Everything about Chapter 124 is summed up in the monthly
March 2010 Newsletter
(below the list of advertisers)
| Representative | Web site |
Business
card |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Abbott | Belden Electronics Division |  |
| Michael Bach WB6FFC |
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| Larry Bloomfield KA6UTC |
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| Al Jason | Harris Broadcast (Radio) |  |
| Tom Franklin | Norcom |  |
| Edward Forke | Shively Labs |  |
| Matt Granard | Westlake Electronic Supply |  |
| Joe Harrington | Harrington Tower Services |  |
| Gray Hearting | Gray Frierson Hearting & Associates |  |
| Bryan Jones | Broadcast Electronics |  |
| Matt Leland | Dielectric |  |
| John Pierce | Tektronix |  |
| Robert Rogers | Broadcast Tower Services |  |
| Larry Sayer | Rohde & Schwarz |  |
| Debbie Storz | Econco |  |
| Ellis Terry | Nautel |  |
| Bob Trimble N7IYI |
RF Specialties |  |
| Michael Troje | Continental Electronics |  |
| Brian Walker | Professional Video & Tape, Inc. |  |
Snail mail:
SBE Chapter 124
PO Box 1727
Portland, OR 97207-1727
You may use excerpts if attributed to the original
source and
"Water Cooled Newsletter" SBE Chapter 124, Portland, OR
In order to prevent e-mail addresses from being "mined" and then spammed, there are no longer clickable links to e-mail addresses, or intact e-mail addresses. For the addresses shown, substitute "@" for "at" and "." for "dot." Thanks!
| WHEN: |
Tuesday March 9th, Noon |
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| WHERE: | Buffalo Gap Saloon &
Eatery 6835 SW Macadam (at California) Portland 503-244-7111 |
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| WHAT: |
Professional Video & Tape will bring us Matt Robertson from Lectrosonics, who make much more than wireless mics and IFB's.
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The Eugene meeting is usually the day after the Portland meeting.
The Medford meeting is usually two days after the Portland meeting.
The Portland meetings are on the second Tuesday of every month. Everyone is welcome to attend the meetings. When you get to the Buffalo Gap, go in the SW California St. side door, turn left, and go upstairs. We have the whole upper floor, which has its own bathrooms. For more information on Chapter 124 in Portland/Vancouver/Salem, contact Chapter Chair Ev Helm, e-mail chairman at sbe124 dot org, or call him at 503-977-7752. For a map and directions see http://www.sbe124.org/SBE124_maps.html .
Kevin Clayborn, Orban/CRL North American Sales Manager, spoke about recently passed Federal legislation and its possible impact on broadcasters: namely the CALM Act (HR1084, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation), and what it means when Congress passes laws not entirely based on science. Mainly, an unclear mandate that depends on the FCC to make it clear enough to enforce.
NOTE: The April meeting will be one week earlier that usual, on April 6th, to avoid NAB Las Vegas.
NewTek Factory Rep, John Strauch, will be displaying the latest HD solution for Portable Live Production. Three cameras, virtual sets, HD Editing, and much more all in one small box (it streams, too!).
(Lunch will be covered)
by Kent Randles K7YXZ CBRE
Senior Engineer, Entercom-Portland
Co-Chair, Portland/Vancouver LAECC
Chapter Secretary/Newsletter Editor
secretary at sbe124 dot org
From Everett Helm: Larry Bentley was working for Western Oregon University when he passed away last November 9th. Larry worked for OPB in Engineering and Production from 1988 until July of 2002. Read Larry's obituary here.
From Mike Brown N7AXC
Austin Airwaves and AMARC are seeking the following items to help with putting Creole language community radio station Radyo Zetwal Peyizan "Radio Star of the Peasants" back on the air at 93.5 FM in Fondwa, Haiti. The station was completely destroyed with loss of life, following the devastating 1/12/10 earthquake. (Imagine a partially collapsed studio building that no one dares to enter, with two of your co-workers bodies still inside.)
http://www.youtube.com/janeregan#p/a/u/1/hA_nXAWMXxc
http://www.amarc.org/index.php?p=Haiti_solidarity_EN
http://www.amarc.org/index.php?p=home&l=EN
Equipment Requested by RZP-FM Fondwa, Haiti 3/2/10:
One 8 channel and one 4 channel audio mixing board
Three studio cassette players and three studio CD players
Four studio quality microphones
Related hardware: audio cables, stands, anti-pop screens, ext. cords,
power strips, etc
Four small fans and four LED lights, (no incandescent bulbs)
Small electronics work kit with soldering gun, RCA and XLR connectors,
supplies
Solar/hand crank radios (NO battery powered radios)
2 sets of amplified speakers
Two PCs and/or laptops loaded with software for audio production,
(Adobe, Sound Forge, Adobe Audition, Cool Edit Pro, or similar)
Blank cassettes and recordable CDs
Two heavy duty, lockable, wheeled “cargo boxes” for shipping
Heavy duty cable and locks for securing generator and boxes,
Contact: Jim Ellinger at Austin Airwaves 512-796-4332 or jimedia at grandecom dot net before March 15th.
