Monthly Archives: January 2011

NW Broadcast Engineering Jobs

NW Broadcast Engineering Jobs

Your online Waveguide is now listing current technical job opportunities for the Pacific Northwest. Just click on “JOBS” in the top navigation bar. The list is a short summary of opportunities listed on the SBE National Website and Washington, Oregon, and Idaho Association of Broadcasters. Details on listings obtained from www.sbe.org are available to SBE…

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From the Chair – Feb 2011

From the Chair – Feb 2011

First of all – A great big thanks for all of you that turned out for our last Chapter Meeting at the MoF.   The length of time you stayed and the questions asked were a good indication that we were on-target with this one.    This month, February 10th, we have a presentation that should be…

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Clay’s Corner – Feb 2011

Clay’s Corner – Feb 2011

Wow ! …Did this month go by fast or what?   For those of us up here in the PNW we had been led to think that this winter was going to be rough, i.e., lots of snow and cold.   It started out that way, however, of late, it’s been rather mild.   We had Alan Robinson…

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Canadian Offer to Buy Out Fisher Rejected

Canadian Offer to Buy Out Fisher Rejected

Jim Dalke, Editor: Fisher Communications has confirmed it received an unsolicited proposal from a Canadian company, Huntingdon Real Estate Investment Trust.  Huntingdon made the $220 million bid public after the Fisher board unanimously rejected the offer. The offer to acquire Fisher is unusual, raising questions about how the Canadian real estate investment company would deal…

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Certification News January 2011

Certification News January 2011

by: Michael Scott, Certification Chairman With a New Year… we are at another “Cross Road of time” — Yep, a time to be a Certified Specialist! Last issue we detailed the “Senior Broadcast Radio & Television Engineer Certifications” which required 10 years of working experience. This issue will explore the Specialist Certifications. Specialist Certifications To…

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From the Chair – January 2011

From the Chair – January 2011

Chairmans Letter for January 2011 From what I heard, it was a great party.   I’m talking about the recent SBE Chapter 16 Christmas Party.    The venue was different this year as our normal location at Ivars on Lake Union was not available.   This year we ventured South to South Center and the…

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Clay’s Corner January 2011

Welcome to Twenty Eleven. Coming up at this months meeting of Chapter 16 will be a very interesting program devoted to the changes coming to EAS in our State.   As you know the FCC has not yet released their new-revised Part 11 rules as the Feds continue to stretch out the date when all…

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From the Editor – January 2011

From the Editor – January 2011

Happy New Year!  2010 was as eventful as any I can remember.  Personally, my getting married in February to a wonderful bride after ten years of singleness topped my list.  In October, it was a month long sabbatical journey to the Ukraine to visit my family roots. 2010 was also a year of significant developments in the…

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