Ennes Workshop Kicks off NAB Show Tech Program SBE Events Abound at the 2015 NAB Show

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Society of Broadcast Engineers
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www.sbe.org Volume 28, Issue 2 • April 2015
SBE Events Abound at the 2015 NAB Show
With the NAB Show just days away, be Meeting sponsor Blackmagic Design), a
sure you include the many SBE events $300 gift card for Fry’s Electronics, restau-
on your convention calendar. While the rant gift cards and SBE beverage tumblers.
Ennes Workshop kick starts the convention You'll want to be one of the first in line
on Saturday, the highlight for SBE mem- as well, because the first 150 people at the
bers is the annual Membership Meeting, meeting will receive an SBE-logoed USB
which will be followed by a reception. The plug-in charger.
Membership Meeting will be held on Tues- The Membership Reception starts imme-
day, April 14, at 6 p.m. in room S228. The diately after the meeting at 7 p.m. also in
Membership Meeting brings you up to date room S228. There will be light snacks and
on all the SBE activities and programs, and drinks available. The SBE thanks the Sus-
it includes a recognition of SBE chapter taining Member sponsors of the Member-
certification chairmen who have achieved ship Reception for their support in making
milestone service years, and updates on the reception possible: Members enjoying the reception at the 2014
implementation of the society’s strategic Gold Sponsor: Emerson NAB Show
plan, programs and govern- Silver Sponsors: Comrex, Gepco/Gen- given away, courtesy of Emerson.
ment relations efforts. Ev- eral Cable, JVC Check the complete event schedule on
eryone attending will be eli- Bronze Sponsors: AC Video Solutions, page 8 of this issue. You'll find listings for
gible to win prizes, including Econco, Jampro, Potomac Instruments, several committee meetings, the board of
a Blackmagic Design Studio Sutro Tower, WideOrbit directors meeting, SBE certification ex-
Add the SBE Membership Camera (courtesy There will also be a prize drawing at the ams, and the daily booth prize drawing.
Meeting to your calendar. of the Membership reception. Five Fire HD 7 tablets will be See you in Las Vegas.
Ennes Workshop Kicks off NAB Show Tech Program
By Fred Baumgartner, CPBE, CBNT, Trustee, Ennes Educational Trust
On Saturday April 11, The Ennes Educa- some form of IP, along with all the ancillary and what role he has played with Ennes, the
tional Foundation Trust will present its control, monitoring, synchronization, and SBE’s educational efforts, PBS, and others.
20th program at the NAB Show in room S219. information functions. What isn't virtual- He has been widely recognized as a teach-
Over the years, the popularity of the program ized will reside on hardware with essential- er’s teacher, and if you haven’t been a stu-
has grown, attracting more than 300 broad- ly only that Ethernet connection, and the dent of Wayne’s, let me say simply that the
cast engineers for the day-long, largely tuto- wiring scheme will simply be to connect to
see ENNES WORKSHOP, p.9
rial program. Attendance requires a full NAB a software-defined network. This is a pro-
registration, and SBE members receive a foundly different kind of media facility – and
partner discount. PBS Techcon and PREC it's becoming real quickly. IN THIS ISSUE
attendees can attend with their badges.
Every year, we tackle the topic broadcast The Day's Plan 3 Membership Drive
engineers most need to know. This year, For some time, we have started the
3 Renew Your Membership
we look at the “All IP Facility.” It seems in- day early with a basic tutorial. This will be
evitable that BNC, XLR and other connec- our longest, deepest, and most unique.
4 Letter from the President
tors, as well as the linear, dedicated, real- Wayne Pecena will build an IP network
time content connections they represent, from scratch, troubleshoot it, optimize it,
6 Certification Timeline
will fade away in favor of the ubiquitous manage it, and all along the way teach-
Ethernet connection. Everything we do in ing us how to use what tools and proce- 8 The SBE @ the NAB Show
real-time or content transfer and transmis- dures, when and where. It’s impossible in a
sion seems destined to be imbedded in few sentences to explain just who Wayne is 10 TV Emergency Crawls
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Society of Broadcast Engineers
Board of Directors
Membership Drive in Full Swing
PRESIDENT
Joe Snelson, CPBE, 8-VSB Recruit a new member and help someone get the
Meredith Corporation | Henderson, NV
[email protected]
SBE Advantage
VICE PRESIDENT
Jerry Massey, CPBE, 8-VSB, AMD, DRB, CBNT In 2014, the Society of Broadcast Engi- sponsor. And for each Sustaining Member
Entercom Greenville, LLC | Greenville, SC
[email protected] neers celebrated its 50th anniversary. you recruit you'll receive five entries.
SECRETARY While the society was founded to serve the The grand prize winner will be awarded a
James E. Leifer, CPBE needs of our members, it's members like trip and full registration to the SBE National
iHeart Media - Miami | Boynton Beach, FL
[email protected] you who keep the society going. Meeting, held in conjunction with the Wis-
As an SBE member, you already know the consin Broadcasters Clinic, hosted by the
TREASURER
Andrea Cummis, CBT, CTO benefits of membership. Through educa- Wisconsin Broadcasters Association and
AC Video Solutions | Roseland, NJ
tional programs, industry representation, leg- Wisconsin SBE chapters, in Middleton,
[email protected]
islative efforts, frequency WI, Oct. 13 - 15, 2015.
