New Features on QGoLive

We have a new build of QGoLive that’s packed with features.

They include:

Mic Muting – Which allows you to mute the mic at any time from the main “Live” tab or the “Playlist” or “Scripts” tab.  Not only is it a quick way to mute your mic without adjusting your preset mic gain, it also gives you the ability to turn off the mic while you’re playing audio cuts live to your station.  This is a very handy feature for reporters who are in a noisy environment.  A real “mixer in your pocket!”

Standby Status – Perfect for busy reporting events like election night.  When you connect to the receiver, the mic button on your app is normally green.  This will still be the case if you’re connected in the main “live” position in the receiver.  If another person is connected and on the air in that position and you’re in the number two or three slot, etc., in the receiver, your mic icon will now turn yellow, indicating you’re in standby.  When the board operator at the station selects your connection, your mic will turn green and you can begin your remote.

Recording Indicator – When you’re in “record” mode on the app, tapping the mic icon will start the recording as it always does, however, the mic will now turn red giving you another reminder that you’re recording to your own device instead of broadcasting to the station.

Check out this video which outlines the new features:

 

QGoLive Gets Called Up to the Majors!


At long last baseball and QGoLive was there as the Philadelphia Phillies got ready to play their long delayed season opener at Citizen’s Bank Park.   Here’s Scott Franzke hosting Phillies on Deck and interviewing the Phillies new manager Joe Girardi came in via QGo on his iPhone just before the first pitch. Give a listen – Go Phillies!

 

And Joe Girardi was back on QGo for the Sunday edition of Phillies on Deck:

 

Painting Part 2

The final paint job makes all the difference.  Keeping in line with the rest of the project, I stayed with the original color scheme and had a local company mix up some paint using the original DuPont codes – wonderful Lime Green for the stripe and Grass Green for the W.

We used a HVLP gravity feed paint gun for the stripes… and a LOT of painters’ tape and masking paper.

In addition to painting the sides of the vehicle, corner moldings and access doors had to be painted and in some cases, remade.

Next, the QGoLive and CBS News Radio vinyl logos were applied.

Finally, the wheels needed some attention.

What a transformation! And it wouldn’t have been possible without my extremely generous parents (pictured below).  From all the physical and mechanical aspects of the project to making all of the curtains, I can’t thank them enough!  It’s not even possible to count the number of man-hours on this project!  Stay tuned for a final before-and-after.

– James

 

 

Painting Part 1

The last major part of the project: painting – another huge undertaking.  As this entire restoration has fallen into the “shade tree” category, we’ve had to work around the weather.  In addition, if you’ve painted anything before, you know from experience that preparation is the most important and time-consuming part of the task.  So here we go with the pictures!

The problems:

So that was several days of wood repair, body repair, cleaning and straightening the bottom metal channel that encloses the bottom of the vehicle sides.

The actual painting doesn’t take too long at all – Rust-Oleum Canvas White is a great color match for classic Winnie’s like this one.

After the paint had time to set up, we caulked all the windows and seams under worklights since it was supposed to start raining at 1 a.m. that morning.  Thankfully, the showers held off until 5 a.m. and our weather window closed just in time!

Stay tuned for Painting Part 2 – where things really get exciting!

– James

 

1 Year Update: Interior Before and After

It’s hard to believe we’ve been working on the Winnebago for over a year, but it’s true!  At this time, the last major project is finishing some exterior body work and painting the sides and back of the vehicle.  In the meantime, enjoy these before and after photos.

– James

Seamless Kings Day broadcast in Holland

 

Broadcast duo Ed Bakker (above) and Goos Mante (right) hosted a special program on Zaanradio for Koningsdag or “Kings Day” yesterday in the Netherlands.  (This is also why they’re both wearing orange.)  Goos sent us the following note:

QGoLive was working excellent. No delay. Could listen back over the audio tuner by the FM signal from our radio tower in Zaandam city. I was in my home studio in Wormer and Ed was in Zaandam.

Take a listen for yourself below!