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THE Bimonthly Publication of the SignalSociety of Broadcast Engineers The Association for Broadcast and Multimedia Professionals www.sbe.org Volume 33, Issue 6 • December 2020 Award Winners Recognized Virtually n Sept. 22, the SBE held its first virtual for their new terms on the Board. OMembership Meeting and Award Pre- Wayne Pecena was sworn in for his sentation (MMAP). While the traditional second one-year term as SBE presi- in-person National Meeting could not be dent, as were Vice President Andrea held, the SBE was able to hold a meeting Cummis, Secretary Kevin Trueblood, of the Board of Directors and an online and Treasurer Ted Hand. Incumbent Fellows Reunion as part of the events. directors Stephen Brown, Roswell The MMAP originated from the studios Clark, Kirk Harnack, Thomas McGin- of Texas A&M University’s KAMU-TV. SBE ley, and Shane Toven were sworn in President Wayne Pecena, CPBE, 8-VSB, for their new two-year terms. Fred AMD, DRB, CBNE, presided over the Willard was sworn in for his first two- event, which combined what had tradi- year term as a director. The event tionally been two separate events. The marked the completion of Vinny Lo- SBE thanks the MMAP sponsors, who are pez's term as a director. listed on page 8 of this issue. The replay The re-elected and new directors join Awards Recognition of the MMAP is available on the SBE You- Mark Fehlig, Charles “Ched” Keiler, Geary For the award portion of the program, Tube Channel (sbe.org/youtube). Morrill, Jason Ornellas, Chris Tarr, and chapter statistical awards were present- The program included a report on the Dan Whealy, who are midway through ed, as were the individual awards, includ- business and activities of the society and their two-year terms. the induction of the directors and officers see MMAP, p. 8 Welcome New SBE Executive Director James Ragsdale n January of this year, the SBE an- ing a fair compensation package, posting leadership team, and oversaw the busi- Inounced that Executive Director John of the position, interviewing candidates ness office, human resources, physical Poray would retire at the end of 2020. and presenting a finalist to the board for plant, police and security, and auxiliary John has been the approval. SBE Past President Joe Snel- services. society's executive son, CPBE, 8-VSB, chaired that commit- Before his position with Anderson Uni- director for 28 years. tee. In March, the pro- After receiving and reviewing multiple see EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, p. 15 cess began to find a applications, the field was narrowed to candidate to fill the three people. From those three, one was position when SBE recommended to the SBE Board of Di- IN THIS ISSUE President Wayne rectors, which was reviewed at a board Pecena proposed meeting held on Sept. 22. The Board ap- 4 Letter from the President to the board that a proved the appointment of James Rags- five-person Execu- dale of Anderson, IN. Mr. Ragsdale will 5 Technical Professional Training tive Director Search officially begin work on Jan. 1, 2021. 6 Certification Pride Ragsdale Committee (EDSC) Most recently, Ragsdale was the VP for be formed with the finance at Anderson University. Ragsdale 9 ATSC3 Specialist Certification goal of seeking out qualified candidates also completed his undergraduate degree for the position and presenting a finalist at Anderson. In that role, he managed the 10 Integrity and Ethics to the board for approval. The tasks of the operational budget for the private, liberal 11 Signing Off committee included writing a job descrip- arts education institution, participated tion, establishing qualifications, propos- as member of the university president’s 14 Member Spotlight Less tower climbs. More information. REPACK or not, drones are the future of the industry, and QForce is leading the charge. • Verify the new or existing RF operating system against the predicted Inspection protects your long term investment from - burnouts or Nitro leaks • Fleet of new state-of-the-art UAV’s • Unparalleled data collection software and reports • Certified pilots and proprietary training • Easy to digest reports and long term maintenance programs available. Validate. Inspect. Identify. Call Phil and learn how UAV’s can level-up your station. 