Pack 300 pounds of luggage, parts, and tools - Check.Set FM transmitters to 30 watts TPO - Check.Set STL data rate to 8 kbps - Check.Take the day off if the weather is nice because no one else will be working - Check.Bring the caribou and beluga recipe books - Check.Such is the to-do list for Pierre Boucher, broadcast technician for some of the most northern radio stations in Canada. Working in far Northern Quebec and Nunavut, Pierre keeps these vital communications resources on-the-air for the Inuit people and others living in these northern extremes. Pierre joins Chris Tarr and Kirk Harnack on this intriguing episode of TWiRT.

Show notes:

* Taqramiut Nipingat Radio Network official website* Wikipedia’s description of the Taqramiut Nipingat network of stations* VF2446-FM - Low Power FM station in Salluit, QC, CA on Radio-Locator.com* A Salluit 360º Street View from March, 2016* Many of Pierre’s hand-selected tools are from Wera

Guest

Pierre Boucher - Technicien en radiodiffusion

Co-Hosts

Chris Tarr - Group Director of Engineering at Magnum.Media Kirk Harnack, The Telos Alliance, Delta Radio, & South Seas Broadcasting

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