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November 13, 2012
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SBE Operator Digital Handbooks

TV Operator CoverRadio Operator Book CoverThe Society of Broadcast Engineers has published handbooks for radio and television operators for more than 15 years and now they are available in digital format. The SBE Television Operators Certification Handbook and the SBE Certification Handbook for Radio Operators  can now be purchased through Amazon.com  and BarnesAndNoble.com.

October 2012 Meeting Photos

November 11, 2012
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Aditya Srinivasan, President, Tamscin Corp (front, left)  at the October HomeTown Buffet meeting. more…

SBE 66 October Meeting — Thursday October 25, 2012

October 21, 2012
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Innovative Video Networking – Disaster Protection/Recovery

Hosted Lunch Presentation – HomeTown Buffet  -CLOVIS-

12:00PM- 1:30PM

ImmediaTV technology “converts” video between compressed and uncompressed formats, as well as handling the various video transport options. more…

Watch the Annual National SBE Membership Meeting Live–October 24th

October 19, 2012
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This Wednesday the SBE will hold its 48th National Meeting in Denver, Colorado. If you can’t be there in person, you can watch the one-hour membership meeting via the Internet. more…

September 2012 Meeting Photos

October 18, 2012
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Meadow Lakes Picnic and BBQ  September 22, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Start now on your SBE Re-certification

October 18, 2012
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The SBE National Certification Committee has produced a brochure that you can use to help keep track of the activities you have completed during the 5 years of your SBE certification.

more…

August 2012 Meeting Photos

September 18, 2012
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Golden Eagle Charter

Univision Plaza

Fresno, CA.

 

 5:55AM Saturday, August 25th, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heading to San Francisco.

Coffee is Served by Mr. Ken Holden

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Mr. Pat Fennacy serving Coffee. . .

Says His Container is a “Special” Brew

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The CITY

Forecast: Cool and FOGGY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Twin Peaks

 

Sutro Tower

Parking Lot

 

Greeting our

Tour Guide,

Eric Dausman

  but . . .

  “Where’s

the Tower?”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just Follow

these Cables to the

Tower Leg and then Look

Up Through the FOG

 About 900 FEET  !!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Eric

Demonstrates the

 Sutro Antenna

Control Panel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 STILL FOGGY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Ken asks:

“How Many

 Combiners

 Does it Take

to Run This Place?”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The SBE

 Gang Loose

 on the Roof

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 “I Think

 I Can See

 Another

 Fifty Feet

 of the TOWER !”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 BIG

 Generator

 Room

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 This Guy

 Will Try

 to Sell You

 ANYTHING !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Rych Withers asks:

 “Isn’t there

 suppose to

 be a BIG

 tower here

 somewhere?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Wally and

 Chin Bring

 Out the Dogs

 to Find the  Sun

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lunch at

Fuddruckers

After the Tour

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  How He Manuvered

that BIG Bus Through

Those small Streets was Amazing!

 

Safely there and Safely Home

Our Driver:  VINCE

Meadow Lakes BBQ/Picnic and Transmitter Tour

September 16, 2012
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Don’t let these guys fool you–

Barbecue is always better than microwave

Saturday, September 22, 2012  12:00pm – 3:00pm

Meadow Lakes Picnic Area

 OK, so the deep-barrel BBQ is a bit slower than the microwave, but oh so tasty! more…

The CALM Act: How to Keep Your ‘Calm’ as the Deadline Approaches

September 11, 2012
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Loud Commercials

Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) rules will soon require commercials to have the same average volume as the programs they accompany.  In the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act, Congress directed the FCC to establish these rules, and they will go into effect on December 13, 2012. more…

2012 Audio Loudness Management Seminar Series, hosted by SBE and ATSC

September 10, 2012
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Loudness measurement, processing technology and more – Audio Loudness Seminar in LA

Dates and Locations

September 27, 2012 – Los Angeles, CA more…