|
Connecting Our Future |
|
Society of Broadcast Engineers - Career Advancement Newsletter April 2012 |
|
|
| Did you know? | |
There were 73 jobs posted to JobsOnline last month?
|
|
Contact Information |
Certification Director Education Director |
|
|
| New Certification Available! | |
The first exams for the CBNE will take place during the
CBNE CertPreview is ready for download.
If you have considered taking the Certified Broadcast Networking Engineer certification and wonder what the exam will be like, then consider purchasing the download or CD of the SBE CertPreview for CBNE.
The SBE CertPreview for CBNE will have 50+ multiple-choice questions that will help prepare you for the multiple-choice portion of the actual exam. Once you have scored your sample test, you can go back to the questions that you answered wrong. Here you will also find the reference book that relates to that particular question.
For more information regarding the new CBNE exam and study materials, see the CBNE article below.
If you have any questions, please contact the Certification Director, Megan Clappe. |
|
Webinars by SBE - live and on-demand | |
Featured Webinar by SBE - AM Directional Antenna Modeling
Presented by Cris Alexander, CPBE, AMD, DRB
This webinar provides 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.
Who Should Attend
- Engineers who are considering relicensing their arrays using MoM
- Those who operate MoM-licensed arrays that are facing biennial recertification
- Engineers who struggle with maintaining monitor points
- Operators of directional arrays with reradiators nearby
Date: May 10, 2012 ∙ 2-5 p.m. ET
Cost: SBE members - $79; non-members - $99
More Information and Registration |
|
|
|
|
 |
| CBNE - Certified Broadcast Networking Engineer |
For two years the National Certification Committee has developed a new certification. The Certified Broadcast Networking Engineer (CBNE) is a new engineering level networking certification. This certification will require a minimum of 5-years of broadcast engineering experience in order to qualify for the exam. The exam itself consists of 50 multiple-choice questions (this portion is open-book) and an essay question (closed book).
The first exams take place during the June 1-11 exam session with local SBE chapters.
The CBNE does not replace the Certified Broadcast Networking Technologist (CBNT). The CBNT is still a very relevant certification for entry-level networking individuals. The CBNE is an advanced level certification and therefore the content is more complex. This exam is intended for to those in the broadcast engineering field who work closely with networking. Preparation Materials To help prepare for the exam the SBE reccommends that you purchase the SBE CertPreview. This sample test software will give you an idea of what questions and topics will appear on the actual exam. The National Certification Committee supplied a list of books that were used when creating the CBNE exam. Some general areas of emphasis on the CBNE exam include: Audio/video over IP for broadcast, digital content management, video systems in an IT world, data transmission systems and practices, general PC hardware, interconnection, and backup. For more information click here.
Please visit the SBE website or contact the Certification Director, Megan Clappe, for more information. |
| SBE Leadership Development Course - July 31-August 2 | |
"I learned more about myself in three days than I have in the last 30 years!"
- Robbie Winter, CBT, CTO
The SBE Leadership Development Course challenges you to refine your leadership skills as you better understand and improve how you interact with others. This interactive program is equally beneficial for those who are already in management and for those without prior management or supervisory experience. Subjects include the managing conflict, a self-assessment on leadership behavioral style, generational differences in the workplace and much more.
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Cost: SBE members - $590; non-members - $640
More Information and Registration
|
|
|
|
| Webinars by SBE |
TV White Space Devices & Wireless Microphones - May 2 -2-3 p.m. ET
with Joe Snelson, CPBE, 8-VSB
SBE members - FREE, thanks to  ; non-members - $99
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.
AM Directional Antenna Modeling - May 10 - 2-5 p.m. ET
with Cris Alexander, CPBE, AMD, DRB
SBE members - $79 ; non-members - $99
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. |
|
SBE University - online self study courses available on-demand |
Author: Randy Hoffner
SBE members - $99; non-members - $139
The purpose of this course is to give the television engineer a solid grounding in the various aspects of video and audio for television, and to serve as a ready reference to the pertinent standards. This course provides an overview of video and audio for television, from the dawn of analog television broadcasting to today's digital television transmission. It is specifically aimed at television in the U.S., although, where appropriate, other world television systems are mentioned.
Subjects of the course include NTSC video and transmission; component video, analog resolution and aspect ratio; digital video and scanning formats; other SD and HD video characteristics; baseband signal interfaces; video compression for DTV; video storage; analog and digital audio; digital audio compression for television; and audio storage.
This course is for anyone who needs a good grounding in television video and audio, from the relative newcomer to the field who needs to learn all about how television video and audio work, to the experienced engineer who needs to know something about digital.
This course was written for the Society of Broadcast Engineers by Randy Hoffner. Hoffner is retired from ABC Broadcast Operations and Engineering West Coast, where he held the position of Manager of Technology and Quality Control. Prior to 2006, Hoffner spent a number of years at ABC BOE New York, where he worked on advanced television projects including HDTV and early film-to-720p video transfers, accomplished using data telecine transfer techniques.
Hoffner is a Fellow of SMPTE, and has served the Audio Engineering Society as Convention Chairman and Vice President, Eastern Region, US and Canada. He has authored a number of technical papers presented at SMPTE and AES conventions, and published in their respective Journals. For many years he has written a column, "Technology Corner", for the trade publication TV Technology.
|
|
|
