Dennis Thompson
It goes without saying, but I’m saying it anyway, It’s fire season, so keep those hilltop transmitter facilities as clean and clear as possible. more…
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Dennis Thompson
It goes without saying, but I’m saying it anyway, It’s fire season, so keep those hilltop transmitter facilities as clean and clear as possible. more…
Dennis Thompson
We’ll be taking a short break in the meeting schedule for the month of July. No gathering this month, but look for the SBE 66 gang to return in August (Thursday the 27th-TBA) and of course, more…
Dennis Thompson
The FCC has released a public notice that sets a July 9 deadline for all auction-eligible TV stations to file information on technical facilities. They have also released more…
Dennis Thompson
As expected the FCC has issued a memorandum opinion and order extending the deadline for TV stations to transmit audible crawls until November 30, 2015 more…
Dennis Thompson
If you’re used to those TV facility tours that make your hair stand on end (due to the RF in the air) our media facility tour for the upcoming April meeting may make you tingle, but in a different way. more…
Dennis Thompson
Beginning this month and concluding on May 31st, is the SBE’s annual Membership Drive. Now is the time to find the individuals that you work and do business with who can benefit from being a SBE Member. more…
Dennis Thompson
The fine people at the Society of Broadcast Engineers remind us that if you hold an SBE certification currently, consider adding the SBE Certified logo to your business cards, letterhead, more…
Dennis Thompson
Y2K, plus 15, and counting–all is well. Well, maybe not all that well. Last week a small drone crashed onto the White House lawn. One of those ‘quad copters’ that you can buy at Radio Shack. more…
Dennis Thompson
Well I didn’t hear any local fallout from the erroneous EAS/EAN alert message transmitted on a syndicated talk show that could have triggered a false alert at 11AM on Novmeber 9th. more…
Dennis Thompson
Congratulations to the crew of SBE66 for supporting our chapter at the monthly meetings. Nice to be the top dog out of the 117 chapters in the US! Special thanks to our Chairman, Ken Holden, who diligently reminded us (usually with a phone call) that there was somewhere we needed to be on the last Thursday of the month. His coordination of meeting hosts and site preparation for presentations has certainly paid off. We’ve had some great gatherings with informative presentations and good fellowship. It’s nice to know that the 50-something broadcast market guys can compete with the top ten. Check the link to the SBE National Awards Dinner streamed video (held on October 8 in Verona, NY)) in this Newsletter. more…
