I know for regular feeds on Broadcastify its intended that the feed is constant 24/7 coverage of the given channel(s) but can the same be said for Broadcastify Calls? I haven't been able to find any page giving a conclusive answer. The reason I ask is because I have an SDR setup on my desktop and while I have the SDR running most of each day I would not be able to exactly have it streaming 24/7. Would it still be okay for me to apply for Broadcastify Calls?
Is 24/7 Streaming required for Broadcastify Calls?
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For any Broadcastify host (traditional audio feeds or Calls nodes), it is expected that the uptime would be as close to 24/7/365 as reasonably possible. Routinely taking the feed/node offline for X amount of hours per day would be frowned upon.
That being said, I suppose something is better than nothing, especially if the node is online during peak hours.
Is there any reason why you couldn't simply leave the software running 24/7?
That being said, I suppose something is better than nothing, especially if the node is online during peak hours.
Is there any reason why you couldn't simply leave the software running 24/7?
I personally think it would piss off listeners if it went up and down daily.
I could for most days have a 24/7 stream but I have had some issues with this PC when leaving it on for weeks on end. This is also my personal computer that I use on a daily basis and having the software constantly running limits me on what I can do in my personal time.
Something I forgot to mention is that most departments I'd be streaming with Calls already have other ways to be monitored on Broadcastify. To get more specific I am wanting to setup calls for the SW7 System in Oregon. The talkgroups I'd be streaming would be Albany Police, Linn County Sheriff, Benton County Law, and OSU Police. Albany Police has its own Live Feed, Linn Sheriff does not have its own feed but can be heard on the Calls Node for the Oregon State Radio Project (as SW7 and OSRP are connected systems). Benton County Law is on a feed. I believe OSU Police are on the same feed as Benton County but I am unsure.
I just thought it'd consider providing a calls service for SW7 with the limited resources I have. I wanted to make sure it'd be allowed or even wanted.
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