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Random Noise – July 2014

July 19, 2014
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Dennis Thompson

Dennis Thompson

I would like to again thank our Newsletter advertisers for their support of SBE 66! Many of them have been long time supporters and we appreciate that effort.

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SBE Discussion Groups and Social Networking

July 17, 2014
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SBE Blog

Join the conversatoin on the SBE Blog. Find up-to-date news, alerts, contests and more.

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The Little Ship That Could: USCGC Courier and Operation Vagabond

July 15, 2014
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For twelve years during the 1950’s and 1960’s, the Courier served as a portion of the Voice of America radio network during the Cold War.

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Satellite Uplink Operators Training Workshop

July 15, 2014
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SBE co-sponsors Satellite Uplink Operator Course

The NAB/SBE Satellite Uplink Operators Training Workshop will be held September 29 – October 2, 2014, at NAB’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. The Workshop begins each day at 8 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. This is the second year that the SBE is serving as co-sponsor of the workshop. Members of SBE can register at the NAB member price.
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June Meeting: Thursday June 26, 2014

June 22, 2014
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DAVICOM

Remote Site Monitoring and Control Systems

http://www.davicom.com/

Presentation and Hosted Lunch

at the Clovis HomeTown Buffet

 

Easter

Paul Easter, CPBE, representing Davicom
will be the guest presenter
Paul, a Certified Professional Broadcast Engineer has over 35 years of broadcast engineering experience.  Paul grew up in Lubbock, Texas.  He attended an electronics class at Monterey High School, where he learned electronics and was involved in the radio station (KOHM) at Monterey.  Paul has built well over 25 broadcast facilities.  Paul currently serves as the Technical Director of Houston Christian Broadcasters (KHCB Radio) a network of over 30 radio stations and translators throughout the southwestern United States.  Paul has two sons, Adam and Paul Jr.
 

  Leading broadcasters and telecom operators around the world

                            rely on Davicom solutions to remotely monitor and control their transmitter sites and unattended studios, allowing them to reduce their operating costs and downtime. These best-in-class, stand-alone monitoring and control units interface easily with virtually any type of remote site equipment and sensors, which ensures maximum flexibility and expandability.

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Your opportunity to meet Paul Easter and learn more about remote site monitoring applications is Thursday June 26, 2014 at noon, at the Clovis Hometown Buffet, Shaw and Peach.

Supreme Court rules in favor of Broadcasters

June 18, 2014
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June 25, 2014 – The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled 6-3 in favor of Broadcasters and against the Internet service, Aereo.  The Court’s decision, “reverses a lower court ruling denying broadcasters’ injunction against the [Aereo] service,” according to a report by Broadcasting & Cable. more…

May Meeting: Thursday May 29th 2014 12:00 pm

May 27, 2014
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SBE:  The First 50 Years

           –Video Presentation–

We will be showing a 50th year commemorative video presentation on the history of the SBE from National Headquarters

 

Clovis HomeTown Buffet

No Host LUNCH  Meeting

Back Banquet Room  (Pay as you enter)

 

Random Noise — May 2014

May 22, 2014
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Dennis Thompson

Dennis Thompson

Sorry I’m a bit slow here, I’m still trying to untangle myself from the net neutrality net. more…

April Meeting: April 24, 2014 12:00PM

April 21, 2014
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RF SPECIALTIES / NAUTEL

–HOSTED LUNCH PRESENTATION–

CLOVIS HOMETOWN BUFFET

Thomas Driggers, RF Specialties of California, Inc.   &  Ellis Terry, Nautel West Region Sales Manager

                            

    Ellis Terry

Ellis Terry has been doing RF sales in the West Region of the US since 1998. Prior to joining Nautel, Ellis worked at Harris and BE (Broadcast Electronics) in the same capacity.  Ellis also has an engineering background of 30 plus years having worked as staff engineer, Chief Engineer and Director of Engineering in Chicago, Washington DC, Houston, Boston, Los Angeles and San Francisco markets.
Ellis was also SBE certified as a Broadcast Technologist and is a graduate of DeVry Institute, and holds a MBA from Chadwick University.
 

Tom Driggers

Tom Driggers provides broadcast engineering services and web design services.  In addition, he handles equipment sales with RF Specialties of California, in the Central California region, and RF Specialties of Washington, Inc. in the Pacific Northwest region.  Tom’s 35 years of experience in radio and television, began when he entered the broadcast industry at age 13.  From small to major markets, Tom has designed, built and maintained everything from studios to high power transmitter facilities.  He has complete end-to-end knowledge and experience in all functions of a broadcast facility, including building construction and modification, computer/IT, audio, video, RF, preventative maintenance, procedure, documentation and FCC law compliance. Tom has also owned and operated radio stations
 
–Your chance to meet Ellis Terry and Tom Driggers is, Thursday April 24th, at the HomeTown Buffet in Clovis.  This hosted lunch presentation from RF Specialties and Nautel is the April meeting for Central Valley SBE chapter 66.  Meet in the back Banquet room.

SBE Jubilee Project Deadline is April 30

April 18, 2014
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If your SBE certification expired after January 1999, apply to have your certification re-instatednull

Since April 1, 2013, the SBE has offered an opportunity to those who have allowed their SBE certification to lapse to reinstate it without taking an exam. more…