KIIS/KHHT - Clear Channel Communications
Los Angeles, CA

The "Scoop EZ" has a lot going for it in a small package. I recently had the pleasure of using the small portable "Scoop" codec for a broadcast in Rosarito, Mexico for a summer beach broadcast. I have worked with a company to develop a small laptop sized satellite system and have been looking for a small compatible codec to use with it so that I could reduce the size and weight of my shipment when I have to go overseas. I was also looking for a small package because I quite often do shows from aircraft carriers and air bases, where lugging big cases is very difficult.

I ran into Mike Morris at last years NAB in Las Vegas, and he briefly went over the system with me. A few weeks after the show in Las Vegas Mike gave me a call to see what I thought about the unit. I liked the durable nature of the unit, and the user-friendly mix/minus. So I asked if it was possible to get a unit to Los Angeles for a trial basis and he agreed. Once I had the unit in my hand, I thought to myself "What a neat little mixer." So I gathered up my remote package along with the "Scoop" and my satellite, and ventured to an area outside my building where I had a view of one of my available satellites. The unit recognized my satellite modem immediately, but I had a little difficulty with the menu tree on the "Scoop." So I called Mike and he explained things to me, and it all became clear. I was able to dial my Los Angeles based codec and connect. Then I had to configure both ends to sync-up with the same algorithm and we were goodto-go. I used L2-Mono to transmit and G.722 return. This will give me high quality audio back to the studio and also reduce the delay both directions.

I would recommend the "Scoop EZ" for most broadcast situations and would definitely recommend the "Scoop" for small hard to reach places.
Brian Clark
Chief Engineer
Clear Channel Communications