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October 2011 Newsletter Society of Broadcast Engineers Chapter 24 Newsletter October 2011 Madison, Wisconsin Next Meeting From the Chair... The Farnsworth Invention >>> by Bill Hamilton, Chapter Chair is Theater for the Broadcast Wednesday, October 12 Engineer I would like to start out this month >>> by Vicki W. Kipp UPPER MIDWEST REGIONAL with a bit of old business. As noted in SOCIETY OF BROADCAST an earlier newsletter, Chapter 24 was the Mark your calendar to attend a theater ENGINEERS MEETING recipient of three national SBE awards: performance in November! If ever there Best Website, Best Newsletter and Best were a Broadway play that would interest Regional Convention. The awards were a broadcast engineer, this is it. The SPECIAL GUEST given out at the SBE National Convention Farnsworth Invention will be performed SPEAKER in Columbus, Ohio on Wednesday in Madison at the Overture Center’s DR. BARRY ORTON September 28th. Rich Wood of Resonant Playhouse Theater. Results was on hand to represent Chapter With a cast of 16 actors playing more Dr. Barry Orton is Professor 24 and receive our awards. than 70 roles, The Farnsworth Invention of Telecommunications in the Now on to the new business, it’s is presented by the Forward Theater Department of Professional shaping up to be a busy October. First Company in collaboration with the UW- Development and Applied Studies, and foremost we have the Broadcasters Madison Department of Theatre and Division of Continuing Studies, Clinic. The award winning regional Drama/University Theatre. University of Wisconsin—Madison. convention put on by the Wisconsin The Farnsworth Invention tells the For over thirty years his primary Broadcasters Association and the SBE dramatic story of the development of duty at the UW-Madison has been chapters of the upper Midwest. This television and the bitter legal struggle over to assist Wisconsin municipalities is always a good chance to catch up patent rights between Iowa farm boy Philo with broadband issues. His on new technology, see informative T. Farnsworth and RCA head executive David Sarnoff . The performance is from thought-provoking presentation presentations, along with a chance to a screenplay adapted by Aaron Sorkin. will be titled: “How Government catch up with colleagues. Thanks are in order for all of the hard Aaron Sorkin is best known for Schizophrenia Has Both Promoted work by Linda Baun, Leonard Charles creating Academy Award-winning movies and Impaired Broadband and the Clinic Planning Committee for such as The Social Network, The American Development in the US.” another great Clinic. Linda says the President, and A Few Good Men. He was exhibit floor is sold out and the Marriott the Emmy award-winning creator of hit 5:30 PM - Dinner television drama, The West Wing, and also (included with Wednesday registration) is sold out of rooms as well. We can look forward to a large turnout, a lot created Sports Night and Studio 60 on the Meeting and Program at 7:00PM of exhibits and another great line up of Sunset Strip. presenters. Some critics of The Farnsworth Madison Marriott- West Speaking of the exhibit floor, the SBE Invention complain that the ending 1313 John Q. Hammons Drive has a booth again this year and I am still is not historically accurate. The Middleton, WI looking for volunteers to help man the The Farnsworth Invention Visitors and guests are welcome! booth. Please email me <bill.hamilton@ >>> continued on page 3 wiseye.org> if you can help out and what times you are available. If you haven’t signed up to attend In this Issue Coming Up the Clinic there is still time, see this link for more information: http://www.wi- Meeting Minutes........................ 2 Thurs., Nov. 17 Is Stereo Relevant in a broadcasters.org/wba/index.php/events/ Internet Closed Captions........... 3 5.1 World?- Full Compass broadcasters-clinic/ Wed., Dec. 14 Chapter 24 Holiday party Amateur Radio News................ 4 at Fitzgerald’s-Middleton Chair >>> continued on page 5 FM Auction................................ 5 Page 2 SBE Chapter 24 Newsletter October 2011 Chapter Contacts Chapter Leadership Meeting Minutes Chair from the September 2011 Business Meeting Bill Hamilton, Wisconsin Eye W: 608-316-6850 Ext. 305 Chapter 24 of the Society of Broadcast Engineers held their monthly meeting [email protected] on September 13, 2011 at WISC-TV in Madison. There were 15 members present, 10 who were certified, and one guest. Vice Chair The meeting was called to order at 7:00pm by Chair Bill Hamilton. After Kevin Trueblood Wisconsin Public Radio brief introductions, the August meeting minutes as published in the September [email protected] Newsletter were approved on a motion by Steve Paugh and a second by Fred Sperry. Secretary A report from Treasurer Matt Glissendorf stated that the bank balance Mike Norton, WPT continued to be positive following recent deposits and payments. There was no W: 608-264-9807 [email protected] membership report, and no newsletter report presented. The Sustaining Membership update from Fred Sperry listed recent renewals Treasurer by Midwest Media Group and Resonant Results, and indicated a total of Matthew Glissendorf, AT&T 22 sustaining members. There was no certification and education report. 