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March 2013 Meeting Photos

April 24, 2013
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April Meeting: April 25, 2013 12:00PM

April 15, 2013
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-Hosted Lunch-  Clovis HomeTown Buffet

 

Walt Gumbert presenting from Rohde & Schwarz one of the world’s leading manufactures of test & measurement, communications and broadcasting equipment.

Solid State technology vs. IOT technology — Where we stand today

 Join us for a discussion of the latest technologies being considered for high efficiency solid state design, including Doherty.  It may be possible to reduce your power bills up to 50% when compared to classic designed transmitters

Learn how Rohde & Schwarz is implementing such technology in its medium and high power transmitters.

 

–Your chance to see Walt Gumbert’s presentation on power amplifier efficiency is Thursday April 25th, at the HomeTown Buffet in Clovis.  This hosted lunch presentation from Rohde and Schwarz is the April meeting for Central Valley SBE chapter 66.

 

 

NAB2013 Show Recognizes NAB Members

April 14, 2013
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Last week’s NAB Show in Las Vegas was attended by more than 92,000 people. Among them were quite a few members of the SBE, and several of those were recognized for their contributions to the industry or the SBE. more…

SBE Webinar Series

April 13, 2013
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IP Multicast Webinar April 25

IP Networking, part 6, an Introduction to IP Multicast is the next webinar from the IP Networking series. It will be conducted live on Thursday, April 25 from 2 to 3:30 pm ET. more…

SBE Certification Expired? Then Read This!

April 12, 2013
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Reinstate your expired certification

For one year from April 1, 2013 to April 30, 2014 you will have the opportunity to have your expired certification re-instated.
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FCC Releases Nationwide EAS Test Final Report

April 9, 2013
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An update by SBE EAS Education Committee chair, Scott Mason, CPBE, CBNT

Within the last week, the FCC released the document, “Strengthening the Emergency Alert System (EAS): Lessons Learned from the Nationwide EAS Test.” This is basically the FCC’s report card to the public on the results of the nationwide test, held on November 9, 2011. more…

March Meeting: March 28, 2013 12:00PM

March 25, 2013
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DIGITAL BROADCAST

Presentation and Hosted Lunch

at the Clovis HomeTown Buffet

 
 IP Workflow
 Take Multicasting to the next level with DBI’s MediaFire IP solution

Presented by ARNOLD TAYLOR, VP Western Area Digital Broadcast

 

IP Worklfow – Take multicasting to the next level with DBI’s MediaFire IP solution. The only complete IP system of its kind, the MediaFire IP will automate, conform, manage, splice, playout, and monitor your station signals.
MediaFire IP allows stations to supplement additional channels with no additional hardware. IP workflows give stations the utmost in on-air control. MediaFire IP
supports MPEG2 and MPEG4 compressed ASI transport streams and video over IP as SPTS and MPTS.
Digital Broadcast’s MediaFire IP playout provides multichannel splicing of MPEG2 and MPEG4 media for direct feeds to cable or a transmitter. The MediaFire IP maintains the streamed MPEG network so that no baseband switching or keying is required. An IP multiviewer completes the suite for easy
monitoring of content anywhere in the plant.
 
Arnold Tayor has been with Digital Broadcast going on 10 years, first as an Area Manager for the Southwest based in Plano, TX and now a VP of the Western Area including the Southwest and Western Regions. Arnold is currently covering the Western Region in the absence of a Western Regional Manager.  Previously, Mr. Arnold worked for Ampex for over 13 years as a field service engineer, sales engineer, product manager, Manager of Product Management, and National Sales Manager.  In addition, he was the first VP/GM of Sony Broadcast, VP Worldwide Marketing RCA, Group President, Compact Video, President, CEO Quanta, President, CEO Rank Cintel.
 
–Your chance to see Arnold Taylor’s presentation on IP workflow is Thursday March 28th at the HomeTown Buffet in Clovis.  This hosted lunch presentation from Digital Broadcast Inc. is the March meeting for Central Valley SBE 66.

SBE is at NAB

March 22, 2013
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The NAB Show is less than three weeks away (April 6-11). If you’re attending, your schedule is probably starting to fill up. Be sure to leave time to drop by the SBE booth and attend the SBE Membership Meeting on Tuesday from 5:30 to 6:30 pm.NAB '12 more…

Deadline for SBE Membership Renewal is April 1

March 21, 2013
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A reminder that Friday, April 1 is the deadline for your SBE membership renewal. Renewing by the 1st will ensure that you continue to be a part of the only association dedicated solely to the professional development of the broadcast engineer and the field of broadcast engineering. more…

Recruit a New Member Through May 31

March 19, 2013
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Renew Online Now

The annual SBE Membership Drive began March 1 and runs through May 31. Though new members are welcome anytime during the year, this is an important time when SBE emphasizes membership recruitment. more…