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THE SignalBimonthly Publication of the Society of Broadcast Engineers The Association for Broadcast and Multimedia Professionals www.sbe.org Volume 28, Issue 5 • October 2015 Massey Elected SBE President ach year the SBE membership elects Officers: sworn in on Oct. 14 during the SBE Mem- Emembers to serve on the national Board President - Jerry Massey, CPBE, 8-VSB, bership Meeting. They will join the other six of Directors, the governing body of the so- AMD, DRB, CBNT; Chapter 86, Green- directors who have another year remaining ciety. This includes all four officers for one- ville, SC in their terms (Tim Anderson, CPBE, DRB, year terms and half Vice President - James Leifer, CPBE; CBNE; Ben Brinitzer, CPBE, AMD; Gary of the 12 directors Chapter 53, South Florida Kline, CBT, CBNT; Wayne Pecena, CPBE, for two-year terms. Secretary - Ted Hand, CPBE, 8-VSB, 8-VSB, AMD, DRB, CBNE; Kim Sacks, In July, ballots AMD, DRB; Chapter 45, Charlotte, NC CBT; and Eric Schecter, CBRE) as well as were sent to most Treasurer - Andrea Cummis, CBT, CTO; Joe Snelson, CPBE, 8-VSB, who will be the SBE members Chapter 15, New York, NY immediate past president. electronically, but some members Directors: received paper Mark Fehlig, PE, CPBE, 8-VSB, ballots by mail. CBNT; Chapter 5, Atlanta The polls closed Mike Hendrickson, CPBE, CBNT; on Aug. 20. The Chapter 17, Minnesota Massey paper ballots were Ched Keiler, CPBE, 8-VSB, reviewed and tal- CBNE; Chapter 53, South Florida lied by members of SBE Chapter 25, who Jeff Keith, CPBE; Chapter 93, were appointed by the SBE Board of Direc- Raleigh, NC tors to serve as election tellers. The mem- Kevin Plumb, CPBE; Chapter 14, bers who served this year were Bill Cherry; Connecticut Dave Fort, CPBE; Dale Smiley, CPBE; and RJ Russell, CPBE; Chapter 32, Tom Weber, CPBE, CBNT. Tucson, AZ The 2015 Board of Tellers from Chapter 25: Dave Fort, CPBE; The election results follow. The officers and directors will be Dale Smiley, CPBE; Bill Cherry and Tom Weber, CPBE, CBNT. Membership Meeting Webcast Live From Madison he Broadcasters Clinic in Madison, WI, of Fellow. They are Cris Alexander, CPBE, pirate radio stations. Twill be the host event of the 2015 Soci- AMD, DRB, of Aurora, CO, and Ralph Ho- Another important event during the SBE ety of Broadcast Engineers National Meet- gan, CPBE, DRB, CBNE, of Tempe, AZ. National Meeting is the Annual SBE Mem- ing. The national meeting takes place Oct. The SBE will recognize a number of bership Meeting, held from 5 to 6 p.m. ET 13-14 at the Marriott Madison West Hotel. chapters and individuals for their accom- on Wednesday, Oct. 14. The meeting will The Clinic is presented by the Wisconsin plishments this past year related to mem- be streamed live thanks to production help Broadcasters Association (WBA) and the ber growth, certification and member com- SBE chapters of Wisconsin and spans munications. See the list of winners on see MEETING, p.3 three days: Oct. 13-15. page 3. The SBE thanks the sponsor of The highlight of the SBE National Meet- this year’s awards dinner, SBE Sustaining ing will be the SBE National Awards Re- Member The Telos Alliance, and the spon- IN THIS ISSUE ception and Dinner, which will include pre- sor of the awards reception, SBE Sustain- 4 Letter from the President sentation of the Robert W. Flanders SBE ing Member Ross Video. Engineer of the Year Award to Roswell D. We are pleased to welcome William 5 The OSI Model Clark, CPBE, CBNT, of Clearwater, FL, and Davenport, deputy bureau chief of the 6 Reducing Testophobia the James C. Wulliman SBE Educator of FCC Enforcement Bureau in Washington, the Year Award to SBE Chapter 39 of Tam- DC, who will deliver the keynote speech 8 Ennes Scholarship Winners pa Bay. This year’s SBE Technology Award during the awards dinner. Davenport will will be presented to Blackmagic Design. provide an update on the implementation 8 Chapter Engineers of the Year Two members will receive the SBE’s high- of the restructuring of FCC field offices 12 Data and Network Security est award, elevation to the member grade and about the FCC’s efforts to combat pantone 1795 pantone 355 pantone 307 The Future of Wireless Video Ultra Long Range Wireless Video RS422 3G-SDI 50Mbps Gold or 1080p60 V-mount serial ½mile I/O control range input transmit power SBE Beam ad.indd 1 7/1/15 8:46 AM Society of Broadcast Engineers Board of Directors MEETING from p.1 SBE NATIONAL AWARDS The