Just a "general" question

[NWI_Scanner_Guy]

What is the lag time between when a transmission is broadcast live versus the time when it's heard thru Broadcastify? Is it a standard delay or can it vary from feed to feed?

Thanks in advance.

 

[RaleighGuy]

What is the lag time between when a transmission is broadcast live versus the time when it's heard thru Broadcastify? Is it a standard delay or can it vary from feed to feed?

There is no delay on the Broadcastify side, so it has been said, however the servers that the feed goes through slows down the reception time. So, I guess the answer is it can vary from feed to feed and day to day, heavy network traffic will increase the delay.

 

[doctordialtone]

What is the lag time

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Delay between scanner and broadcastify

What is the amount of delay from the scanner to the feed being broadcast through broadcastify? I used to have 15-20 seconds. I am now hearing one that is as much as 5-6 minutes as of this morning.

forums.radioreference.com

 

[kb7gjy]

Normal delay has been between 30 seconds to a minute and a half is what I have seen.

 

[NWI_Scanner_Guy]

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Delay between scanner and broadcastify

What is the amount of delay from the scanner to the feed being broadcast through broadcastify? I used to have 15-20 seconds. I am now hearing one that is as much as 5-6 minutes as of this morning.

forums.radioreference.com

Thanks for the link. I guess I didn't phrase my search correctly.

 

[ProScan]

What is the lag time between when a transmission is broadcast live versus the time when it's heard thru Broadcastify? Is it a standard delay or can it vary from feed to feed?

Thanks in advance.

The main 3 contributing factors are:
Source Client - If using ScannerCast then the latency could be up to a few minutes before the circular buffer resets. ScannerCast has not one but two built in circular buffers. My Free RadioFeed does not contain any circular buffers so the latency is less than 500 milliseconds.
IceCast - Contains a built in network (or latency) buffer to prevent dropouts and buffering on the receiving side.
Media Player - Contains a built in network (or latency) buffer to prevent dropouts and buffering.

If you have an abnormal latency Try restarting the media player. If you have control over the source client then restart that.

 

[Rob1956]

Yeah, servers can really delay things. Just did a test on my feed and it was 1:38.

 

[rcool101]

Mine is currently 1:05. I've seen :05 to over 2:00 min. If it goes too long I do a reboot. Sometimes it helps

 

[scanmanmi]

I was across the street from a standoff and I could see them talking and then I heard it. Seems like only a few seconds. Not enough to matter.