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VICE PRESIDENT Tthe NAB was moving its spring 2021 SBE National Meeting events to be Andrea Cummis, CBT, CTO show in Las Vegas from April to October held during the NAB Show include the WLVT-TV | Bethlehem, PA [email protected] fall Board of Directors Meeting, Fellows SECRETARY Breakfast, SBE Annual Membership Kevin Trueblood, CBRE, CBNT Meeting and Awards Presentation, and WGCU Public Media | Estero, FL the SBE Membership and Awards Re- [email protected] ception. TREASURER Ted Hand, CPBE, 8-VSB, AMD, DRB Other SBE events typically held as Cox Media Group | Charlotte, NC a part of the NAB Show are also ten- [email protected] tatively planned, including the Ennes DIRECTORS Steve Brown, CPBE, CBNT Workshop, Certification, Education and Woodward Radio Group | Appleton, WI Frequency Coordination Committee [email protected] resulted in a number of broadcast indus- meetings, SBE exhibit booth, certifica- Roswell Clark, CPBE, CBNT Cox Media Group | Clearwater, FL try organizations who hold events in the tion exams and a frequency coordinators [email protected] fall to reschedule, or at least rethink, their meeting. Specific days and times for SBE Mark Fehlig, PE, CPBE, 8-VSB plans. events will be announced in mid-2021. Consulting Engineer | Walnut Creek, CA [email protected] The SBE Board of Directors, during Kirk Harnack, CBRE, CBNE its meeting on Oct. 26, voted to con- Telos Alliance | Nashville, TN duct the 2021 SBE National Meeting [email protected] during the 2021 NAB Show, Oct. 9-13. Charles “Ched” Keiler, CPBE, 8-VSB, CBNE HC2 Broadcasting/E Three Services | Ft. Lauderdale, FL The National Meeting is always held [email protected] in the fall, but in conjunction with a Thomas McGinley, CPBE, AMD, CBNT regional broadcast-related event. The McGinley Enterprizes | Missoula, MT [email protected] move to hold it during the NAB Show Geary Morrill, CPBE, CBNE takes into account the likelihood that Alpha Media | Saginaw, MI most SBE members would not be in a [email protected] position to attend two industry events Jason Ornellas, CBRE, CRO Bonneville International | Sacaramento, CA [email protected] Certification Question Chris Tarr, CSRE, AMD, DRB, CBNE Magnum Media | Mukwonago, WI [email protected] CQ Answer on page 6 Shane Toven, CPBE, CBNT Educational Media Foundation | Antelope, CA A. Audio program levels [email protected] A VU meter is used to measure: B. Average audio levels Dan Whealy, CBTE Quincy Media | Waterloo, IA C. Both A and B [email protected] D. Neither A nor B Fred Williard, CPBE, 8-VSB, CBNT Univision | Washington, DC [email protected] IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT James E. Leifer, CPBE American Tower | Boston, MA [email protected] SBE NATIONAL STAFF John L. 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SBE National Office 317-846-9000 www.sbe.org December 2020 3 LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT By Wayne Pecena, CPBE, 8-VSB, AMD, DRB, CBNE SBE President [email protected] Looking Ahead to 2021 he first commercial radio broadcasts the most significant changes for the AM population. In reality, a proper description Tbegan 100 years ago. While many ac- broadcaster in decades and offers a real is likely one ATSC 3 transmitter in the mar- counts of history credit KDKA in Pitts- solution to economically revitalized AM ket that is considered the “lighthouse” sta- burgh, PA, as being the first, others differ radio. Agree or disagree with the recent tion shared by several individual stations to in this regard and consider prior broad- FCC decision for all-digital AM, but the comply with the current FCC regulations. cast efforts from amateur stations. What voluntary aspect is significant as well for At this point, the buildout of broadcast is clear, Westinghouse and KDKA were an individual station to make the decision transmission capability far exceeds the early players in the industry, and several for its market whether it's an early adopt- availability and adoption of consumer stations began commercial broadcasting er, a later adopter, or the wait-and-see ATSC 3 receivers. Once again looking across the nation around the same time. approach. The HD Radio MA-3 all digital back on history, this is an identical situ- Regardless of who deserves the first title, mode offers advantages over the previ- ation experienced when monochrome our industry and the broadcast engineer- ous attempts to implement the hybrid TV was introduced as demonstrated the ing profession began 100 years ago.