TRANSMISSION NODE // UPSTREAM RELAY

M C ALCHEMIST

REMOTE FEED INCIDENT REPORT ERR // 502
502 Bad gateway.
REMOTE FEED UNUSABLE

The archive contacted the remote studio successfully.

The remote studio responded successfully.

Unfortunately, those are the last two reassuring statements available to us.

THEY HAVE DEFINITELY SENT SOMETHING.

We are considerably less certain what it is.

This is not silence. Silence would at least be easier to classify.

LOCAL GATEWAY OPERATIONAL
REMOTE NODE CONTACTED
UPSTREAM RESPONSE RECEIVED
EXPECTED CONTENT AUDIO PROGRAMME
LEFT CHANNEL SOMEONE COUGHING
RIGHT CHANNEL POSSIBLY A KETTLE
TIMECODE UNHELPFUL
PROGRAMME MATERIAL NOT IDENTIFIED
ARCHIVE RESPONSE 502 // BAD GATEWAY
RELAY ENGINEER’S NOTE

The remote studio has confirmed that everything is “fine at their end”.

We asked them to define “fine”.

They increased the level.

The kettle is now considerably clearer.
Please try the request again later.

The archive will continue negotiating with the upstream facility until a recognisable programme arrives.

In the meantime, no further gain should be added to the kettle.