DIRECTORS
Tim Anderson, CPBE, DRB, CBNE coordination, career ser- Get the Advantage: The prize package in-
Pantone 109 GatesAir | Mason, OH vices and of course the cludes round-trip airfare
[email protected]
most-respected certifica- for one, two nights stay
Benjamin Brinitzer, CPBE, AMD
iHeart Media | Charlotte, NC tion program, SBE mem- at the Madison Marriott
[email protected] bership offers many ad- West, and free admis-
Ted Hand, CPBE, 8-VSB, AMD, DRB vantages. sion to all national meet-
COX Media Group | Charlotte, NC
[email protected] Chances are you know ing and Clinic events.
someone who could also Other prizes include
Kirk Harnack, CBRE, CBNE
Telos Systems | Nashville, TN benefit from being an two Tascam DR-05 re-
[email protected]
SBE member. Perhaps corders courtesy of
John Heimerl, CPBE you know someone who BSW; a Comrex BRIC-
Fine Tuning Associates/H&A Inc. | Suffolk, VA
[email protected] frequently attends your Link II courtesy of Com-
Ched Keiler, CPBE, 8-VSB, CBNE chapter meetings, but rex; an FM-55 digital
E Three | Ft Lauderdale, FL has not joined. We're audio signal proces-
[email protected]
asking for your help in sor courtesy of Wheat-
Gary Kline, CBT, CBNT
showing your colleagues stone; four Maine lob-
Cumulus Media | Atlanta, GA
[email protected] the advantages of SBE membership, and sters courtesy of Dielectric; a barbecue set
Wayne M. Pecena, CPBE, if you recruit him or her during the Mem- courtesy of Tieline, a variety of shirts from
8-VSB, AMD, DRB, CBNE bership Drive, which runs until May 31, not Dielectric, DVEO, Heartland Video, and
Texas A & M University | College Station, TX
[email protected] only will the new member get the SBE ad- Tieline; glasses or mugs from Heartland
RJ Russell, CPBE vantage, you, as the recruiter, will benefit Video and the SBE; attendance to an SBE
Journal Broadcast Group - Tucson | Tucson, AZ as well. University online course; a copy of SBE
[email protected]
For every new member you recruit during CertPreview; and more.
Kimberly Sacks, CBT
CBS Radio - Washington D.C. | Lanham, MD the Membership Drive by having the new Two SBE chapters will be presented
[email protected] recruit list you as the sponsor on the new- Golden Recruiter Awards at the end of the
Eric Schecter, CBRE member application, you will receive $5 drive. This recognizes a chapter, one each
CBS Radio - Phoenix | Phoenix, AZ
[email protected] off your 2016 dues, up to $25. In addition, in the large and small chapter size divi-
your name will be entered into the mem- sions, that has the highest percentage of
Dennis Wallace, CBTE
Meintel, Sgrignoli & Wallace | Waldorf, MD bership prize drawing for items that have current SBE members participating in the
[email protected]
been donated by SBE Sustaining Mem- Membership Drive. Participation is defined
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT bers, affiliated book publishers and the as recruiting one or more new members.
Ralph Hogan, CPBE, DRB, CBNE
KJZZ-FM/KBAQ-FM | Tempe, AZ SBE. You receive one entry for each new, Help your colleagues get the advantage.
[email protected] full dues-paying individual member you Recruit them to join the SBE.
The Future of Wireless Video SBE NATIONAL STAFF
John L. Poray, CAE | Executive Director
[email protected] Renew Your Membership
Megan E. Clappe | Certification Director
[email protected]
Kristin Owens | Education Director The SBE dues renewal notices were you haven't seen your renewal notice yet?
Zero Delay Wireless Video [email protected] mailed to Members, Senior Members, Contact Scott Jones at the SBE National
Chriss Scherer, CPBE CBNT | Member Fellow Members, Associate Members and Office at 317-846-9000 or [email protected].
Communications Director
Student Members in February, and you Don't lose the benefits of SBE member-
[email protected]
should have received yours by now. You ship. Renew today.
Debbie Hennessey | Sustaining
Membership Manager can renew online at sbe.org, or return the
CQ
[email protected] renewal form by mail or fax. Renewing Certification Question
up to Scott Jones | Database Manager online is quick, easy and secure, and it's Answer on page 6
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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
By Joe Snelson, CPBE, 8-VSB
SBE President
[email protected]
The Experience That Counts as Education Don't Overlook Self Education
It’s hard for me to believe that the NAB talking about overlaying the red and blue tion as it was last year, which is on the north-
Broadcast Engineering Conference (BEC) images over the green as to not have what ern end of the second floor of the South
is just around the corner. By the time you we called the “comic strip” effect in the Hall near the escalators. Be sure to stop by
receive this edition of The Signal the NAB picture. Funny, that technique and say hello. And don’t for-
Show will be just days away. is sometimes used for special get to attend our Membership
The NAB Show has always been an ex- effects in television produc- Meeting, which will be held
citing time for me, as I’m sure it is for you tion using digital effects units. in South Hall meeting room
if you have attended the show in the past. We used to get that effect for S228. The meeting will begin
For me, this will be my 33rd consecutive free when the cameras were at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, which is
show and a total of around 40! I recall my fired up first thing in the morn- when the exhibits close for the
first NAB Show being in Chicago in a hotel ing. Honestly, I don’t miss day. Immediately following the
conference facility. Yes, that was the same those days, and I am glad to membership meeting we will
place where Ampex introduced its first see technology evolve. Again, hold a reception in the same
commercial quadruplex video recorder in I saw this technology in action room. This will be a great
the late 1950s. And, no, I wasn’t there for at the NAB Show. opportunity to visit with col-
that. I’m not that old. leagues for a time of refresh-
Through my years of attending the NAB From Experience ments and fellowship.
