Next SBE Chapter 59 Meeting
When: Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Where: Johnson County Library, Cedar Roe Branch; 5120 Cedar St.; Roeland Park, KS 66205 (Behind Walmart)
Gather at 11:30 a.m., lunch at 11:45, meeting at noon
Program:
A New Tower. The University of Missouri radio and TV stations in Columbia, MO, KOMU and KBIA, built a new tower. Chris Swisher, senior manager of broadcast operations, KOMU 8, will discuss the project. He will guide us through the emergency replacement of a 778′ Blaw Knox tower and a VHF to UHF transition.
The chapter will provide pizza for lunch. When you arrive at the library proceed to the meeting room.
Future Meeting Programs:
Jan 10: TBD
Feb 14: TBD
LAWO – The Broadcast Industry’s Transition to IP.
At the May, 2020, monthly chapter meeting Austin Thomas gave a presentation on transitioning to IP based systems. The slides from the presentation are here (53 MB):
https://www.sbe59.org/files/special/Lawo_RealWorldIP_Mary2020.pdf
OCCU-TEC Fuel Management
At the August, 2019, monthly chapter meeting Brendon Butler and Jason Swan of OCCU-TEC Inc. presented a program on fuel maintenance for backup generators. The slides from the presentation are here:
https://www.sbe59.org/files/special/OCCU-TEC_Aug2019.pdf
Rohde & Schwarz Transmitter Technologies
At our May, 2019, monthly chapter meeting Don Backus gave a presentation on Rohde & Schwarz liquid cooled transmitter technology and total cost of ownership. Here are some of the slides from his presentation:
https://www.sbe59.org/files/special/LiquidCooled_TCO_May2019.pdf
Kansas City Shuffle – November 2017 Program
At our monthly chapter meeting on November 8, 2017, chapter member and broadcast consultant Greg Best gave a presentation on the 2017 FCC spectrum auction’s impact on the Kansas City television landscape. The slides from the presentation can be found here:
https://www.sbe59.org/files/special/Kansas_City_Shuffle_KC_SBE_Nov_2017.pdf
SBE 59 August Meeting – Wireless Spectrum
At the August monthly chapter meeting Chris Castro presented a program on wireless micrphones and spectrum coordination. Here is the powerpoint file for that program:
https://www.sbe59.org/files/special/SBE59_Aug2017_The%20Future%20of%20Wireless%20Mic.pptx
AMC 8 Transition Information
On February 8, 2017, Chris Childs of Satellite Engineering Group (SEG) gave a presentation to our SBE chapter on the AMC 8 satellite transition.
Here are his presentation slides:
https://www.sbe59.org/files/special/AMC8_Transition_Radio.pdf
He also supplied a link to another source of up-to-date information:
http://www.amc8migration.com/docs/RNUG_FAQ.pdf
National EAS Test Update (2016)
September 28th 1:20 PM central time…..that is the official date and time for the next National EAS test.
The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has officially published notice that all EAS Participants are required to participate in the nationwide test.
In case anything arises to delay it (such as a real emergency, during which a test could cause confusion), a secondary test date is set for Oct. 5.
Items stations must take care before that date….
- Make sure your EAS equipment is programmed with the new national location code of six zeros (000000). This new code covers every state and county in the United States and should be programmed with National Periodic Test (NPT) event code. Deadline to have the new code programmed is July 30th.
- All EAS Participants must register with newEAS Test Reporting System. Click on ETRS registration page (you must have station FRN user name and password to enter this page).
You will be emailed a special user name and password for use to access the forms. You must file ETRS Form One by Aug. 26. Form two will be filed on the day of the test (September 28th) and form three must be filed by November 14th.
- Check you EAS logs to make sure you are receiving theIPAWS Required Weekly Test(RWT) each Monday at 11:00 AM local time.
“The test message will clearly state that the alert is only a test of the EAS,” the FCC bureau stated. “FEMA’s alert will be transmitted in English and Spanish and include both audio and the text of the test message, which can be used to populate an accessible video crawl. These improvements will help ensure that all members of the public, including non-English speakers and individuals with disabilities, will receive emergency information.
This information is courtesy of Larry Wilkins, Alabama Broadcasters Association
American Tower Corporation TV Repack Program
Our monthly meeting on May 18, 2016, was hosted by American Tower at one of their Kansas City area sites. They presented a program about the FCC’s spectrum auctions and the TV repacking to follow. Here are the slides from that presentation:
https://www.sbe59.org/files/special/ATC_Kansas%20City_MarketPresentation_May%2018th%202016.pdf
DTV Transmitter Efficiency Presentation (August, 2014)
At the regular chapter meeting in August, 2014, Perry Priestley of Anywave Communication Technolgies gave a presentation on DTV transmitter efficiency. Here are the slides from that presentation in PDF form:
https://www.sbe59.org/files/special/Anywave SBE Presentation 2014.pdf
Oklahoma First Informer Broadcasters Act
At the May, 2014, monthly chapter meeting a new piece of legislation in the neighboring state of Oklahoma related to broadcasters and emergency situations was discussed.
The final version of the act can viewed on-line here:
https://www.sos.ok.gov/documents/legislation/54th/2014/2R/HB/3156.pdf
Further research showed that a similar bill was being considered this year in Missouri:
http://house.mo.gov/billsummary.aspx?bill=HB1582&year=2014&code=r
The Missouri House Bill 1582 “First Informer Broadcasters Act” will have to be taken up this fall as the Missouri Legislature ended its session on Friday, May 16th (2014). The bill “establishes certification (for) radio and television broadcasters under the “First Informer Broadcasters Act” in order to prepare for and respond appropriately to an emergency or disaster.”
Science Pioneers
At the October, 2013, SBE meeting Kirk Chestnut mentioned a local organization that is involved in promoting science, mentoring, and hosts a city-wide science fair that is in need of judges/volunteers. Here is a link to their website:
http://www.sciencepioneers.org
Here is a link to the volunteer sign-up page:
http://www.sciencepioneers.org/support/volunteer-information-sign-up-form
The Double Slit Experiment
At the monthly meeting on October 9, 2013, chapter member John Gray gave a presentation on quantum physics and the double slit experiement. Below are links to some YouTube videos on the topic presented by Richard Feynman.
Presentation from 1964 (worth it just to watch the intro):
Four part Feynman lecture from 1965 (each is a little over an hour long):
Part 1: http://youtu.be/eLQ2atfqk2c
Part 2: http://youtu.be/kMSgE62S6oo
Part 3: http://youtu.be/jNNXD7fuE5E
Part 4: http://youtu.be/UigjOJm6F9o