Visit: www.austinairwaveshaitiproject.com
Mike notes that
--Small consoles and laptops would be preferable.
--Even old used XLR connectors that have been snipped off may be OK
--PC amplified speakers may be OK
--They use 120VAC like the rest of the Western Hemisphere [60 Hz?]
From Everett Helm: I would like to make note of our position posting for Maintenance Engineer in La Grande. We hope to have the posting done tomorrow [Friday 3/5], at http://www.opb.org/insideopb/careers/jobs/, but definitely before our Tuesday meeting.
Bob Gonsett W6VR, who has put out the CGC Communicator in various formats for the last 35 years, is going back to a once a month e-mailed newsletter. Most of the weekly contributions, i.e.: Letters to the Editor, will now be available at http://www.earthsignals.com/press/. Chapter 124 Vice Chair Phil Kane K2ASP, Esq., P.E. has contributed a lot in the past. You can see the newsletters back to 1996 at http://www.bext.com/_CGC/contents.htm.
There are a few 8 and 9-tower AM arrays in the U.S. and Canada, mainly to protect the countries' stations from each other. But there is one famous one that is still on the air in Dallas on 1190, which is now KFXR. It uses twelve 87.2 degree (electrical length) towers at night. Six pairs of towers. You can see the technical details here, and the story and picture by Scott Fybush at http://www.fybush.com/site-021107.html.
Now, a guy wants to put on a 12-tower station in the Fresno, CA suburb of Easton. But, each of the 12 towers is a different electrical length, ranging from 80.4 to 101.8 degrees. Four groups of 3 towers. Technical details here.
There are 12 FM HD signals (nine with HD2, one also with HD3) and three AM HD signals on the air in the Portland market. Go here for a complete list.
There are now over 1000 multicast stations and 100 HD Radios to choose from. See http://www.hdradio.com/buyers_guide.php.
The Society of Broadcast Engineers has
announced the opening of the SBE University; a series of on-line, on-demand
courses designed to bring expert instruction on a variety of technical
radio and television topics to broadcast engineers at an affordable price.
Beat the recession with these all-new, affordable "nuts and bolts" courses available to take anytime at your convenience. No travel, hotel or other costs to eat up your limited training budget, these courses are developed by experts for the SBE.
The Society of Broadcast Engineers offers numerous levels and types of certifications for broadcast technicians and engineers.
Operator Level Certifications
Broadcast Networking Certification
Engineering Level Certifications
Specialist Certifications
Exams are given several times a year locally, and annually at the NAB Convention in Las Vegas.
Exam schedule:
| Exam Date/Window | Location | Application Deadline |
| April 13 | NAB Las Vegas | March 16 |
| June 4-14 | Local Chapters | April 16 |
| August 6-16 | Local Chapters | June 4 |
| November 5-15 | Local Chapters | September 17 |
For information, e-mail our Chapter Certification Chair, Eric Margeson at certification at sbe124 dot org.
From Jack Roland KEØVH
The net meets on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month (except in August) at 10 AM Pacific Time. In Denver on the WA2YZT repeater, on 146.805 and 447.175 with a pl of 186.2. AND, through the Internet Radio Linking Project on the Denver Reflector Node #9615.
To find a node in your area you can go to the www.irlp.net website, click on the "Node Info" on the left, then click on the "List of nodes and frequencies" in the middle of the page. In a moment a full list of node numbers, cities, countries and the like will appear and do a page search for you city. When the node is highlighted click on the node number and that repeater information will appear, usually with contact information of the trustee/repeater owner. When you have done this and are able to access your node (usually at 4 digit code on the local repeater unless it is a closed club system), you will want to connect to the Denver Reflector Node #9615. . See also www.wa2yzt.com
If you need further help contact me at KEØVH at qsl dot net .
[The participating Portland node is 3420, N7PIR at 440.450 with a PL of 103.5 Hz, now located on the Skyline Tower. SBE 124 <1 GHz frequency coordinator Mike Steiner KD6LVP is the trustee. See http://www.qsl.net/n7pir .]
For southwestern Washington and ALL of Oregon: >1 GHz call Ev Helm W7EEH at 503-977-7752, fax 503 293-4877, or e-mail microwave at sbe124.org; <1 GHz call Mike Steiner KD6LVP at 503-235-8517, fax 503-231-4624, or e-mail under1gig at sbe124.org.
You can browse the database at http://www.sbe124.org/part_74/.
If you are not IN the database, you are NOT coordinated.
At noon on the second Tuesday of every month, broadcast engineers in Portland meet at The Buffalo Gap Saloon & Eatery, 6835 SW Macadam (at SW California), 503-244-7111. Enter on the California side, take the first left, and go up the stairs. We have the entire 2nd floor and our own bathrooms. Get there early, because after the Gap's lot fills up, you'll be searching the narrow streets for blocks around to find a place to park. For more information on the restaurant see http://www.thebuffalogap.com . For directions, go to http://www.sbe124.org/SBE124_maps.html. For chapter information call Chapter 124 Chair Ev Helm at 503-977-7752, or e-mail chairman at sbe124 dot org. As usual, anyone, member or not, is welcome to attend.