Show I can recall a couple of introductions Here is why I gave the previ- Looking back over the first
Various solid-state imaging
to new technology that were very impres- ous examples. I have always devices couple of months of the year,
sive for me as a young engineer in this considered the NAB Show a the SBE made available three
business. The first that I recall was one of part of my continuing education. This is new educational webinars. On February 4
the first solid-state frame where the broadcast and Alan Jurison of iHeartMEDIA presented a
synchronizers introduced multimedia engineer has webinar on HD Radio Advancements and
by NEC around 1973. We the opportunity to view Trends. This webinar was made available
don’t think much about first hand new technol- for free to SBE members. I am pleased to
that today as they are ogy and/or improvements report that we had more than 160 attend-
ubiquitous and relatively on current technology. If ees for this webinar. If you missed it live
inexpensive. The first one you are able to obtain full you can still view the webinar by going to
I saw occupied a full- registration for the show, the SBE website and clicking on the edu-
height equipment rack there are technical papers cation tab, then go to the On-Demand We-
and cost around $65,000! presented covering radio, binars section. This webinar is free to SBE
Nonetheless, it was im- television, multimedia and members courtesy of iBiquity Digital, who
pressive considering the more. That brings me to sponsored this event.
current analog technology my next point about the The second webinar, held on February
only yielded about 6.3% NAB Show that involves 19, covered ATSC 3.0 and was presented
of a video line of correc- the SBE. by Dr. Richard Chernock, chief science of-
tion versus a full frame. A As you know, the SBE is ficer at Triveni Digital. We had more than
few years later I worked proud to partner with the 56 attendees at this webinar. This webinar
vacation relief at ABC in NAB in putting together is a must for television engineers who have
Hollywood where they the Broadcast Engineer- heard of ATSC 3.0 but are not aware of all
A 1974 ad for the NEC FS-10 frame
had two of these frame syncronizer. Image courtesy of ing Conference. In fact, the benefits the standard will offer. This
synchronizers in opera- AmericanRadioHistory.com. the majority of those that webinar has also been archived and is also
tion. But I saw it first, however, at an NAB made up the planning committee for the available on the SBE website (same loca-
convention. BEC this year are SBE members. This is tion mentioned above) at a modest cost to
One of the other major technological the committee that evaluates the abstracts SBE members.
innovations I saw some years later at the of papers and selects those to be given at I will also mention that the goal of our Ed-
NAB Show was the introduction of a solid- the conference. ucation Committee is to make even more
state imaging color camera. Again, many One of the notable sessions, as always webinars available to our members this
don’t think much about it now, but some of during the BEC, is the all-day Saturday year. So, stay tuned!
us remember the hours we spent “register- SBE Ennes Workshop that is put togeth- April will be a busy month for many with
ing” color cameras, and we well recall one er by SBE member Fred Baumgartner, the NAB Show upon us. If you are able to
could never get it perfect. Don’t know what CPBE, CBNT. This is a well-attended attend this year please don’t forget our
I mean by registering a camera? I am not event and I encourage you to attend. It’s membership meeting on Tuesday followed
talking about filing paperwork of ownership worth arriving earlier to the convention. by a reception. And do stop by the SBE
with a vendor or government agency. I am The SBE booth will be in the same loca- booth and say hello.
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EDUCATION UPDATE
By Wayne Pecena, CPBE, AMD, DRB, 8-VSB, CBNE
Chairman, SBE Education Committee
[email protected]
Don't Overlook Self Education
As this issue of The Signal reaches your mailbox, I hope you to-the-point IP networking knowledge.
are beginning to pack your bag for a trip to Las Vegas for the And of course, your SBE offers numerous online webinars and
2015 Ennes Workshop and a week of the NAB Show. You can look SBE University classes on IP networking and numerous broad-
forward to an event-filled week, and the Ennes Workshop offers a cast engineering topics. I hope to see you in April at the Ennes
great way to start it. As you have probably seen, the Ennes Work- Workshop and the NAB Show, but if you are not able to attend,
shop will focus upon the IP-based broadcast facility. Presentations don’t overlook the many resources available to you to continue
will range from the practical aspects of building an IP network, to your own professional development.
the advanced, cutting-edge technology such as software-defined
networking. The IT world is well engrained into the modern broad- Bring an Ennes Workshop to Your Chapter in 2015
cast plant and IT knowledge has become a necessary skill and Now is the time to book your Regional Ennes Workshop for
knowledge area for the broadcast engineer. your SBE chapter or regional conference before the 2015 slots are
But, what if you are unable to attend the Ennes Workshop and filled. Don’t let this opportunity slip away. Contact Kristin Owens
the NAB Show this year? How do you keep up with ever-changing at the National SBE office for further information and to schedule a
technology, and especially that of the IT industry as applied to the regional Ennes Workshop at your next SBE event in 2015.
broadcast facility? I offer some thoughts regarding self-education Remember, learning is a continuous process for the technol-
and guiding your own professional development study program. ogy professional and certainly the broadcast engineer. Continuous
Self-education is an important part of one’s ongoing education. learning is a key trait of the successful technology professional
Your ongoing education program can be as simple as reading the and the SBE Education Committee is at work to bring you quality
many trade publications, and of course the Internet offers a wide professional development programs covering timely industry top-
range of resources. Some may be more valuable than others, but ics and delivered in several media!
there is not a lack of information. Here are some recommenda-
tions for the broadcast engineer in regards to a self-directed pro-
fessional development program with minimal cost involved.
