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February 20, 2024
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Updated on July 28, 2020
·Created on August 24, 2016
Rootio is an open-source radio broadcasting solution that is a combination of off-the-shelf hardware, cloud software, and a smartphone app.
Rootio or Grassroots Radio for Community Input and Output is a prototype and open-source radio broadcasting solution that is a combination of off-the-shelf hardware, cloud software, and a smartphone app. Rootio can be heard through a traditional FM receiver. It is possible to participate in the radio through a simple phone call.
Market Suggested Retail Price
$1,800.00
Distributors / Implementing Organizations
Rootio is the main distributor and is supported by a peer network of radio station hosts. Rootio is located in Portugal.
Manufacturing/Building Method
This product needs a Low Power FM Transmitter Antenna to work. Customers can make the antenna by themself following this guideline
Intellectural Property Type
Open Source
User Provision Model
Users can obtain the product from Rootio GitHub site. The App is only available for Pocket Galaxy and Duos Samsung Smartphones and can be found on Google Play Store. Antenna guidance instructions can be found here.
Distributions to Date Status
As of June 2017, four bucket stations have been running in Northern Uganda. Rootio hopes to launch 12-20 established antenna broadcasting stations in the coming future. Rootio is developing the capacity to quantify the number of listeners on their network.
Design Specifications
The Rootio Radio Solution comprises the transmitter antenna + station called "radio in a bucket", the cloud solution to push Internet content to radio+antenna transmitter and app for content management and technical admin of infrastructure. While the "bucket Rootio Station" includes an FM transmitter, there are no particular specifications. This means that the implementing team can use any FM transmitter that fits in the bucket. The android App is designed and tested only with a Duos or Pocket Galaxy Samsung smartphones, so is suggested to build the "bucket Rootio Station" with these Samsung smartphones. While guidance on antenna assemble procedures is available here, guidance on "radio in a bucket" assemble procedures are yet to be published.
Technical Support
Technical support is provided by Rootio. Email: info@rootio.org.
Replacement Components
Replacement components may be found locally.
Lifecycle
The lifecycle depends on each element of the solution and quality of electronics connectors and methods of power generation.
Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters
Rootio hopes to increase the reach of broadcast stations and increase the number of users.
Vetted Performance Status
Resilient Africa Network has performed a third party evaluation of Rootio.
Safety
Lightning is an issue with large antennas. Users must remain cautious with all electrical components and follow standards, guidelines, and local and country regulations.
Complementary Technical Systems
Large broadcasting towers accompany the radio in a bucket concept and the cloud/app offering.
Academic Research and References
Csíkszentmihályi C., Mukundane J., 2016. RootIO: ICT + telephony for grassroots radio. IST-Africa Week Conference.
Compliance with regulations
Users are required to comply with the in-country FM regulatory framework to install a radio station. Commonly a license provided by local/country government is needed to broadcast.v
Other Information
Watch this video to learn more.
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– “Academic research is not traditionally done on water containers” is not actually true! Although, there is usually not a comparison of different types of safe water storage containers. This paper reports on safe storage reducing diarrhea, although it wasn’t this type of container: http://journals.plos.org/pl…
– It’s unclear why the “field testing” entry is linked to the Oxfam site.
– Also, the link to the CDC webpage for the statement that “The bucket meets Oxfam’s internal regulations” is unclear. That link doesn’t reference internal regulations.