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Connecting Our Future |
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Society of Broadcast Engineers - Career Advancement Newsletter March 2012 |
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| Did you know? | |
If you are an SBE member, you will need to renew your membership
by April 1, 2012. |
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Contact Information |
Certification Director Education Director |
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| Certification exams April 17 in Las Vegas |
 If you would like to take an exam during 2012, you must first send in your application.
If you are attending NAB, take this opportunity to take a certification exam. The SBE certification exams will take place at the Las Vegas Hotel and Casino on Tuesday, April 17 from 9:00 AM to Noon. You must first apply for the exam. Applications must be filled out and sent to the SBE National office by March 23, 2012.
2012 Certification opportunities If you are interested in SBE certification, but you are not sure which certification is right for you, visit the SBE website to review the different levels of SBE certification.
If you have any questions, please contact the Certification Director, Megan Clappe. |
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Webinars by SBE - live and on-demand | |
Featured Webinar by SBE - TV White Space Devices and Wireless Microphones
Presented by Joe Snelson, CPBE, 8-VSB
The FCC is now allowing unlicensed wireless devices to operate in vacant, or TV White Space, channels as well as accommodating unlicensed microphone use. This webinar provides an overview of what the FCC has authorized for unlicensed devices and how this will impact the daily operations of a broadcaster, news organization or production company.
Presenting this webinar is Joe Snelson, CPBE, 8-VSB, Vice President for the Society of Broadcast Engineers. Snelson is currently Vice President of Engineering for the Meredith Local Media Group. He is a member of the National Association of Broadcasters TV Technology Committee. He also chairs the SBE National Frequency Coordination Committee, and serves on the SBE National Certification Committee.
This webinar is FREE to SBE members thanks to:
Date: May 2, 2012 ∙ 2-3 p.m. ET
Cost: SBE members - $0; non-members - $39
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| Preparing for re-certification |
The SBE National Certification Committee has produced a brochure you can use to help keep track of the activities you have completed during the 5 years of your SBE certification. Access the brochure here or the excel spreadsheet here.
If your certification expires July 1, 2012, please fill out the recertification application and send it in prior to 7/1/2012 to maintain your SBE certification.
If you are recertifying by professional credits, you will need a minimum of four categories and a minimum number of credits.
Upgrade your SBE Certification
If you currently hold a Certified Senior Radio Engineer (CSRE) or a Certified Senior Television Engineer (CSTE) certification and you have worked in the industry for at least 20 years, you may want to consider upgrading to the Certified Professional Broadcast Engineer (CPBE). There is no exam involved. You can find more information about the CPBE and applications
Please visit the SBE website or contact the Certification Director, Megan Clappe, for more information. |
| SBE Leadership Development Course - July 31-August 2 | |
Designed to take technically-adept people and instill in them sound leadership, supervisory and management skills, the SBE Leadership Development Course is equally beneficial for those who are already in management and for those without prior management or supervisory experience. This interactive course includes training in the dynamics of leadership, a self-assessment on leadership behavioral style, generational differences in the workplace and more.
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Cost: SBE members - $590; non-members - $640
More Information and Registration
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| Webinars by SBE |
with John Bisset
SBE members - FREE, thanks to  ; non-members - $39
Drawing from his experience as a chief engineer, and in writing Radio World's popular Workbench column, John Bisset will lead engineers through a series of inspections and tasks to prepare your site for warmer weather. Along the way, he will offer some engineering nuggets to improve your maintenance efficiency as well.
AM Directional Antenna Modeling - May 10 - 2-5 p.m. ET
with Cris Alexander, CPBE, AMD, DRB
SBE members - $79 ; non-members - $99
This webinar will provide a detailed overview of the modeling process, including base impedance matrix and sample system calibration measurements, model construction / calibration and derivation of operating parameters from the calibrated model. The FCC requirements for moment-method license applications will also be discussed.
SBE RF Safety Course - May 24 - 2:30-5:45 p.m. ET
with Richard Strickland, RF Safety Solutions
SBE members - $85 ; non-members - $125
This popular course on RF includes a new section on how to prove compliance at a broadcast site. Created specifically for broadcast station personnel, this course will benefit chief and assistant chief engineers, transmitter site engineers, ENG and SNG maintenance personnel and management that need to have an understanding of RF safety issues and regulations. The SBE is presenting this course in partnership with Richard Strickland of RF Safety Solutions. SBE chapters and companies are encouraged to secure a suitable training site where local members or employees can participate in the course. |
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SBE University - online self study courses available on-demand |
Author: Stephen Poole, CBRE, AMD, CBNT
SBE members - $80; non-members - $105
The audio processing that is available now is an order of magnitude better than the standards of just 10 years ago. It continues to improve, too. Many of the assumptions and techniques that were common with older processors are no longer valid. A state-of-the-art digital multi-band processor can execute billions of floating point mathematical operations per second, meaning that very complex algorithms can be applied to the audio in real time. These units can be driven (and can drive) much harder before audible distortion sets in and offer a phenomenal range of control over the final sound. You can literally adjust these for anything from no processing to obnoxious on-air loudness.
This course takes a practical, real-world approach to audio processing. Subjects include loudness and the human ear; the basics of broadcast audio processing; gain control; limiting and clipping; adjusting a wideband processor for voice; and multi-band processing.
Intermediate-to-experienced broadcast engineers who are already familiar with the basics of good broadcast engineering will benefit from this course. It is especially targeted to radio engineers, for whom sound is the primary marketable product.
This course was written by Stephen M. Poole. He is Market Chief Engineer for Crawford Broadcasting's Birmingham cluster of radio stations. A musician and broadcast veteran with three and a half decades of experience, he has also done professional sound and lighting, as well as contract programming and custom electronic design.
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