The big story in July had to be the tragedy in Aurora, Colorado. It was interesting to watch all the networks scramble to cover the story….Hopefully we won’t have another one of these. August has some special meaning for me as it was back on August 1, 1961 that I got my first full-time job…
The SBE Chapter 16 Family Picnic returns to the KOMO-AM transmitter site on Vashon Island, Saturday, July 28 starting at noon. Later in the afternoon there will be a beach party with the traditional campfire treat, Smore’s at the KVI-AM beach. BSW will be sponsoring the picnic and Hatfield and Dawson Engineers will be providing beverages.…
Westlake 1963 Westlake Electronic Supply is celebrating 60 years of service to the Northwest communications industry. In celebration of service since 1952, Westlake is holding a big Party and Trade Show July 26 from 2 to 10 pm at the Columbia Winery in Woodinville. Westlake Supply has been in the capable hands of the Granard…
Jim Dalke, CPBE AMD 8VSB CBNT With the June 30 EAS-CAP deadline history, the next generation of Internet enabled EAS technology is upon us. June 30 was the official FCC deadline for broadcasters to have their new EAS ENDECs installed and monitoring for CAP(Common Alerting Protocol) alerts over the internet from FEMA’s Integrated Public Alert…
SBE Chapter 16 member Tom McGinley has a cover story in the current issue of Radio World (July 4) on developing FM radio transmission technology. In the article, Tom raises the question: Does FM single-sideband suppressed-carrier (SSBSC ) modulation outperform conventional double-sideband suppressed-carrier modulation? Tom says that observers say the evidence in favor of FM…
Arthur Willetts, Chapter Secretary What a grand luncheon it was, hosted by Buck Waters of Broadcasters General Stores (www.bgsfl.com) and consisting of a excellent presentation by Chris Crump of Comrex (www.comrex.com) about advanced remote broadcast equipment and the convergence of radio, tv, and IP. According to Chris, cellular companies are gearing up for a predicted…
by: Michael Scott, Certification Chairman The following two ‘certifications’ are ‘stand-alone’, however they are also a ‘specialist-certification’. Many technicians are in related fields – not directly associated with Broadcasting & RF. Consider either as a statement of your commitment to Professionalism or an enhancement to your certification achievements. Certified Audio Engineer® (CEA®) and Certified Video…
Ken Broeffle is taking a position as Director of Engineering and IT for KUNC, Community Radio for Northern Colorado on August 6th. Ken was recently elected as Vice Chairman of SBE Chapter 16. We will miss Ken here as a longtime SBE member and a leader in the Northwest broadcast engineering community. Ken served several…
