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Connecting Our Future |
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Society of Broadcast Engineers - Career Advancement Newsletter June 2012 |
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The Society of Broadcast Engineers has published handbooks for radio and television operators for more than 15 years and now they are available in digital format. The SBE Television Operators Certification Handbook and the SBE Certification Handbook for Radio Operators can now be purchased through Amazon.com and
BarnesAndNoble.com. |
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Show Off Your Hard Work | |
Wear your SBE Certification - If you currently hold an SBE Certification, you can purchase a corresponding SBE Certification Pin. The pin costs $12 each and is a great way to show what you have worked hard to accomplish.
   
   
 
If you have any questions, please contact the Certification Director, Megan Clappe. |
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SBE University - online self study courses available on-demand |
SBE members - $80; non-members - $105
An FM transmission system, at its most
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Click here for descriptions and pricing for all courses |
basic level, consists of the transmitter, the transmission line and antenna. There are many variables within these basic building blocks, including types and sizes of antennas, size and type of transmission line, and transmitter power output.
The variables in any given FM transmission system are many. They include factors such as antenna height versus ERP, antenna gain versus transmitter power, vertical plane radiation patterns, Brewster angle, Fresnel zone,polarization, site location and topography among others. This course examines each of these variables, the tradeoffs between cost and performance, antenna and transmission line types, installation and maintenance techniques and procedures.
Upon completion of this course, the student should have a clear understanding of the proper design, installation and maintenance of an FM transmission system.
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| SBE Certified | If you hold an SBE certification currently, consider adding the SBE Certified Logo to your business  cards, letterhead, resume, website or email signature.
In order to use the SBE Certified logo, you must also use your valid SBE certification designations after your name.
You may only use the official SBE Certified logo, that can be downloaded from the Press Resouces page on the SBE website. No variations or interpretations of this logo can be used.
If you currently don't hold an SBE Certification, take a look at the SBE Certification Levels page on the SBE website, it will give you all of the information regarding SBE Certifications as well as the applications.
Please visit the SBE website or contact the Certification Director, Megan Clappe, for more information. |
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SBE Leadership Development Course - save your spot today! | |
This intensive three-course challenges attendees to become better leaders through exercises with fellow broadcast engineers.
Here is an example of one of many exercises -
You would be surprised to learn what's really important to employees.
Date: July 31-August 2
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Cost: SBE members - $590; non-members - $640
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| Webinars by SBE |
with Wayne Pecena, CPBE, 8-VSB, AMD, DRB, CBNT
SBE members - $49 ; non-members - $69
More and more content consumers are turning to the Internet in their consumption of broadcaster content. This increased use of the Internet has also driven expansion of the Internet. Much of the expansion is occurring in an IPv6 only environment due to the shortage of conventional IPv4 address space. This webinar will introduce broadcast engineers to IPv6 and help equip them to make informed decisions about implementing IPv6 in their organizations.
At the conclusion of this webinar, attendees will have:
- An awareness of IPv6 networking technology (broadcast focused)
- A basic understanding of the current state of the industry in technology fundamentals and principles
- Knowledge to help in making an informed decision about implementing IPv6 in your organization
- Suggestions on where to obtain further knowledge
Wayne Pecena is the Assistant Director of Educational Broadcast Services in the Office of Information Technology at Texas A&M University. In this position, he serves as the Director of Engineering of TTVN: The Enterprise Videoconference and Data Network serving the Texas A&M University System and Public Broadcast stations KAMU-TV and KAMU-FM serving the Brazos Valley area. He is responsible for leading technology implementation for the enterprise network of the Texas A&M University System, supporting over 150 IP data locations and over 350 videoconference sites within Texas and internationally. |
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