A couple of Focal Press books first come to mind as appropriate
primers to the IP based broadcast technical facility. Audio Over IP:
Building Pro AoIP Systems with Livewire (Steve Church and Skip
Pizzi, Focal Press 2010) offers a great overview of the IP network-
ing technology behind the Livewire system. You can also expect
some specifics related to the Axia Audio products, but this text
offers a great foundation in the basics of IP networking as well as
the more advanced multicast technology that most AoIP systems
are based upon.
For the TV broadcast engineer, Planning and Designing the IP
Broadcast Facility (Gary Olson, Focal Press 2015) offers a wide
range of topics and considerations for the TV broadcast plant mi-
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CERTIFICATION UPDATE
By Megan Clappe
SBE Certification Director
[email protected]
LIFE CERTIFICATION Certified Professional Broadcast Engineer® (CPBE®) Certified Broadcast Radio Television Engineer™ (CBRTE) Certified Broadcast Network Technologist® (CBNT®)
David Davis, Arlington, TX – Chapter 67 Richard Garofalo, Park Ridge, IL – Chapter 26 David Davis, Arlington, TX – Chapter 67
Robert S. McNeal, Colleyville, TX – Chapter 67
Kenny Elcock, Honolulu, HI – Chapter 63 Marlin Jackson, Spokane, WA – Chapter 16 Tony Peterle, Miami, FL – Chapter 53
A Timeline of SBE Certification NEWLY CERTIFIED Wayne Murphy, Murrieta, CA – Chapter 131
CPBE®
2015 marks the 40th anniversary of the SBE Program of Certification NOVEMBER EXAMS 8-VSB Specialist™ (8-VSB™)
Mark Pace, Carrollton, IL – Chapter 55f
A lot can happen in 40 years. The SBE Program of Certification celebrates this
FEBRUARY EXAMS Certified Broadcast Radio Engineer™ (CBRE® ) Certified Broadcast Networking Technologist® (CBNT®) Certified Television Operator® (CTO®)
milestone in 2015. To illustrate how the program came to where it is now, we Clayton Heeren, Sioux Falls, SD – Chapter 74 Sheryl Bowin, Galion, OH – Chapter 52 Tom Bole, Las Vegas, NV – Chapter 128
Timothy Helmecki, Bristol, CT – Chapter 14 William Bowin, Galion, OH – Chapter 52 Michael DeLuca, Wethersfield, CT – Chapter 14
assembled this timeline of events in the program's history. Steven Mena, West Sacramento, CA – Chapter 43 Thomas Fisher, Henrico, VA – Chapter 60 Mark Chesterton, Vineland, NJ – Chapter 18
Scott Solko, Panama City Beach, FL – Chapter 7 Craig Holderbaum, Ithaca, NY – Chapter 140 Cori Fong, Los Angeles, CA – Chapter 47
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1996 • October: Digital Radio Broadcast Robert Holdne, Alexandria, OH – Chapter 52 Christopher Howard, Columbus, MS
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• Computer-based practice tests updated Ron Combden, North York, ON Mark Brown, Post Falls, ID – Chapter 47 Keith Borgstrom, Lyme, NH – Chapter 110
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Chris Heck, Eugene, OR – Chapter 76 James Kelly, Vancouver, WA – Chapter 124 Joel Humke, Centennial, CO – Chapter 48
1981 • Multiple essays offered 2012 Certified Senior Radio Engineer™ (CSRE®) Brian Kerkan, Harrison Township, MI – Chapter 120 Matthew Johnston, Lake, MI
Ron Thompson, Long Beach, CA – Chapter 47 Terry Johnson, Charlotte, NC – Chapter 45 James Kelly, Vancouver, WA – Chapter 124
• FCC First Class License eliminated 2000 • July: CBNE introduced Certified Senior Television Engineer™ (CSTE®) WRailllpiahm S Mhroidoenr,e Ly,a Bncigaeslotewr,, OAHR – Chapter 52 KFreaanncein Lea Mguaanteasns,, MSeadnf oArndt,o OniRo, –T CX h–a Cpthearp 1te4r1 69
1987 • CBNT created • CRO and CTO handbooks available in MCeicrhtifiaeedl GBiraonaudtscoass,t LRoawdeior TBeulerrveislli,o PnA E –n gCinheaeprt™e r( C20BRTE™) CCherrtisifi eTdh oBmroaasd, cSaesatt tNlee,t WwoAr k–i nCgh Taepcthenr o1l6o gist® (CBNT®) NJaastohann R Moyilalelsr,, AGlbrausqsu eVraqllueey,, CNAM – – C Chhaappteter r6 394
digital form through Barnes and Noble Jon Bennett, College Station, TX – Chapter 99 Jonathan Abrams, Jersey City, NJ – Chapter 15 Mark Thorsell, Walnut Creek, CA – Chapter 40
• Certified Professional Broadcast 2003 and Amazon ACaerrotinfie Bdo Bnrtooa, dHcaagsat tRnaa,d Giou Eanmg i–n eCehr™ap (CteBr R12E6®) RTiomno Cthoym Dbadveisn,, FNoortr tWh oYrotrhk,, TOXN – Chapter 67 CEreicrtkifi Hedu eTzeole, vUispiolann Od,p CerAator® (CTO®)
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Certification Chairmen National Elections Ahead: Have
Jim Wulliman . . . 1975-1996
You Considered Running?
