Photo Essay: Getting ready for the Folk Festival

Delmarva Public Media | By Chris Ranck

Published August 19, 2019 at 12:17 PM EDT

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Luckily, we can use the Wicomico Public Library's internet.

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Running ethernable cable isnt going to work, so we are using a microwave Nanobeam.

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Al Waller installs one end on top of the library...

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And the other end is at the stage.

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The audio will get back to the station via a Tieline. It sends audio over the internet.

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Here, Al and Rod are making the cables we need.

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Big thanks to the Wicomico Public Library for providing the internet access!

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Looking from the rook of the library to where the stage will be.

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The lights mean everything works.

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You can see the Nanobean (its near the solar panels).

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We will be carrying performances from the PRMC stage. One problem- there is no internet connection!

For the curious:

DPR will be airing live broadcasts from the National Folk Festival via a Tieline audio-over IP box. One Tieline is at the Festival, the other is at our station.

We ran into a bit of difficulty as there is no reliable (other than wi-fi) internet connection at the stage. Thankfully, we can use a Ubiquity Nanobeam as a bridge. Think of it as a cat-5 ethernet cable via a 5G microwave link.

The following are some photos of our setup. Watch this space for furture updates.