Welcome to 2012 ! Lots of news this month…. Contrary to what we were hearing, the FCC did not release their new EAS Rules…so the waiting continues. We do know that FEMA has been testing the new IP based national system called IPAWS open. For those of you that have Dasdec EAS equipment, you can…
Jim Dalke, Editor Your comments are welcome. Kris McGowan has announced her retirement after 25 years of service in the Seattle FCC District office. Kris began her FCC stint at the Seattle office as Public Affairs Specialist eventually moving to the top spot as District Director. During her tenure at the Seattle FCC office, Kris…
It was the grandest Christmas party ever! We had 70 members and friends attending the SBE Chapter 16 Christmas party Saturday night, December 17. Our honored guests were Kris McGowan and her husband Ken. Kris was presented with the Chapter 16 Crystal Tower award for her 25 years of service with the Seattle FCC office. …
by: Michael Scott, Certification Chairman Santa is on the way & the Turkey is definitely dead and buried. Winter is here and outdoor activities are on hold. Now is the time to validate your Networking Skills. Yep, -think Certified Broadcast Networking Technologist® (CBNT®) now and Certified Broadcast Networking Engineer (CBNE) – later…. Read on….. Certified…
Jim Dalke, CPBE National EAS Test The first National EAS test ever is now history. It looks like most stations in the Puget Sound area were able to forward the 30 second test pretty much as planned, quite like the routine RMT’s. The voice message was clear at the beginning, but marred by an underlying…