David Carr. . . . . 1996-1998
Terry Baun. . . . . 1998-2001 Certification Directors
Chriss Scherer . . 2001-2005 Jim Wulliman . . . 1975-1995
Jim Bernier . . . . 2005-2013 Linda Baun . . . . 1995-2006
Ralph Hogan . . 2013-present Megan Clappe . 2006-present
CQ Answer from page 3
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SBE Certification Achievements
CONGRATULATIONS
LIFE CERTIFICATION Certified Professional Broadcast Engineer® (CPBE®) Certified Broadcast Radio Television Engineer™ (CBRTE) Certified Broadcast Network Technologist® (CBNT®)
David Davis, Arlington, TX – Chapter 67 Richard Garofalo, Park Ridge, IL – Chapter 26 David Davis, Arlington, TX – Chapter 67
Robert S. McNeal, Colleyville, TX – Chapter 67
Kenny Elcock, Honolulu, HI – Chapter 63 Marlin Jackson, Spokane, WA – Chapter 16 Tony Peterle, Miami, FL – Chapter 53
NEWLY CERTIFIED Wayne Murphy, Murrieta, CA – Chapter 131
CPBE®
NOVEMBER EXAMS 8-VSB Specialist™ (8-VSB™ )
Mark Pace, Carrollton, IL – Chapter 55f
FEBRUARY EXAMS Certified Broadcast Radio Engineer™ (CBRE®) Certified Broadcast Networking Technologist® (CBNT®) Certified Television Operator® (CTO®)
Clayton Heeren, Sioux Falls, SD – Chapter 74 Sheryl Bowin, Galion, OH – Chapter 52 Tom Bole, Las Vegas, NV – Chapter 128
Timothy Helmecki, Bristol, CT – Chapter 14 William Bowin, Galion, OH – Chapter 52 Michael DeLuca, Wethersfield, CT – Chapter 14
Steven Mena, West Sacramento, CA – Chapter 43 Thomas Fisher, Henrico, VA – Chapter 60 Mark Chesterton, Vineland, NJ – Chapter 18
Scott Solko, Panama City Beach, FL – Chapter 7 Craig Holderbaum, Ithaca, NY – Chapter 140 Cori Fong, Los Angeles, CA – Chapter 47
Certified Broadcast Television Engineer™ (CBTE®) Troy Majeska, La Mirada, CA – Chapter 47 Behnam Ghahramani, Los Angeles, CA – Chapter 47
Jeremy Baker, Mount Holly Springs, PA – Chapter 41 Nigel Northe, Pasadena, MD – Chapter 37 Marquis McCants, Baltimore, MD – Chapter 37
Damion Giunta, Centennial, CO – Chapter 48 Leonard Rivers, Lancaster, CA – Chapter 47 Gerrit Marshall, Madison, WI – Chapter 24
Robert Henry, Albuquerque, NM – Chapter 38 Marisabel Santana, Laurel, MD – Chapter 37 Melanie Meixner, Madison, WI – Chapter 24
Gabriel Rosas, Inglewood, CA – Chapter 47 Steven Thompson, Conroe, TX – Chapter 105 Brandon McKinney, Saint Peters, MO – Chapter 55
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Jason Quinn, Albuquerque, NM – Chapter 38
SPECIAL-PROCTORED Certified Senior Television Engineer™ (CSTE®) Certified Broadcast Technologist® (CBT®) Alabama Broadcasters Association
Kenneth Scott, Seattle, WA – Chapter 16 Rodney Freed, Martin, TN Certified Broadcast Technologist® (CBT®)
EXAMS Certified Broadcast Television Engineer™ (CBTE®) E. Len Doughty, Norman, AR – Chapter 44
Roland Robinson, Tacoma, Wash. – Chapter 16 Geoffrey Peacock, Mobile, AL
SBE CERTIFIED DINFOS
Certified Broadcast Technologist® (CBT®) Philip Richardson, Fort Bragg, NC
SCHOOL COURSE Brian Broadwater, Ellway, GA – Chapter 5 Kellen Stuart, Fort Bragg, NC
Brandon Isaac, Raeford, NC Roger Trujillo, Fayetteville, NC
COMPLETION
CERTIFIED BY Certified Broadcast Technologist® (CBT®) Alabama Broadcasters Association
Robert Holdne, Alexandria, OH – Chapter 52 Christopher Howard, Columbus, MS
LICENSE Alan Reed, Columbia, KY – Chapter 35
Timothy Verthein, Bovey, MN – Chapter 17
CERTIFIED Rodney Akis, Lake Worth, FL Donald Kindle, West Palm Beach, FL William Obando, West Palm Beach, FL
Ashira Brooke, Boynton Beach, FL Justin McKnight, Norfolk, VA Derek Williams, Norfolk, VA
TELEVISION Nicholas Catuska, Norfolk, VA David McRoy, Lake Worth, FL Philip Williams, Jupiter, FL
Jose Garcia, West Palm Beach, FL Kimberly Merritts, Cape Girardeau, MO Rodney Witherspoon, West Palm Beach, FL
OPERATOR® (CTO®) Kyle Haws, Oklahoma City, OK Sean Mina, Chattanooga, TN Bee Xiong, Boulder, CO
Matthew Morrow, Norfolk, VA