Robert W. Flanders SBE Engineer of the Year PRESIDENT of volunteers from Chapter 24, employees Joe Snelson, CPBE, 8-VSB Roswell D. Clark, CPBE, CBNT Meredith Corporation | Henderson, NV of WPT-TV in Madison, and former SBE James C. Wulliman SBE Educator of the Year [email protected] President Vinny Lopez. Chapter 39 Tampa Bay, FL VICE PRESIDENT During the Annual Membership Meeting, 2015 SBE Technology Award Jerry Massey, CPBE, 8-VSB, AMD, DRB, CBNT Joe Snelson, CPBE, 8-VSB, who is com- BlackmagicDesign 12G-SDI Entercom Greenville, LLC | Greenville, SC Best Technical Article, Book or Program [email protected] pleting two terms as national president, will Tom C. Smith; Look at TV Repack SECRETARY deliver his final remarks before handing the Scenario; Chapter 24 James E. Leifer, CPBE gavel to incoming president, Jerry Massey, iHeart Media - Miami | Boynton Beach, FL Best Chapter Website and Best Social Media Site [email protected] CPBE, 8-VSB, AMD, DRB, CBNT. Induc- Chapter 80, Fox Valley, WI TREASURER tion of the other newly elected national offi- Best Chapter Newsletter (tie) Andrea Cummis, CBT, CTO cers and directors will also take place. The Chapter 24, Madison, WI; AC Video Solutions | Roseland, NJ annual membership meeting will include and Chapter 70, Cleveland, OH [email protected] reports on issues of interest to members. Best Regional Convention or Conference DIRECTORS A link to the webcast will be posted on the Chapter 24, Madison, WI, Tim Anderson, CPBE, DRB, CBNE 2014 Broadcasters Clinic GatesAir | Mason, OH SBE website prior to the event. The mem- [email protected] Greatest Growth in New Members bership meeting webcast is sponsored by Class A: Chapter 111, Huntsville, AL Benjamin Brinitzer, CPBE, AMD 305 Broadcast, AC Video Solutions, Black iHeart Media | Charlotte, NC Class B: Chapter 45, Charlotte, NC [email protected] Magic Design, Comrex, DVEO, and Mi- Most Certified Chapter Ted Hand, CPBE, 8-VSB, AMD, DRB cronet Communications. Class A: Chapter 118, Montgomery, AL COX Media Group | Charlotte, NC The Broadcasters Clinic is the longest- Class B: (tie) Chapter 24, Madison, WI; [email protected] running regional broadcast tradeshow in and Chapter 131, Inland Empire CA Kirk Harnack, CBRE, CBNE Highest Average Member Attendance Telos Systems | Nashville, TN the United States and features three days Class A: Chapter 85, Central Western OK [email protected] of technical sessions presented by subject Class B: Chapter 34, Albuquerque, NM John Heimerl, CPBE matter experts and more than 50 exhibi- A: chapter membership < national median Fine Tuning Associates/H&A Inc. | Suffolk, VA tors displaying products and services from B: chapter membership > national median [email protected] the broadcast and media industry. Visit Ched Keiler, CPBE, 8-VSB, CBNE E Three | Ft Lauderdale, FL the WBA website (www.wi-broadcasters. Certification Question [email protected] org) to register. The SBE National Meeting Answer on page 6 Gary Kline, CBT, CBNT events are included in the registration of CQ Cumulus Media | Atlanta, GA [email protected] the Clinic, except for the National Awards To multicast an AM IBOC signal, ex- Wayne M. Pecena, CPBE, Reception and Dinner. Tickets ($15) for the tended hybrid mode must be used to 8-VSB, AMD, DRB, CBNE dinner can be reserved at the SBE national achieve the additional required band- Texas A & M University | College Station, TX website (www.sbe.org). [email protected] width. This will produce a data stream Other events during the SBE National at what capacity? RJ Russell, CPBE E.W. Scripps Company - Tucson | Tucson, AZ Meeting include a meeting of the national [email protected] SBE Certification Committee, the fall meet- A. Another 36kb/s over the MPS Kimberly Sacks, CBT ing of the national SBE Board of Directors, B. 12kb/s CBS Radio - Washington DC | Lanham, MD C. 50kb/s if the analog frequency [email protected] and the annual SBE Fellows Breakfast, honoring all SBE Fellow members. The response is reduced to 5kHz Eric Schecter, CBRE D. There is no such mode in AM CBS Radio - Phoenix | Phoenix, AZ breakfast is sponsored by Kathrein. [email protected] Dennis Wallace, CBTE Meintel, Sgrignoli & Wallace | Waldorf, MD [email protected] IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Ralph Hogan, CPBE, DRB, CBNE KJZZ-FM/KBAQ-FM | Tempe, AZ [email protected] SBE NATIONAL STAFF John L. Poray, CAE | Executive Director [email protected] Megan E. 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