UPDATE: Thanks to Lu being proactive AT&T discovered a problem with a core router in their internal network that was affecting a number of customers. Like throwing a switch Monday afternoon packets started flowing "normally" again. Both Broward County feeds have resumed service until the next AT&T routing debacle.
Due to technical problems well beyond my control, any feed originating over my super-crappy AT&T DSL link at my house in Fort Lauderdale is basically useless. It's an uplink bandwidth or routing problem so the Icecast server gets starved of packets and keeps repeating the introductory announcement or gives you a few brief syllables of traffic then goes to the "feed down" music. I have shut down the feed computer to save some juice since it's not doing much useful anyway.
Sorry about that, chief, but unfortunately the best solution is weeks away under my current schedule. This is a hobby for me so I do the best I can, but work and other commitments take precedence. I never thought I'd say this, but Comcast will solve this and many other problems around here as soon as I can schedule an installation.
2012-08-25
2012-08-22
Key West feed power failure
UPDATE: Thanks to my good friend Lu, the Key West scanner feed is back online and running just in time for Hurricane Isaac to knock out power to the Keys and put it offline again. :-)
The Rinky Dinky Power Company that supplies Key West lost electricity in the wee hours yesterday morning just long enough for the battery in my U.P.S. to drain to useless. I'll see what I can do about getting somebody to flick the switch on the feed computer to get it running again.
The Rinky Dinky Power Company that supplies Key West lost electricity in the wee hours yesterday morning just long enough for the battery in my U.P.S. to drain to useless. I'll see what I can do about getting somebody to flick the switch on the feed computer to get it running again.
2012-07-19
Mixer Board craziness repaired
My client computer that sends the Mixer Board and Wild Feed streams up to the server went crazy, probably due to the recent power glitches we've had from the thunderstorms. The u.p.s. can do only so much.
After restarting the server process thinking it was bonkers and not seeing any improvement, I rebooted the little Dell GX shoebox feed computer and all is well now. I guess I should have started with that fix, but live and learn.
You may now resume listening to all the gripping fire action from beautiful downtown Fort Lauderdale.
After restarting the server process thinking it was bonkers and not seeing any improvement, I rebooted the little Dell GX shoebox feed computer and all is well now. I guess I should have started with that fix, but live and learn.
You may now resume listening to all the gripping fire action from beautiful downtown Fort Lauderdale.
2012-06-30
Key West feed down
UPDATE: 18:43 - thanks to a very dexterous friend the Key West feed is back up! It requires one hand to hold the laptop, another hand to open the lid, and a third hand to slide back in the confined space to flip the power slider to boot it up. All better now!
A storm has knocked out power to Key West and the UPS battery has been exhausted. So the Key West feed is 10-7 until I can arrange to turn it back on. No estimated time to repair, I'll post here when it's back up, or you can try hitting to see if you get speech or music.
A storm has knocked out power to Key West and the UPS battery has been exhausted. So the Key West feed is 10-7 until I can arrange to turn it back on. No estimated time to repair, I'll post here when it's back up, or you can try hitting to see if you get speech or music.
2012-06-26
Strong winds blow down power lines
Florida Plunder & Loot is busier than a one-eyed cat at a fish fry with these winds blowing down power lines left and right. Some of these strands arc on the grass or in trees and palm fronds causing brush fires, so Broward County and Fort Lauderdale fire have been busy, as well. The scanner is a-hoppin!
These winds are the southernmost tail of Tropical Storm Debby, who did not do Dallas this time. We got some needed rain the past few days, but today it's all wind. It's the folks upstate and in southern Georgia who are being deluged with rain. I don't know if that's a blessing or a curse seeing how that area suffered from a pretty bad drought the last couple years. They probably didn't need it dumped on them all at once, though.
These winds are the southernmost tail of Tropical Storm Debby, who did not do Dallas this time. We got some needed rain the past few days, but today it's all wind. It's the folks upstate and in southern Georgia who are being deluged with rain. I don't know if that's a blessing or a curse seeing how that area suffered from a pretty bad drought the last couple years. They probably didn't need it dumped on them all at once, though.
2012-06-05
Service interruptions
The co-location host claims that they have been doing some upgrades to the machine hosting my streams. That is the reason for the numerous outages today, in addition to effects from one of their peer ISP going out completely for a couple hours this morning.