RECERTIFICATION Certified Professional Broadcast Engineer® (CPBE®) Certified Broadcast Television Engineer™ (CBTE®) Certified Broadcast Technologist® (CBT®)
Ron Combden, North York, ON Mark Brown, Post Falls, ID – Chapter 47 Keith Borgstrom, Lyme, NH – Chapter 110
Gregory Dahl, Rockford, IL – Chapter 96 Kurt Caruthers, Overland Park, KS – Chapter 59 Kenneth Colwell, Davenport, IA – Chapter 65
Frederick Engel, Lexington, KY – Chapter 35 Edward Hinch, Croton On Hudson, NY – Chapter 15 Todd Hauser, South Beloit, IL – Chapter 24
Chris Heck, Eugene, OR – Chapter 76 James Kelly, Vancouver, WA – Chapter 124 Joel Humke, Centennial, CO – Chapter 48
Certified Senior Radio Engineer™ (CSRE®) Brian Kerkan, Harrison Township, MI – Chapter 120 Matthew Johnston, Lake, MI
Ron Thompson, Long Beach, CA – Chapter 47 Terry Johnson, Charlotte, NC – Chapter 45 James Kelly, Vancouver, WA – Chapter 124
William Mooney, Bigelow, AR Keane Laguatan, Medford, OR – Chapter 141
Certified Senior Television Engineer™ (CSTE®) Ralph Shrider, Lancaster, OH – Chapter 52 Francine Maness, San Antonio, TX – Chapter 69
Michael Gianutsos, Lower Burrell, PA – Chapter 20 Chris Thomas, Seattle, WA – Chapter 16 Nathan Miller, Albuquerque, NM – Chapter 34
Certified Broadcast Radio Television Engineer™ (CBRTE™) Certified Broadcast Networking Technologist® (CBNT®) Jason Royals, Grass Valley, CA – Chapter 69
Jon Bennett, College Station, TX – Chapter 99 Jonathan Abrams, Jersey City, NJ – Chapter 15 Mark Thorsell, Walnut Creek, CA – Chapter 40
Certified Broadcast Radio Engineer™ (CBRE®) Ron Combden, North York, ON Certified Television Operator® (CTO®)
Aaron Bonto, Hagatna, Guam – Chapter 126 Timothy Davis, Fort Worth, TX – Chapter 67 Erick Huezo, Upland, CA
Jon Kenneke, Albany, OR – Chapter 76 Brian Kerkan, Harrison Township, MI – Chapter 120 Karl Parker, Portland, OR
Marcos O’Rourke, Santa Ana, CA – Chapter 47 Jerry Manes, Marbleton, GA – Chapter 5 Daniel Wong, Los Angeles, CA
Certified Video Engineer® (CEV®) John Mazza, Pasco, WA – Chapter 51
Matthew Grossman, Oak Ridge, NJ – Chapter 15 Urban Stiess, Los Angeles, CA – Chapter 47
Michael Zurbrick, Rowlett, TX – Chapter 67
National Elections Ahead: Have
Recognize Excellence:
The SBE Awards
You Considered Running?
Recognize the outstanding efforts of your SBE
peers by submitting a nomination for the 2015
The national SBE Nominations Commit- expected to attend two full meetings of the SBE Awards. Categories include:
tee is looking for capable leaders inter- board each year; in the spring during the Chapter Engineer of the Year
ested in serving on the national board of NAB Show, and in the fall during the SBE Best Chapter Newsletter
directors. Candidates must hold Member, National Meeting. Terms of officers are Best Chapter Website
Senior, Life, or Fellow membership status, one year. Officers are expected to attend Most Interactive Chapter
or be the official representative of an SBE the two full meetings of the board plus two Best Frequency Coordination Effort
Sustaining Member. All candidates must meetings of the executive committee, held Robert W. Flanders SBE Engineer of the Year
hold an engineering level certification from each year in January and June. James C. Wulliman SBE Educator of the Year
the SBE (CBT or higher, or CBNE), and if If you're interested in running, contact Best Technical Article
elected, maintain the certification, as well Ted Hand, CPBE, 8-VSB, AMD, DRB, Technology Award
as membership, throughout their terms. chairman of the Nominations Committee, Submit your nominations today. Access
Directors serve two-year terms and are at [email protected] or 704-335-4732. the form at sbe.org/awards.
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Ask the Experts
These SBE members or employees of SBE sustaining mem-
ber companies are presenting or speaking at the NAB Show.
