Everything about Chapter 124 is summed up in the monthly
June 2008 Newsletter
(below the list of advertisers)
| Representative | Web site |
Business
card |
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| Tom Abbott | Belden Electronics Division |  |
| Robert Rogers | Broadcast Tower Services |  |
| Michael Bach WB6FFC |
Kathrein-Scala Division |
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| Wheatstone | ||
| Larry Bloomfield KA6UTC |
Larcan |
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| Al Jason | Harris Broadcast (Radio) | Al
Jason 530-676-0766 Phone 321-726-3296 Fax 530-363-0475 Cell  |
| Tom Franklin | Norcom |  |
| Edward Forke | Shively Labs |  |
| Matt Granard | Westlake Electronic Supply |  |
| Joe Harrington | Harrington Tower Services |  |
| Gray Haertig | Gray Frierson Haertig & Associates |  |
| Michael Johnson | Dielectric |  |
| John Pierce | Tektronix |  |
| Larry Sayer | Rohde & Schwarz |  |
| Lyle Garrison | Broadcast Electronics |  |
| Bob Trimble N7IYI |
RF Specialties |  |
| Brian Walker | Professional Video & Tape, Inc. |  |
| Michael Troje | Continental Electronics |  |
| Debbie Storz | Econco |  |
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 June 10th, Noon | |
| WHERE: | Buffalo Gap Saloon &
Eatery 6835 SW Macadam (at California) Portland 503-244-7111 |
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| WHAT: |
Lyle Garrison, Northwest Regional Sales Manger for Broadcast Electronics, will show off their line of transmitters, Audio Vault radio automation, and other topics. |
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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 .
LAST MONTH'S MEETING |
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The first stop of Larry Bloomfield's 2008 Taste of NAB Roadshow. Thanks to Tektronix for hosting, and Pro Video & Tape for providing lunch! See http://www.tech-notes.tv/2008/01-Portland.htm
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Mark Wronski of the Masstech Group will discuss managing file-based media content and implementing workflow. Masstech is "a developer of software and embedded hardware centered on a powerful core database to enable management, conversion, distribution, and sharing of digital content across IT storage and networking infrastructures." See http://www.masstechgroup.com/index.htm
by Kent Randles K7YXZ CBRE
Senior Engineer, Entercom-Portland
Co-Chair, Portland/Vancouver LAECC
Chapter Secretary/Newsletter Editor
secretary at sbe124 dot org
Metro East Community Media in Gresham, that has eight Comcast cable channels, has been awarded a CP for a new non-commercial FM station licensed to Brightwood. It will be at 91.1, with 380 Watts ERP, directional with several nulls:
Pattern
from http://www.fccinfo.com
Transmitter at 6068 feet above sea level, 1663 feet above average terrain, on the side of Mt. Hood near Timberline Lodge. This will put them on the dial between 90.7 KBOO and 91.5 KOPB-FM. See the app here. Read the short version of the Oregonian article here.
Holding at 12 FM HD signals (nine with HD2) and three AM HD signals on the air in the Portland market. Go here for a complete list.
The 10 dB power increase for HD FM seems to be gaining traction. Transmitter manufacturers are scrambling to come up with boxes that will put out that much digital power without breaking the bank.
Our gift-card-like TV Converter Box coupons arrived in the mail, with the return address of a PO Box in Portland! On the first piece of paper with the cards is a list of the locations of eight participating local retailers, including Radio Shack, Sears, Vern L. Wenger Video & Audio Company, Standard TV & Appliance, and Wal-Mart. On the front of the second page is a list of thirteen more online and telephone retailers, and a list of sixty-three coupon eligible converter boxes, six of which are capable of pass through. The current list is at http://www.ntiadtv.gov/cecb_list.cfm
From http://www.sbe.org/pub_sc.php#NewSpecialist
"This specialist certification will qualify an individual's knowledge of
digital radio broadcasting including audio processing, studio-to-transmitter
links and transmission of multi-channel digital program streams. The specialist
will include knowledge of importers, exporters, the various methods of combining
analog and digital transmitters to antenna systems, delivery of digital audio
signals and data to transmitter sites, transmitter emission mask measurements,
AM and FM FCC rules, monitoring of digital signals and bandwidth requirements
for AM antenna systems."
You have until April 18 (Friday) to apply to take an SBE Certification exam during the June 6-16 local exam window. See http://www.sbe.org/cert_classif.php. For the rest of the 2008 exam application and test dates, see the Calendar section near the end of this newsletter.
by Everett E. Helm W7EEH CPBE
Director of RF Engineering
Oregon Public Broadcasting, Portland
>1 GHz Frequency Coordinator, Oregon and SW WA
Chapter Chair
chairman at sbe124 dot org
More from Ev next month.
by Michael D. Brown N7AXC CSRE
Brown Broadcast Services, Inc., Portland
mike at brownbroadcast dot com
Hopefully, something next month.
From Jack Roland KEØVH
The net meets on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month at 10 AM Pacific Time. Locally 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, located on the Stonehenge Tower. Our own Mike Steiner KD6LVP is the trustee. See http://www.qsl.net/n7pir .]
For southwestern Washington and ALL of Oregon: >1 GHz call Everett "Ed" 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. After their lot fills up, you'll be searching the narrow streets for blocks around for a space, so get there early. For more information see http://www.thebuffalogap.com . For directions, go to http://www.sbe124.org/SBE124_maps.html. For chapter information call Everett "Ed" Helm at 503-977-7752, or e-mail chairman at sbe124 dot org. As usual, everyone, member or not, is welcome to attend.