The weird part is that today they said they were converting my server over to the same ESXi virtual platform to which they said they moved me back in November. Verrrrrrrrrrrry interesting, but stoooopid.
Hopefully, things will stabilize soon. If not, just check back every hour or so to see if the stream is back online.
The weird part is that today they said they were converting my server over to the same ESXi virtual platform to which they said they moved me back in November. Verrrrrrrrrrrry interesting, but stoooopid.
Hopefully, things will stabilize soon. If not, just check back every hour or so to see if the stream is back online.
2012-04-26
Fort Lauderdale Air and Sea Show
SUNDAY UPDATE: CANCELLED. It's soggy. Flood watch in effect until Monday night. My windows are thankful, since they won't be shaken apart by low flying fighter jets all day.
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It's back. The Fort Lauderdale Air and Sea Show is a noisy spectacle of fighter jets and assault vessels and tactics and it's on through this weekend.
I have set up a scanner on Bote's Mobile Feed (because I can) focused on the Fort Lauderdale trunked system. Since Bote's Mixer Board already carries Ft. Lauderdale fire traffic I will be tweaking what fire talkgroups are carried on the Mobile Feed, so expect fire to change.
The police traffic will typically be heard on their Special Event talkgroups 4A and 4B, but since the show is held on the beach in District 1 you will hear those cops dealing with problems associated with the air show. I have locked out the wild, wild west on District 2, so you will only hear Districts 1, 3, and 4, plus whatever other special event traffic trickles through.
I will not be carrying any aircraft communications as my setup here is inadequate to that task.
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It's back. The Fort Lauderdale Air and Sea Show is a noisy spectacle of fighter jets and assault vessels and tactics and it's on through this weekend.
I have set up a scanner on Bote's Mobile Feed (because I can) focused on the Fort Lauderdale trunked system. Since Bote's Mixer Board already carries Ft. Lauderdale fire traffic I will be tweaking what fire talkgroups are carried on the Mobile Feed, so expect fire to change.
The police traffic will typically be heard on their Special Event talkgroups 4A and 4B, but since the show is held on the beach in District 1 you will hear those cops dealing with problems associated with the air show. I have locked out the wild, wild west on District 2, so you will only hear Districts 1, 3, and 4, plus whatever other special event traffic trickles through.
I will not be carrying any aircraft communications as my setup here is inadequate to that task.
Bote's Mobile Feed
2012-01-04
Above.net Routing trouble
traceroute shows that packets are not getting from AT&T to the colostreaming.com server. They are dying somewhere in Dallas on the network of above.net
Since my feeds originate from AT&T dsl links they are down for the count. No e.t.r. so keep trying to see what's up when it's up. I'll post here when I know more.
UPDATE: Fixed! AT&T dsl customers can now reach colostreaming.com so we are back in bidniss.
Since my feeds originate from AT&T dsl links they are down for the count. No e.t.r. so keep trying to see what's up when it's up. I'll post here when I know more.
UPDATE: Fixed! AT&T dsl customers can now reach colostreaming.com so we are back in bidniss.
2011-12-02
Motorcycle charity ride Saturday morning
The Police Officer Assistance Trust (P.O.A.T.) will ride their motorcycles from the Doral section of Miami down the Keys to Holiday Isle resort in Islamorada on Saturday morning, December 3, 2011
Expect traffic on Monroe County sheriff main channel as US 1 is Main Street down the Keys and intersections will be closed by deputies as the motorcade makes its way south.
Expect traffic on Monroe County sheriff main channel as US 1 is Main Street down the Keys and intersections will be closed by deputies as the motorcade makes its way south.
2011-11-19
SMART Ride 8 Miami to Key West
S.M.A.R.T. Ride 8 completes the second half of its run from Miami to Key West today. Bicyclists should be arriving in Key West between noon and 14:00 or so.
I've trimmed back the Southernmost Feed to focus on public safety stuff, although there is no official police escort nor road closures. There might be EMS calls for riders in distress so listen for unusual radio traffic concerning this ride.
I've trimmed back the Southernmost Feed to focus on public safety stuff, although there is no official police escort nor road closures. There might be EMS calls for riders in distress so listen for unusual radio traffic concerning this ride.
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