@
• Jay Adrick; GatesAir • David Layer; NAB
• Cris Alexander, CPBE, • James Leifer, CPBE;
the 2015
AMD, DRB; Crawford Broad- iHeartMedia
casting Company • John Lyons, CPBE; The
• Phil Alexander, CSRE, AMD Durst Organization
• Alan Alsobrook, CSRE, • Sam Matheny; NAB
AMD,CBNT; Alsobrook Elec- • Larry Oaks; Meredith
SBE Schedule of Events tronics • Wayne Pecena, CPBE,
• Timothy Anderson, CPBE, 8-VSB, AMD, DRB, CBNE;
Saturday, April 11 DRB, CBNE; GatesAir Texas A&M University -
• Ennes Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 a.m. - 5:40 p.m. • Fred Baumgartner, CPBE, KAMU
Conference registration required CBNT; SBE Education Com- • Skip Pizzi; NAB
LVCC South Hall Meeting Room S219 mittee, Ennes Foundation • John Poray, CAE; SBE
• Certification Committee Meeting . . . . . . 6:30 - 11 p.m. • John Bisset; Telos Alliance • Ronald Rackley; du Treil,
Westgate Resort Conference Room 9 • Dave Breithaupt; Wheat- Lundin & Rackley, Inc.
stone Corporation • Tom Ray; Tom Ray Broad-
Sunday, April 12
• Garrison Cavell; Cavell, cast Consulting
• SBE Board of Directors Meeting. . . . 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Mertz and Associates • Mike Rhodes; Cavell, Mertz
Westgate Resort Conference Rooms 9 and 10
• Rich Chernock; and Associates
• Education Committee Meeting . . . . . . . .3 - 4:30 p.m.
Triveni Digital • RJ Russell, CPBE; Journal
Westgate Resort Conference Room 10
• Dan Fallon; Dielectric Broadcast Group
Monday, April 13 • Cornelius Gould; Telos • Dan Ryson, CBT; Cavell,
Visit the SBE Booth to...
• Frequency Coordination Committee Meeting .3:30 - 5 p.m. • Cindy Hutter Cavell; Cavell, Mertz and Associates
Westgate Resort Conference Room 7 Mertz and Associates • Kim Sacks, CBT; CBS Radio
• Fry's Gift Card Daily Booth Giveaway • Tariq Islam; NAB • John Schadler; Dielectric
Courtesy of Nemal Electronics • Alan Jurison, CSRE, DRB, • Philipp Schmid; Nautel
Tuesday, April 14 AMD, CBNE; iHeartMedia • Joe Snelson, CPBE, 8-VSB;
• John Kean, CPBE; NPR Meredith Local Media Group
• SBE Certification Exams. . . . . . . . . . 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
• Jeff Keith, CPBE; Wheat- • Barry Thomas, CPBE, DRB,
Westgate Resort Conference Room 14
stone Corporation CBNE; Wilks Broadcasting
• Frequency Coordinators Meeting . . . . 8:30 - 10:30 a.m.
• Hal Kneller, CPBE, DRB, • So Vang; NAB
Westgate Resort Conference Room 13
AMD, CBNE; GeoBroadcast • Charlie Vogt; GatesAir
• Fry's Gift Card Daily Booth Giveaway
Solutions • S. Merrill Weiss, CPBE;
Courtesy of Ka You Systems
• Steve Lampen, CBRE; Merrill Weiss Group
• SBE Spring Membership Meeting . . . . . . . . 6 - 7 p.m.
Belden • Kelly Williams; NAB
Blackmagic Design Studio Camera giveaway, plus other prizes
LVCC South Hall Meeting Room S228
• SBE Member Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 8 p.m. SBE Booth Hours SBE Booth Sponsors
Five Fire HD 7 tablets giveaway courtesy of Emerson
Booth L30
LVCC South Hall Meeting Room S228 Sunday: 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Wednesday, April 15 Monday: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• Fry's Gift Card Daily Booth Giveaway Tuesday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Courtesy of Blackmagic Design Wednesday: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Thursday: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
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three hours will go by in a flash, and your notes will likely join your RF climate in the Big Apple; Jay Holden (who writes widely of such
reference material. things) will bring us up to date on lighting, Steve Lampen (Belden)
Radio, given its lower bandwidth requirements, has been effec- closes with how to do all of this in the physical layer. By the way,
tively all-IP for some time. Barry Thomas of Wilks Broadcasting there are four SBE Educator of the Year award recipients involved
starts with a look at the state of the art and direction of that piece in this year’s program.
of broadcast engineering. But why is IP taking over all of broad- The Harold Ennes
casting and media? It’s hard to realize at first the long and deep Educational Foun-
ramifications far beyond the connector change I trivialized earlier. dation Trust grants
Stan Moote covers the deep and involved reasons television too scholarships and
will convert from serial digital interfaces and cross-point routing to is involved with the WORKHORSE
an all-IP fabric. funding and presen-
Thomas Edwards (VP of engineering and development at Fox), tation of broadcast
Peter Chave (technical leader at Cisco Systems), Kevin Gross engineering-related
(AVA Networks, and the expert on AES-67), Paul Briscoe (all about educational pro-
timing), Charles Meyer (CTO production, Grass Valley), Mark Hil- grams, seminars
ton (VP, Grass Valley), and Mo Goyal (Evertz Microsystems) take and workshops. It
on everything from software-defined networks and precision time also helps to under-
protocol to the emerging SMPTE and IT standards coming togeth- write costs associ-
er to make even 4K practical. ated with publishing
This is all way too heavy for a whole day, so the program also in- technical books and
cludes a couple of diversions. John Lyons will look at the changing manuals. The Trust is
supported by many GY-LS300
chapter donations as
Visit the SBE Booth to...
well as support from
THAT’S JVC
the industry and in-
The Society of Broadcast Engineers is in booth L30. We're in the
dividuals. Of the en-
lobby at the north end of the South Hall Upper near the escalators.
tire year, I hope you
While you're at the NAB Show, stop at the booth so you can:
find this the most re-
• Browse the books. A wide range of books from the SBE Book- thatsjvc.com
warding day.
store are available for purchase.