608-252-7815 Frequency Coordinator Tom Smith mentioned that there were no coordination [email protected] requests for the first two UW Badger football games (ESPN/ABC coverage). Past Chair For the National Liaison report, Leonard Charles noted two items: The Fred Sperry, ECB-OC new National officers and board member election results were announced; the W: 608-264-9806 terms for the newly elected begin at the national meeting on September 28th [email protected] in Columbus, Ohio. There is a new course available on SBE University titled Television Video and Audio – A Ready Reference for Engineers; this and other Committee Appointees online courses are available at www.sbe.org. In Old Business Steve Paugh made a motion that the Chapter send $200 to Program Committee Steve Paugh 277-5139 the Overture Foundation, in appreciation for the extensive technical tour that volunteers needed for the group received of the Capital Theater at the Overture Center in August. The program committee motion was seconded by Garrett Marshall, with no objections. There was no new business brought up. Membership / Newsletter Editor Steve Paugh mentioned that the next meeting and program would be held Paul Stoffel [email protected] in conjunction with the Broadcasters Clinic on Wednesday, October 12th. A presentation by guest speaker Dr. Barry Orton will be titled “How Government Sustaining Membership has Promoted and Impaired Broadband.” Fred Sperry For professional announcements, Tom Weeden mentioned that WNWC will 608-264-9806 be looking for a part-time engineer for transmitter maintenance. Rich Wood [email protected] noted that he will be attending the SBE National meeting and would be able to Certification & Education accept the three national awards presented to Chapter 24. Jim Hermanson The meeting adjourned at 7:07pm, and Steve Paugh began his presentation [email protected] on “10 Steps to Fearless AutoCAD.” Submitted by Mike Norton, Secretary Frequency Coordination Tom Smith 608-837-2729 [email protected] National SBE Chapter Liasion Leonard Charles W: 608-271-4321 821 University Ave. F: 608-271-1709 Madison WI 53706 www.wpt.org [email protected] Phone 608.263.2121 Fax 608.263.9763 Page 3 SBE Chapter 24 Newsletter October 2011 The Farnsworth Invention FCC Asks for Comments on >>> continued from page 1 Internet Captions play ends with Farnsworth being soundly defeated by Sarnoff and living a life of >>> by Tom Smith obscurity. In reality Farnsworth won the lawsuit, received $1 million from RCA for his On September 19th, the FCC issued a patents, and went on to enjoy a successful career as a researcher. But Sorkin defends notice of rulemaking (http://transition.fcc. his ending, suggesting that for the sake of gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2011/ Many of our members got to clarity he conflated many years of lawsuits, db0919/FCC-11-138A1.pdf) on captioning appeals and counter-suits, which ultimately take an insider tour of the Overture for video delivered by the Internet. The led Farnsworth to die “drunk, broke and Center for our August 2011 rulemaking is in response to a 2010 law in obscurity,” into a single lawsuit that chapter meeting. There were many called the Twenty First Communications produced the same final result. remarkable details shared during this and Video Accessibility Act of 2010. The Farnsworth Invention will be technical tour. As you may recall, This law requires video produced for the performed on Thursday, Friday, Saturday the Playhouse has a thrust stage that Internet to be closed captioned, much nights at 7:30pm, and Sunday afternoons brings the audience very close to as the same as broadcast and cable TV. at 2:00pm in November beginning on the actors. Decorated in rich purple Many of the proposed rules are similar November 3rd and ending on November and red hues, the Playhouse is the to TV, including things such as how the 20th. Ticket prices range from $20 - $37 theater that often hosts chamber captions look on the screen. Other rules pertain to the conversion of captions from and can be obtained by calling the Overture music groups, children’s performing conventional video to Internet compatible Center Ticket Office at (608) 258-4141 or companies, and professional theater formats and how they are to be displayed by going to www.overture.com. Pre-show troupes. It has a maximum capacity on various devices from computers to talks about television history will be given of 347 audience members. tablets to smartphones. The FCC must beginning one hour before show time for the issue the rules by January 12, 2012.
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