Society
of Broadcast Engineers
Chapter 124 - Portland & Salem Oregon,
Vancouver, Washington
Everything about Chapter 124 is summed up in the
April 2010 Newsletter
(below the list of advertisers)
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Editor/Webmaster:
Kent Randles K7YXZ - water_cooled at sbe124 dot org
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
A NOTE ABOUT E-MAIL ADDRESSES
In
order to prevent e-mail addresses from being "mined" by bots and then
spammed, there are no clickable links to e-mail addresses, or intact e-mail
addresses. For any addresses shown, substitute "@" for
"at" and "." for "dot." Thanks!
CHAPTER 124
MEETING IN PORTLAND
WHEN:
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NOTE: This months
meeting are one week earlier than normal to allow for NAB
Tuesday April 6th, Noon
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WHERE:
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Buffalo Gap Saloon & Eatery
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WHAT:
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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 (it streams, too!).all in one small
box.
(Lunch will be covered)
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PORTLAND MEETING INFO
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. Get there early, because after the Gap's rear
lot fills up, you'll be searching the narrow streets for blocks around to find
a place to park. 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
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Eugene, OR CHAPTER
76
The Eugene meeting is usually the day
after the Portland meeting.
Medford, OR CHAPTER
141
The Medford meeting is usually two days
after the Portland meeting.
LAST MONTH'S MEETING
Professional Video & Tape brought us Matt Robertson from Lectrosonics, who told us about much more than wireless mics and IFB's, and demonstrated the evils of companding.
NEXT MONTH'S MEETING
The
Taste of NAB Road Show - 2010
Complete info at http://www.tech-notes.tv/2010/01-Portland.htm
The 3-hour long show will be at:
Tektronix
Bldg 50 (Auditorium)
14150 SW Karl Braun Dr.
Beaverton
(Lunch will be covered)
THE YXZ REPORT
by Kent Randles K7YXZ CBRE
Senior Engineer, Entercom-Portland
Co-Chair, Portland/Vancouver LAECC
Chapter Secretary/Newsletter Editor
secretary at sbe124 dot org
DAVE YOUNG
From RL Garrigus: After
an 8-month battle with cancer, Bend Radio Group Engineer David Martin Young
passed away on Saturday, March 27, in Bend. He was 57 years old.. Read Dave's obituary here. Please visit http://www.niswonger-reynolds.com
to sign the electronic guest register for the family.
CHARLIE
RHODES ON THE FUTURE OF BROADCASTING
The
man who actually knows is speaking at the April 8th meeting of the Technology
Amateur Radio Club. Seating is limited,
see the flyer here.
He
has a great article, with a paragraph about Portland, here.
NORTHWEST
DINNER AT NAB
James
Keightley and others want all the Northwest engineers to get together for dinner
after the annual SBE Membership dinner on Tuesday April 13th.
REBUILDING A COMMUNITY FM STATION IN HAITI
From Mike Brown N7AXC
Thanks
to all who donated to help get the Haiti, radio station back on the air. It was right at the epicenter, and was
flattened.
Here's
a dispatch from Jim Ellinger (Austin TX), who was part of the delegation:
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Yes,
Radio Zetwal RZPF-93.5FM did indeed go back on theair Sunday March 21st, 2010,
2 months, and about nine days after the devastating 1/12/10 earthquake. Thanks to all who donated equipment, funds,
skills and sweat. Tower is back up to
60ft with new guy wires and hardware.
Operating with just one of the two FM antenna bays, (both re-hung)
because of reduced 100watt power. Station is licensed for 500 watts. Station operates with small genny for power
and a very simple plywood building. I
slept for 5 days in simple building built with good Canadian wood, built by
good Canadian soldiers.
Cold
water bucket baths. Water rationing, as
well as severe food shortages are the standard. The local spring stopped after
the quake. Another geographical mystery.
Very
nice Sign On Ceremony with many locals/leaders taking turns at the
microphone. Well documented, audio,
video, photos by Ernesto, myself, and Sony's great staff. I am sure many will
be posted on various websites.
Somebody
owes me a beer! ;0
cheers,
jim ellinger
sunburned CR guy
SAKS HQs
PaP, Haiti
Pictures here.
SOME
HISTORY ON HEALY HEIGHTS
Click
here for the newspaper clipping from
1960 (thanks to Craig Adams). The base
of the self-supporting tower on the left is only holding up a nice triangular
deck now. Of course the
"super-duper" tower WAS built 30 years later.
A COUPLE JOB OPENINGS AT OPB
http://www.opb.org/insideopb/careers/jobs/
"OPB seeks a skilled technical
director/audio engineer, primarily for our daily radio program Think Out Loud.
This position is temporary and on-call and earns $18 an hour to $30 an hour,
depending on qualifications."
Also, "OPB seeks skilled Master
Control Operators. These positions are temporary and on-call and earn $14.48 an
hour to $18.11 an hour, depending on qualifications."
More
jobs are listed on the SBE124 Jobs page.
A JOB OPEN IN PHOENIX, AZ, TOO.
Former KPTV/KPDX Director of Engineering Ed Williams has a
Maintenance Engineer opening in Phoenix.
Go here. More jobs are listed on the SBE124 Jobs page.
LIFE WITH HD RADIO
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.
Many
stations are busy budgeting for bigger FM HD transmitters now that they can
raise their digital power from1% up to 4% of analog power, and some filing for
for as much as 10% of analog power.
CLAY'S CORNER
SBE INTRODUCES THE SBE UNIVERSITY
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.
Get
info at http://www.sbe.org/WebinarsbySBE.php
SBE CERTIFICATION
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
- Certified Broadcast
Technologist (CBT)
- Certified Audio
Engineer (CEA)
- Certified Video
Engineer (CEV)
- Certified Broadcast
Radio Engineer (CBRE)
- Certified Broadcast
Television Engineer (CBTE)
- Certified Senior
Broadcast Radio Engineer (CSRE)
- Certified Senior
Broadcast Television Engineer (CSTE)
- Certified Professional
Broadcast Engineer (CPBE)
Specialist Certifications
- Certified 8-VSB
Specialist (8-VSB)
- Certified AM
Directional Specialist (AMD)
- Certified Digital
Radio Broadcast Specialist (DRB)
Exams
are given several times a year locally, and annually at the NAB Convention in
Las Vegas.
Exam schedule:
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June 4-14 |
Local Chapters |
April 16 |
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August 6-16 |
Local Chapters |
June 4 |
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November 5-15 |
Local Chapters |
September 17 |
For
information, e-mail our Chapter Certification Chair, Eric Margeson at
certification at sbe124 dot org, or go to http://www.sbe.org/cert_classif.php.
SBE HAMNET NOW HAS A SEPARATE
IRLP MEETING
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
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FREQUENCY COORDINATION
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.