• Show your SBE pride. Pick up something with the SBE logo
to show your pride in membership, such as a shirt, tumbler or pin.
• Renew your membership or join. You can renew or join online CONNECT SEAMLESSLY,
or via mail, but if you're already there, take care of business. ACCESS SECURELY
• Meet the staff and board. Have a question about the SBE or AND MANAGE INTUITIVELY
our services? Your questions can be answered in person.
THAT’S THE
• Win a prize. We have a daily booth drawing, so stop by and
drop your entry into the box. CRITICAL DIFFERENCE
.
• Meet colleagues. Because the SBE booth is not on the exhibit
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LEGAL PERSPECTIVE
By Chris Imlay, CBT
SBE General Counsel
[email protected]
TV Audio Crawls and Emergency Information: SBE Commitment to Publishing Educational
The Deadline Looms Resources Continues
May 26, 2015 is, as of right now, the ricanes, floods, tidal waves, earthquakes, ming, the FCC said it will leave it to the
deadline set by the FCC in an April, icing conditions, heavy snows, widespread good faith judgment of the broadcaster to
2013 Order in Docket 12-107 for all TV fires, discharge of toxic gases, widespread decide whether school closings and school
stations in all markets to make emergency power failures, industrial explosions, civil bus schedule changes result from a situa-
crawls accessible to the blind and visually disorders, school closings and changes in tion that is a current emergency based on
impaired. This has to be done by running school bus schedules resulting from such its severity and potential to threaten life,
an audio representation of the crawl on the conditions, and warnings and watches of health, safety, and property. This leaves a
SAP channel. We have long known of this impending changes in weather. “Critical lot to interpretation. For example, lists of
impending deadline, but so far we haven’t details” include specific details regarding school closings may go on for over an hour,
been able to do anything about it because the areas that will be affected by the emer- because they must be repeated twice. This
none of the equipment manufacturers have gency, evacuation orders, detailed de- could preclude all other types of program
as yet been able to devise a solution that scriptions of areas to be evacuated, spe- audio on the SAP channel. Was that in-
works for all situations (EAS, weather, news cific evacuation routes, approved shelters tended? While it is clear that stations do
ticker alerts, etc.). or the way to take shelter in one’s home, not have to provide viewer support such
Pursuant to the Twenty-First Century instructions on how to secure personal as an 800-number telephone line, The FCC
Communications and Video Accessibility property, road closures, and how to obtain order does not state whether EAS RWT/
Act of 2010, the FCC’s 2013 Report and relief assistance.” RMTs must be converted to speech or not.
Order adopted rules requiring that emer- Broadcasters must air a tone along with It is clear that EAS warnings must be con-
gency information in video programming on-screen crawls or graphics signaling to verted to speech.
be made accessible to the blind or visu- the blind or sight-impaired to switch to a The real problem here is that manufac-
ally impaired, and that certain apparatus SAP channel for emergency information. turers may not have equipment sufficient to
be capable of delivering video description That channel will also include an audio ver- implement this new obligation in time for
and emergency information to those indi- sion of the emergency text message. Cable broadcasters to meet the deadline. There
viduals. Emergency information is defined and other program providers are also re- is some discussion now about a proposal
as “information about a current emergency quired to carry the audio. The elements of to extend the May 26 deadline. While there
that is intended to further the protection of the requirements are as follows: is no statutory time limit, the FCC said in
life, health, safety, and property, i.e., criti- • Speech versions of text must be aired 2013 that the secondary audio stream is
cal details regarding the emergency and on the SAP channel currently used for video description, and
how to respond to the emergency.” Emer- • Three warning tones must be given on televisions and navigation devices have
gencies covered include tornadoes, hur- both the main and the SAP channels long included the ability to access second-
• TTS is allowed, but it must be intel- ary audio streams. So it didn’t expect any
ligible and have correct dialect for the further action will need to be taken by man-
World’s Tallest area of use ufacturers of most apparatus subject to the
• Speech versions of crawls must be rules to come into compliance.” If you have
Tower Builder
repeated twice input on an extension of the deadline, let us
• Speech to text is not necessary if the know fast.
New Towers, crawl is performed during a newscast at
Structural Analysis*,
Inspections, Modifi cations a scheduled time. Thanks to SBE board member Ted Hand,
and Elevator work. • If there is aired a map or graphic on CPBE, 8-VSB, AMD, DRB, for his assis-
the screen with the text or crawl, there tance in providing background information
Specializing in all tall towers:
Kline, Stainless, Radian, must be an audio description of the map for this article.
Dresser, ITI, etc.
or graphic.
All broadcasts relating to the following
events must be converted from text to LINK
speech: tornadoes, hurricanes, floods,
FCC Report and Order
tidal waves, earthquakes, icing condi- http://bit.ly/FCCcrawlsRO
tions, heavy snows, widespread fires,
discharge of toxic gases, widespread
TCI-Your Complete Tower Consultants, Inc. power failures, industrial explosions, civil DATELINE
Tower Solutions Provider www.Tower-TCI.com disorders, school closings and changes March 10: Station Issues and
803-407-8489 in school bus schedules. Programs List due in Public File
Call us for the TCI Competitive Advantage With respect to airing a complete list- May 26: Deadline for TV stations to
*Structural analysis per ANSI/TIA-222-G, TIA/EIA-222-F or as required by jurisdictions. ing of school closings during program- run Emergency crawls
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