If the fact that you’re now browsing the MARCH edition of the SBE66 Signal on APRIL FIRST seems apropos, what can I say? Sometimes things just work out that way, or as the case may be–just don’t work out. more…
If the fact that you’re now browsing the MARCH edition of the SBE66 Signal on APRIL FIRST seems apropos, what can I say? Sometimes things just work out that way, or as the case may be–just don’t work out. more…
Ellen Hyker, Manager of Client Relations and Services at Vislink, will be giving this months presentation at the SBE66 February meeting. Known as the former West Coast Engineer on the Sprint Nextel project, Ellen worked with over 110 stations, and a dozen independent production facilities to transition them from analog to digital in the BAS bands during the 5 year project. Formerly the Technical Manager of NBC Nightly News and the Today Show in New York, as well as the Field Operations Manager at KNBC in LA, and Director of Operations at WMAQ in Chicago, Ellen has over 30 years of broadcast experience in a variety of technical, operational and editorial roles.
FEMA has released the information necessary to allow CAP compatible EAS equipment to poll the IPAWS OPEN system. Once equipment manufacturers update and release their firmware for this new system, you will be able to enter the following URL, https://apps.fema.gov/ into your encoder/decoder. more…
The World Radio Communication Conference 2012 (WRC-12) concluded its deliberations this week with the signing of the Final Acts that revise the Radio Regulations, the international treaty governing the use of radio-frequency spectrum and satellite orbits. More than 3000 representing 165 out of ITU’s 193 Member-States attended the four-week Conference,
Key WRC-12 Highlights
Officer elections for Central Valley Chapter 66 of the Society of Broadcast Engineers were held at the January 2012 meeting at Luna’s Italian restaurant in Clovis, California.
Elected officers are as follows:
CHAIRMAN: KEN HOLDEN
VICE CHARIMAN: PAT FENNACY
SECRETARY/TREASURER: STEVE DRESSER
Newly elected officers for 2012:
KEN HOLDEN — Chairman
PAT FENNACY — Vice Chairman
STEVE DRESSER — Secretary-Treasurer