KIXI-AM 880 50kW, Mercer Island, Seattle W7FDQ “Foxy Dog Queen” From the Staff of KIXI: Our thoughts and prayers are with the Nelskog family. Wally Nelskog was a Seattle Radio innovator and pioneer. He owned many radio stations throughout his lengthy career. Wally owned KIXI Radio from the 1960′s through the 1980′s. Many of us had an…
Kris sent this message to the SBE Chapter 16 remailer as her expression of thanks for the Crystal Tower Award presented to her at our 2011 Christmas Party. It is printed here with her permission and you are invited to express your appreciation of her service in the open comment section following. Jim Dalke, Chapter…
February 2012 Jim Dalke CPBE AMD 8VSB CBNT January Weather: Snow, Wind and Ice January was another month to remember. A monster storm hit Washington with a one-two-three punch with a lot of snow, winds, and ice. At the peak of the storm events, about 250,000 homes and businesses in the Puget Sound area were…
Recently, the EAS-WA remailer had an inquiry from Mark Allen, WSAB President, regarding station staff EAS training and responsibilities. We are posting Marks question here with some of the responses that were received about an important EAS issue. You are invited to respond with your comments below. Jim Dalke, Editor From: eas-wa-bounces@sea.sbe16.org On Behalf Of WSAB…
by: Michael Scott, Certification Chairman Sometimes I get lost in the “lets do it bigger and better” trap and forget some basic ‘house keeping’ stuff. Re-Certification! Several ways are possible and then if all else fails (Gasp!) re-test. Read on…. On another note: Bates Technical College has started a ‘Ham Club’ complete with a ‘Ham…
On the 11th of January we held our State EAS Committee (SECC) Meeting at the Sand Point at the offices of the National Weather Service. At some point in the meeting, WCM Ted Buehner mentioned that some weather was coming that we might want to be concerned about. As predicted we had snow. Not as…
Arthur Willets, Secretary This month’s presentation on UPS Systems and Power Management Fundamentals was brought to us by a trio of companies. Don Johnson and Dallas Dean of EATON, Mark Twietmeyer of URS Electronics Inc., and Terry Rockney of Duerfeldt Engineering Inc. were on hand to let the Chapter know about their businesses and products…
Sandusky Radio Seattle is seeking a Chief Engineer for their Seattle Radio Properties. The Sandusky group includes KIXI 880, KKNW 1150, KQMV 92.5, KLCK 98.9, KRWM 106.9. The following is the listing from the Sandusky website http:www.sanduskyseattle.com . There are more broadcast employment opportunities that can be accessed through the “JOBS” tab . CHIEF ENGINEER…
