

After the United Kingdom, Czechoslovakia was the second country in Europe to launch regular radio broadcasting.

Zuzana Foglarová is communications manager at today’s Czech Radio. Speaking at a new exhibition of radio technology at the station, she describes the scene in May 1923.

“Above all it was very simple. There was one tent, which had been borrowed from the scouts. On the floor in the tent was a piano and stool. There was also a table for the presenter, technicians and so on. There was only one microphone, and the story goes that if somebody was playing the piano and somebody else was singing, the latter had to sit under the piano so the microphone could pick up all the sounds.”

Many of the first listeners 95 years ago were waiting to hear the signal come through at a cinema just off Prague’s Wenceslas Square.[…]

http://media.blubrry.com/radio_prague_media/rebel.radio.cz/mp3/podcast/en/curraffrs/listening-sessions-at-a-prague-cinema-czech-radios-first-broadcasts-recalled-95-years-later.mp3

Click here to download recording.

Click here to read the full article at Radio Prague.

The spectacular Rudgers?v Palace built in the Neo-Classicist style is home to Czech Radio’s Ostrava studios, photo: Daniel Martínek, Czech Radio (Source: Radio Praha)

Past and Present: A Gallery of Czech´s Radio Buildings

Czech Radio is celebrating its 95th anniversary this year. The Czech national radio broadcaster has come a long way since its pioneering days. Today it is the biggest radio broadcaster in the country with 9 channels, manned not only by its Prague staff but 14 regional branches providing news and reports from around the country. The station’s buildings are also an important part of its history. On the occasion of Czech Radio’s 95th anniversary we have prepared a photo gallery of its buildings, some of them valuable architectural landmarks.

Click here to view the photo gallery at Radio Prague.

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8P5A Barbados. From DXNews.com

Tom, W2SC will be again active, as 8P5A, from Barbados Island, IOTA NA – 021, in CQ WW WPX CW Contest, 26 – 27 May 2018.

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Tieline ViA Wins 2018 Good Design Award®

Leading audio codec manufacturer Tieline Technology has announced the ViA Portable Remote Codec has been recognized as a prestigious Good Design Award® Winner in the Product Design category at the 60th Anniversary Good Design Awards ceremony in Sydney, Australia.

The annual Good Design Awards is Australia’s most prestigious Awards event recognizing outstanding product design and innovation and celebrates the best new products and services on the market.

“Tieline is thrilled to receive this prestigious award with Form Designs Australia as recognition for outstanding design and innovation,” said Will McLean, CEO Tieline Group of Companies. “Tieline worked closely with Form Designs Australia to create a best-in-class product and everyone involved from design through to manufacturing should be extremely proud of their efforts.”

The Awards attracted a record number of entries and the jury commented that ViA is “a simple to use, compact and portable codec for wireless remote broadcasting. The technology brings a radical change in the way radio and TV can broadcast from remote locations. Simple and effective design solutions coupled with a great attention to manufacturing details. Product is fit for purpose. The design of the molding, button and knob locations and connectors is effective and very nicely done. This product is handy for a broadcasting professional to keep for ‘on the road’ applications. Compact device that attempts to house all the necessary technology and connectors in the one neat and versatile package. Well done.”

“It was a pleasure working with Tieline on this project,” said Edward Khoury, Managing Director, Form Designs Australia. “We regard this award as a result of a team effort between Tieline’s technical, marketing and managing departments and without the close collaboration between Tieline and Form Designs this award would have never happened. Congratulations from Form Designs.”

For more information about Tieline codecs visit www.tieline.com.

Contact Tieline

1. For Australia and International: info@tieline.com
2. For USA, Canada & Latin America contact: sales@tieline.com

Or contact your favorite dealer for more information about Tieline codecs.

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New Section Managers elected in five ARRL sections

Southgate ARC – Five new ARRL Section Managers have been declared elected to begin their first terms of office on July 1

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Ham kids build, learn tech skills

Southgate ARC – The Xenia Gazette reports young people were taught how to solder and built their own technology kits at Hamvention

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DKARS Magazine April/May 2018

Southgate ARC – The DKARS (Dutch Kingdom Amateur Radio Society) issues its own free PDF Magazine once every month

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Brown University CubeSat now in space

Southgate ARC – WPRI TV reports the EQUiSat satellite built by students at Brown University in Rhode Island has been launched to the International Space Station

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ARRL Articles Of Association and By Laws

Southgate ARC – ARRL has released a ‘white paper’ that provides some context to explain proposed alterations to the Articles Of Association and By Laws that the Executive Committee (EC) of the Board of Directors recommended for full Board passage at its April 21 meeting

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Amateur Radio transponders on planned Chinese satellites to include HF

Southgate ARC – China’s Amateur Radio Satellite organization, CAMSAT, has released some details of three new Amateur Radio satellites that could be launched as early as September. Two of the satellites, CAS-5A and CAS-6, will carry transponders, and one of them will have HF capability

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Tony’s 10m Band Report

Southgate ARC – Another good week with Monday being top day. Most sought after DX was Z64EEF, Z68AA, Z61KR all from Kosovo plus others including EA9KB (Ceuta and Melilla).

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Tieline ViA Wins 2018 Good Design Award®

Leading audio codec manufacturer Tieline Technology has announced the ViA Portable Remote Codec has been recognized as a prestigious Good Design Award® Winner in the Product Design category at the 60th Anniversary Good Design Awards ceremony in Sydney, Australia.

The annual Good Design Awards is Australia’s most prestigious Awards event recognizing outstanding product design and innovation and celebrates the best new products and services on the market.

“Tieline is thrilled to receive this prestigious award with Form Designs Australia as recognition for outstanding design and innovation,” said Will McLean, CEO Tieline Group of Companies. “Tieline worked closely with Form Designs Australia to create a best-in-class product and everyone involved from design through to manufacturing should be extremely proud of their efforts.”

The Awards attracted a record number of entries and the jury commented that ViA is “a simple to use, compact and portable codec for wireless remote broadcasting. The technology brings a radical change in the way radio and TV can broadcast from remote locations. Simple and effective design solutions coupled with a great attention to manufacturing details. Product is fit for purpose. The design of the molding, button and knob locations and connectors is effective and very nicely done. This product is handy for a broadcasting professional to keep for ‘on the road’ applications. Compact device that attempts to house all the necessary technology and connectors in the one neat and versatile package. Well done.”

“It was a pleasure working with Tieline on this project,” said Edward Khoury, Managing Director, Form Designs Australia. “We regard this award as a result of a team effort between Tieline’s technical, marketing and managing departments and without the close collaboration between Tieline and Form Designs this award would have never happened. Congratulations from Form Designs.”

For more information about Tieline codecs visit www.tieline.com.

Contact Tieline

1. For Australia and International: info@tieline.com
2. For USA, Canada & Latin America contact: sales@tieline.com

Or contact your favorite dealer for more information about Tieline codecs.

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